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Jean Rabier(1927-2016)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Jean Rabier was born on 16 March 1927 in Montfort-l'Amaury, Île-de-France, France. He was a cinematographer, known for Elevator to the Gallows (1958), The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and The 400 Blows (1959). He died on 15 February 2016 in Port-de-Bouc, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.
BornMarch 16, 1927
DiedFebruary 15, 2016(88)
BornMarch 16, 1927
DiedFebruary 15, 2016(88)
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Known for

Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Elevator to the Gallows
7.9
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1958
Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
7.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 1964
François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Léaud in The 400 Blows (1959)
The 400 Blows
8.0
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1959
Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
Cléo from 5 to 7
7.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 1962

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Isabelle Huppert in Madame Bovary (1991)
    Madame Bovary
    6.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1991
  • Night of the Fox (1990)
    Night of the Fox
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1990
  • Dr. M (1990)
    Dr. M
    4.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1990
  • Quiet Days in Clichy (1990)
    Quiet Days in Clichy
    4.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1990
  • Maux croisés (1989)
    Les dossiers secrets de l'inspecteur Lavardin
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988–1989
  • Isabelle Huppert in Story of Women (1988)
    Story of Women
    7.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988
  • À notre regrettable époux (1988)
    À notre regrettable époux
    5.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988
  • Nathalie Baye and Michel Serrault in En toute innocence (1988)
    En toute innocence
    6.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988
  • Mathilda May and Christophe Malavoy in The Cry of the Owl (1987)
    The Cry of the Owl
    6.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987
  • Jean-Luc Bideau, Evelyne Dress, Annie Girardot, and Patrick Préjean in Florence ou La vie de château (1987)
    Florence ou La vie de château
    3.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987
  • Philippe Noiret in Masks (1987)
    Masks
    6.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987
  • Jean Poiret in Inspector Lavardin (1986)
    Inspector Lavardin
    6.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1986
  • Claude Chabrol in Cop Au Vin (1985)
    Cop Au Vin
    6.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985
  • Maurice Risch in M. le maudit (1982)
    M. le maudit
    5.4
    TV Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1982
  • Michel Bouquet in La danse de mort (1982)
    La danse de mort
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1982

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Rod Steiger and Romy Schneider in Dirty Hands (1975)
    Dirty Hands
    6.8
    • photographer
    • 1975
  • Diana Muldaur in The Last of the Powerseekers (1969)
    The Last of the Powerseekers
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 1969
  • Trique, gamin de Paris (1962)
    Trique, gamin de Paris
    • camera operator
    • 1962
  • Le village du milieu des brumes
    Short
    • assistant camera
    • 1962
  • Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
    Léon Morin, Priest
    7.5
    • camera operator
    • 1961
  • The Good Girls (1960)
    The Good Girls
    7.2
    • camera operator
    • 1960
  • Alain Delon in Purple Noon (1960)
    Purple Noon
    7.7
    • camera operator
    • 1960
  • Web of Passion (1959)
    Web of Passion
    6.6
    • camera operator
    • 1959
  • Witness in the City (1959)
    Witness in the City
    6.9
    • camera operator
    • 1959
  • François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Léaud in The 400 Blows (1959)
    The 400 Blows
    8.0
    • camera operator
    • 1959
  • The Cousins (1959)
    The Cousins
    7.2
    • camera operator
    • 1959
  • Le Beau Serge (1958)
    Le Beau Serge
    7.1
    • camera operator
    • 1958
  • Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
    Elevator to the Gallows
    7.9
    • first assistant camera
    • 1958
  • Un Carnet de bal (1937)
    Un Carnet de bal
    7.4
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1937

Personal details

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  • Born
    • March 16, 1927
    • Montfort-l'Amaury, Île-de-France, France
  • Died
    • February 15, 2016
    • Port-de-Bouc, Bouches-du-Rhône, France(undisclosed)

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    Began as an industrial artist before joining the film industry as a camera operator in 1948.

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