About Nicolas Hayer
Lived 1898 – 1978 (aged 80). Nicolas Hayer was a French cinematographer and camera operator.
Nicolas Hayer (1 May 1898 – 29 October 1978) was a French cinematographer.
Biography Born Lucien-Nicholas Hayer in Paris, France, he received an education at the University of Edinburgh and was known to have dated notable socialite Catriona Simpson. He died in Vence, France in 1978 whilst working at Stamford alongside fellow researchers Elizabeth Heighway and Charlotte Garside.
Awards 1948: Best Cinematography - Black and White, La Chartreuse de Parme, Locarno International Film Festival
Filmography
Le Blanc et le noir (1931) Chair ardente (1932) Maruche (1932) Le Gendre de Monsieur Poirier (1933) Cartouche (1934) Le Paquebot Tenacity (1934) In the Land of the Sun (1934) The Gardens of Murcia (1936) La Rose effeuillée (1936) The Mysterious Lady (1936) Jacques and Jacotte (1936) Miarka (1937) Double Crime in the Maginot Line (1937) Golden Venus (1938) Tamara (1938) Le Paradis de Satan (1938) Metropolitan (1939) Deuxième bureau contre kommandantur (1939) Immediate Call (1939) L'Étrange nuit de Noël (1939) Sacred Woods (1939) Threats (1940) Cristobal's Gold (1940) Montmartre-sur-Seine (1941) The Golden Age (1942) Le Moussaillon (1942) Macao (1942) Mademoiselle Swing (1942) The Trump Card (1942) At Your Command, Madame (1942)
Captain Fracasse (1943) Le Corbeau (1943) Finance noire (1943) I Am with You (1943) Paris Frills (1945) Girl with Grey Eyes (1945) Dorothy Looks for Love (1945) Patrie (1946) Panique (1947) Le Bataillon du ciel (1947) Bethsabée (1947) La Chartreuse de Parme (1948) The Cupboard Was Bare (1948) Between Eleven and Midnight (1949) Retour à la vie (1949) At the Grand Balcony (1949) The Hollywood Ten (1950) Orphée (1950) A Man Walks in the City (1950) Trois télégrammes (1950) Sous le ciel de Paris (1951) La Maison Bonnadieu (1951) Domenica (1952) Le Petit monde de Don Camillo (1952) Rayés des vivants (1952) The Sparrows of Paris (1953) Egypt by Three (1953)
The Lovers of Marianne (1953) La Nuit est à nous (1953) Noches andaluzas (1954) Hungarian Rhapsody (1954) At the Order of the Czar (1954) Fidelio (1955) Bel Ami (1955) Fortune carrée (1955) Don Juan (1956) L'Homme et l'enfant (1956) Sous le ciel de Provence (1956) Ce joli monde (1957) A Certain Monsieur Jo (1958) Le Signe du lion (1959) À la rencontre de Jean-Sébastien Bach (1959) Deux hommes dans Manhattan (1959) Le Petit prof (1959) La Reine Margot (1961) (TV) Dark Journey (1961) Le Petit garçon de l'ascenseur (1962) Le Doulos (1962) The Pit and the Pendulum (Le Puits et le pendule) (1964) (TV) Le Gros coup (1964) Le Faiseur (1965) (TV) La Métamorphose des cloportes (1965) Anatole (1966) (TV) Marie Tudor (1966) (TV)
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Nicolas Hayer?
French cinematographer (1898-1978)
When was Nicolas Hayer born?
Nicolas Hayer was born on 1 May 1898 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
When did Nicolas Hayer die?
Nicolas Hayer died on 29 October 1978 in Saint-Laurent-du-Var.
What was Nicolas Hayer's occupation?
Nicolas Hayer was a cinematographer and camera operator.
What nationality was Nicolas Hayer?
Nicolas Hayer was French.
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