About Georges Périnal
Lived 1897 – 1965 (aged 67–68). Georges Périnal was a French cinematographer.
Georges Périnal (; 1897 in Paris – 23 April 1965 in London) was a French cinematographer. He is best known for his works with Jean Grémillon, René Clair, Jean Cocteau, Michael Powell, Charlie Chaplin, and Otto Preminger.
Partial filmography Six et demi, onze (1927) Misdeal (1928) The Lighthouse Keepers (1929) Les Nouveaux Messieurs (1929) The Ladies in the Green Hats (1929) Le Sang d'un poète (1930) Sous les toits de Paris (1930) À nous la liberté (1931) The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1931) Dainah the Mulatto (1932) The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) Catherine the Great (1934) The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) Sanders of the River (1935) Rembrandt (1936) The Drum (1938) The Four Feathers (1939, nominated for the 1939 Academy Award for Best Cinematography) The Thief of Bagdad (1940, winner of the 1940 Academy Award for Best Cinematography) Dangerous Moonlight (1941) The First of the Few (1942) The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) Perfect Strangers (1945) An Ideal Husband (1947) A Man About the House (1947) The Fallen Idol (1948) The Mudlark (1950) My Daughter Joy (1950) No Highway in the Sky (1951) Three Cases of Murder (1955) Loser Takes All (1956) A King in New York (1957) Bonjour Tristesse (1958)
Oscar Wilde (1960) Once More, with Feeling! (1960)
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Who was Georges Périnal?
French cinematographer (1897–1965)
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Georges Périnal was born in 1897 in Paris.
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Georges Périnal died on 23 April 1965 in London.
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Georges Périnal was a cinematographer.
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Georges Périnal was French.
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