About

Known credits:
31
Birthday:
1912-04-21
Place of birth:
Chappes, Ardennes, France
Website:
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Marcel Camus

Overview

Marcel Camus (21 April 1912 – 13 January 1982) was a French film director. He is best known for Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus), which won the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival and the 1960 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

Camus was born in Chappes, Ardennes, France and died in Paris. He studied art and intended to become an art teacher. However, World War II interrupted his plans. He spent part of the war in a German prisoner-of-war camp.

Prior to directing films, Camus assisted filmmakers in France, including Jacques Feyder, Luis Buñuel, and Jacques Becker. He directed nearly a dozen films, including Orfeu Negro (also known as Black Orpheus), which won the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival and the 1960 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

In 1960, Camus made a second Brazlilian-themed film, Os bandeirantes. Twenty years after Orfeu Negro, Camus returned to Brazilian themes for what would prove to be his last film, Bahia (also known as Otalia da Bahia and Os pastores da noite), based on a novel by Brazilian novelist Jorge Amado. These films, however, failed to recapture the success of Orfeu Negro. In 1970, Camus had a moderate success with a World War II comedy, Le Mur de l'Atlantique (The Atlantic Wall), starring the well-known French comedian Bourvil. Camus ended his career working primarily in television.

Camus married one of the stars of Orfeu Negro, Marpessa Dawn.

Camus is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery.

Source: Article "Marcel Camus" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Acting
1959 Black Orpheus Actor Ernesto 62
Fair

Directing
1983 Madrid Directing Director N/A
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1980 My Friend Winnetou Directing Director 69
Fair
1978 Ce diable d'homme Directing Director N/A
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1976 Bahia Directing Director 59
Average
1973 Molière pour rire et pour pleurer Directing Director 70
Good
1973 La Porteuse de pain Directing Director 69
Fair
1970 Atlantic Wall Directing Director 59
Average
1970 A Savage Summer Directing Director N/A
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1968 Love in the Night Directing Director 59
Average
1965 Song of the World Directing Director 58
Average
1962 Bird of Paradise Directing Director N/A
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1960 The Pioneers Directing Director N/A
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1959 Black Orpheus Directing Director 62
Fair
1957 Mort en fraude Directing Director 58
Average
1956 That Is the Dawn Directing First Assistant Director 59
Average
1955 Bad Liaisons Directing Assistant Director 59
Average
1954 The Cheerful Squadron Directing Assistant Director 58
Average
1954 Strange Desire of Mr. Bard Directing Assistant Director 58
Average
1952 La demoiselle et son revenant Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1952 Casque d'Or Directing Assistant Director 62
Fair
1947 Antoine & Antoinette Directing Assistant Director 59
Average

Writing
1976 Bahia Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1970 A Savage Summer Writing Writer N/A
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1965 Song of the World Writing Writer 58
Average
1962 Bird of Paradise Writing Writer N/A
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1960 The Pioneers Writing Writer N/A
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1959 Black Orpheus Writing Dialogue 62
Fair
1959 Black Orpheus Writing Adaptation 62
Fair
1954 The Cheerful Squadron Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1953 Les Dents longues Writing Adaptation 59
Average