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Marc ALLEGRET
BENOIT-LÉVY Jean
Pierre BRAUNBERGER
Henri CALEF
Albert CAPELLANI
Emile COHL
Louis DAQUIN
Louis DELLUC
Marc DONSKOI
Julien DUVIVIER
Louis FEUILLADE
Georges GLASS
Max GLASS
Jean GOURGUET
Alice GUY
Jacques HAIK
André HUGON
Joris IVENS
Jacqueline JACOUPY
Etienne LALLIER
Marcel L'HERBIER
Max LINDER
LORTAC
Bernard NATAN
Seymour NEBENZAHL
Adolphe OSSO
Jean PAINLEVE
Jean-Paul PAULIN
André PAULVE
Léon POIRIER
Emile REYNAUD
Georges ROUQUIER
Jacques ROITFELD
Willy ROZIER
Michel SAFRA
Serge SANDBERG
Ladislas STAREWITCH
Jacques TATI
François TRUFFAUT
Jean VIGO
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Henri CALEF

(1910- 1994)

Henri Calef
"Murky Waters" (1948)
(Coll. Marie Calef)

Filmographie

  • Second assistant :
    1933 : "Someone has killed" (Quelqu'un a tué) directed by Jack Forrestier

  • First assistant :
    1934 : "Mrs Angot's Daughter" (La Fille de Madame Angot) directed by Jean Bernard-Derosne
    1935 : "Paris-Camargue" directed by Jack Forrestier
    1935 : "Finance Follies" (Les Gaietés de la Finance) directed by Jack Forrestier 1936 : "Palace Follies" (Les Gaietés du Palace) directed by Walter Kapps
    1936 : "Puppets of Love" (Pantins d'Amour) directed by Walter Kapps
    1937 : "The Squadron of Chance" (L'Escadrille de la Chance) directed by Max de Vaucorbeil
    1937 : "The Lafarge Case" (L'Affaire Lafarge) directed by Pierre Chenal
    1937 : "The Nouveaux Riches" (Les nouveaux riches) directed by André Berthomieu
    1938 : "The Unknown Lady from Monte-Carlo" (L'Inconnue de Monte-Carlo) directed by André Berthomieu
    1939 : " The Magnificient Cuckhold" (Le Cocu magnifique) directed by Serge de Poligny
    1939 : "The Last Turn" (Le dernier tournant) directed by Pierre Chenal
    1939 : "Last Refuge" (Dernier refuge) directed by Jacques Constant
    1939 : "Whirpool of Paris" (Tourbillon de Paris) directed by Henri Diamant-Berger
    1940 : "Feel Welcome" (Soyez les bienvenus) directed by Jacques de Baroncelli

  • Collaboration to screenplay and cut-out of :
    "Mrs Angot's Daughter" (La Fille de Madame Angot)
    "Palace Follies" (Les Gaietés du Palace)
    "Puppets of Love" (Pantins d'Amour)
    "The Lafarge Case" (L'Affaire Lafarge)
    "Jaurès" (project by Pierre Chenal, 1937, unfinished)
    "The Unknown Lady from Monte-Carlo" (L'Inconnue de Monte-Carlo)
    " The Magnificient Cuckhold" (Le Cocu magnifique) (project by Serge de Poligny, 1939, unfinished)
    "The Fiancee of Darkness" (La Fiancée des ténèbres) (1943)

Henri Calef was part of the group of screenwriters assembled by Jacques Cohen, in the Free Zone (1942-1943). He worked anonymously on many projects.

"Jericho" (1945) - Henri Calef
(Coll. Marie Calef)

 Films directed by Henri Calef

Feature Films :

1945: "The Extravagant Mission" (L'extravagante mission)
Production: Sacha Gordine. Assistant director: Jacques de Casembroot. Director of production: Claude Pessis. Screenplay: Pierre Clarel, Jacques Daroy. Adaptation and dialogues: Michel Duran. Photography: Claude Renoir. Sets: Paul Bertrand and Auguste Capelier. Sound: Lucien Legrand. Music: Bruno Coquatrix. Editing: Madeleine Bagiau. Length: 92 min. With: Henri Guisol, Martine Carol, Denise Grey, Jean Parédès, Jean Tissier, Marcel Vallée, Mona Goya, Yves Deniaud, Simone Valère, Pasquali, Jacques Charon, Henri Crémieux, Pierre Sergeol.

1945 "Jericho"
Production: Films Sacha Gordine. Assistant director: Jacques de Casembroot. Screenplay: Charles Spaak, Henri Calef, Claude Heyman. Dialogues: Charles Spaak. Photography: Claude Renoir. Sets: Paul Bertrand, Auguste Capelier. Script-girl: Rosy Jegou. Sound: René Longuet. Without music (director's will). Editing: Madeleine Bagiau. Length: 117 min. With: Nadine Alari, Santa-Relli, Pierre Brasseur, Jean Brochard, Armontel, Jacques Charon, Pierre Larquey, Yves Deniaud, Line Noro, Guy Favières, Pasquali, René Génin, Henri Nassiet, Louis Seigner, Jean d'Yd, Raymond Pelelgrin, Gabrielle Fontan, Pierre Sergeol.

1946 "The Chouans" (Les Chouans)
Production: Georges Legrand. Director of production: René Jaspard. Assistant director: Jacques de Casembroot. Based on the novel by Balzac. Adaptation: Charles Spaak. Dialogues: Charles Spaak, Pierre Brive. Photography: Claude Renoir. Sets: Robert Dumesnil. Costumes: Nicole Sandry, Catherine. Sound: René Longuet. Music: Joseph Kosma. Editing: Jacques Grassi, Raymonde Nevers. Length: 99 min. With: Jean Marais, Marcel Herrand, Pierre Dux, Louis Seignier, Madeleine Robinson, Madeleine Lebeau, Jean Brochard, Jacques Charon, Howard Vernon, Léo Lapara, Paul Amiot, Armontel, Paulais, Pierre Palau, André Carnège, Guy Favières.

"The House under the Sea"
Henri Calef (1946)
Henri Calef (1er g.) and Anouk Aimée
(Coll. Marie Calef)

 

1946 "The House under the Sea" (La maison sous la mer)
Production: Bervia Films. Shot in the Iron Mines of Dielette, and in the marshes of Berre. Assistant director: Jacques de Casembroot. Based on the novel by Paul Vialar. Adaptation: Jacques Companeez. Dialogues: Georges Neveux. Photography: Claude Renoir. Sets: Robert Hubert. Sound: Jean Rieul. Music: Jean Yatove. Editing: Georges Grassi. Length: 105 min. With: Viviane Romance, Clément Duhour, Jean Brochard, Guy Decomble, Santa Relli, Guy Favières, Armontel, René Génin, Dora Doll, Paul Faivre, Anouk Aimée.

 

 

1947 "The Crossroads of Passion" (Le carrefour des passions)
Production: Silver Films. Shot in Rome. Screenplay: Jacques Companeez, Claude Heymann. Dialogues: Pierre Véry. Photography: Anchise Brizzi. Sound: Trentino. Music: Joseph Kosma. Sets: Fiorini. Editing: J. Grassi, Raymonde Nevers. Length: 108 min. Started by Henri Calef, the film was finished by Ettore Giannini.

1948 "Fights" (Bagarres)
Production: Georges Legrand. Shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice, then exteriors in the South of France. Assistant director: Jacques de Casembroot. Based on a novel by Jean Proal. Adaptation: Henri Calef, André Beucler. Photography: Michel Kelber, assisted by Henri Tiquet. Sets: Serge Pimenoff. Script-girl: Lily Jaspard. Sound: Joseph de Bretagne. Make-up: Arakélian. Production department: Benedek, Charles Mérangel. Music: Joseph Kosma. Editing: Marguerite Renoir. Length: 95 min. With Maria Casarès, Jean Brochard, Roger Pigaut, Jean Murat, Orane Demazis, Jean Vinci, Delmont, Mouloudji, Jean Vilar, Henri Poupon, Pierette Calliol.

1948 "Murky Waters" (Les Eaux troubles)
Production: Euzko Films. Shot in Brittany in natural sets. Director of production: Pierre Apesteguy and Armand Bégué. Assistant: Jacques de Casembroot. Based on the short story by Roger Vercel "Deaf Blades" (Lames sourdes). Adaptation and dialogues: Henri Calef, Pierre Apesteguy. Photography: Roger Dormoy. Sound: Roger Cosson. Editing: Renée Gary assisted by Suzanne Baron. Music: Joseph Kosma.

Henri Calef in
"Murky Waters" (1948)
(Coll. Marie Calef)

 

1949 "The Mouse Trap" (La souricière)
Production: C.C.C. S.N.E.G. Director of production: André Aron. Assistant: Jacky Pinoteau. Screenplay: André Gillois. Dialogues: Maurice Clavel, Serge Groussard. Photography: Jacques Lemare. Sets: Janine Malric, and natural sets. Sound: René Longuet. Music: Jean Marion. Editing: Claude Nicole. Length: 100 min. With Bernard Blier, François Périer, Mouloudji, Anne Olivier, Danièle Godet, Jean-Pierre Kérien, Junie Astor, Pierre Larquey, Jean Marchat, Louis Seigner, Gérard Oury, Berthe Bovy, Pierre Sergeol, Paulais, Daniel Ivernel.

1949 "The Passing Woman" (La Passante)
Production: Gloria Films, Les Films Sonodis, Les Films Marceau. Director of production: Guy Lacourt. Assistant director: Stany Cordier. Based on the novel by Serge Groussard : "The woman without a past" (La femme sans passé - Femina Prize, 1950). Adaptation: Henri Calef and Serge Groussard. Dialogues: Serge Groussard. Photography: Jacques Lemare. Script-girl: Claude Veriat. Sound: René Longuet. Music: Marcel Landowski. Editing: Denise Baby. Length: 102 min. With Maria Mauban, Henri Vidal, Daniel Ivernel, Noël Roquevert, Robert Dalban, Jane Marken, Louis de Funès, Dora Doll, Marcelle Géniat, Jacques Dynam, Annette Poivre, Colette Georges, Pierre Sergeol.

1951 "Shadow and Light" (Ombre et lumière)
Production: Sygma-Marceau, Films Vog. Assistant director: Stany Cordier, H. Soubeyran. Screenplay and dialogues: Solange Térac. Adaptation: Henri Calef, Solange Térac. Photography: Yves Bourgoin. Sets: Rino Mondellini. Script-girl: Claude Veriat. Sound: René Longuet. Music: Joseph Kosma. Editing: Raymond Louveau. Length: 92 min. With Simone Signoret, Maria Casarès, Jacques Berthier, Jean Marchat, Pierre Dux, Plantier.

1952 "Love ends at Dawn" (Les Amours finissent à l'aube)
Production: Films Vendôme (A. Osso). Director of production: Claude Pessis. Screenplay: Marcel Rivet. Adaptation: Henri Calef and André Tabet. Dialogues: André Tabet. Photography: Henri Alekan. Sets: Paul Bertrand. Sound: Pierre Calvet. Music: Maurice Thiriet. Editing: Denise Baby. Length: 95 min. With Georges Marchal, Françoise Christophe, Nicole Courcel, Suzanne Dehelly, Jacques Castelot, Louis Seigner, Pierre Sergeol, Jacques Morel, Jacques Dynam, René Blanchard, Olivier Hussenot, Margo Lion, Albert Rémy, Paul Azaïs, Daniel Ceccaldi.

1953 "Helene Marimon's Secret" (Le Secret d'Hélène Marimon)
French-Italian co-production S.N.C. Films Willemetz. Romana Films. Director of production: René Pignières. Based on the novel by J.B. Cherrier: "Advisor Marimon's Notebooks" (Les Cahiers du Conseiller Marimon). Adaptation: Jacques and Gérard Willemetz, Henri Calef, J.B. Cherrier. Dialogues: Henri Castillou. Photography: Roger Dormoy. Sets: Lucien Aguettant. Sound: Pierre Calvet. Music: Georges van Parys. Editing: Jean-Louis Alvarez. Length: 92 min. With Isa Miranda, Carla del Poggio, Frank Villard, Jean Debucourt, Noël Roquevert, André Valmy, Louis de Funès, Michel Roux, André Versini, Anne Olivier, Jacques Dynam.

1957 "Violence" (Les Violents)
Production: Oceans Films. In Dialiscope. Director of production: Jean-Marie Loutrel. Screenplay: André Haguet, André Legrand. Adaptation: Henri Calef. Dialogues: Jacques Chabannes and Henri Calef. Photography: Jean Isnard. Sets: Raymond Druart. Sound: Séverin Frankiel. Music: Marcel Landowski. Editing: Denise Baby. Length: 92 min. With Paul Meurisse, Françoise Fabian, Fernand Ledoux, Béatrice Alta-Riba, Jean Meyer, M.H. Astier, Paul Guers, Daniel Clérice, Dominique Chardin, Jean Brochard, Junie Astor, René Havard, Alain Quercy, Valérie Vivien, André Dumas, Louis Arbessier, Mag Avril, Jean-Jacques Lecot, Jean Droze.

1964 "The Hour of Truth" (L'Heure de la Vérité)
Production: Jad Films. French-Israeli. Shot in Israel (natural sets). Color. Screenplay: Edgar Morin. Dialogues: Edgar Morin, Henri Calef. Photography: Claude Renoir, Jean Collomb. Sound: Pierre Calvet. Music: Henri Sauguet. Editing: Henri Calef, Marie-Christine Dijon. Length: 90 min. With Karl-Heinz Boëhm, Brett Halsey, Corinne Marchand, Michèle Girardon, Daniel Gélin, André Oumansky. (Film never seen in France).

Television Films

1976 "The Owl" (La chouette)
Musical tragi-comedy directed by René David. La Madeleine in Chevreuse Castle (Yvelines). Songs and music by Romain Didier. Length: 30 min.

1978 "Jean Moulin"
1940-1943 for Les Dossiers de l'Ecran. Length: 60 min.

1978 "The Riom Trial" (Le procès de Riom)
for Les Dossiers de l'Ecran. Length: 60 min.

Short Movies

1955 "Paris, the City with Seven Hills" (Paris, ville aux sept collines) Production: Atlantic Films. Cinemascope Eastman color. Text by Gerard Bauer from the Goncourt Academy. Music: Jean Wiener. Length: 45 min.

1960 "Shall We Punish Them ?" (Doit-on les punir?)
Observed education in France. Commentary by Serge Groussard, told by Anne Vernon. Image: R. Coutard assisted by G. Raulet. Music: Frank Pourcel. Editing: Pierre Fattori. Length: 22 min.

1961 "Of Sky and Of Blue" (De ciel et d'azur)
Festival of classical music in Menton. Screenplay: Henri Calef. Image: Bernard Sury assisted by Alix Front. Editing: Henri Calef, Ghislaine Desjonquières. Without commentary. Length: 22 min.

1961 "Time of Fury" (Le Temps de la Fureur)
The Rockn' roll. Length: 23 min.

1964 "The Archives of France" (Les Archives de la France)
Hotel of Soubise. Preservation of collective memory. Commentary by André Chamson. Image: Jean Collomb. Classical Music. Color. Length: 20 min.

1965 "Fido"
The friendship between a young boy and a lost dog. Based on a short story by Simone Lascar. Commentary: Henri Calef, spoken by Henri Doublier. Image: Fradetal. Editing: Francia Seguy. Length: 25 min.

Television short movies

1973
"Destiny of the Century: The Church of Vatican I to Vatican II" Text by Pierre Pierrard.

1975
"George Sand and music in Nohant and surrounding areas"

1976
"Fontevrault-the Abbaye"
"Marie Marquet, a lesson in tragedy"
"Caracters and caricatures" (Daumier and others)
"The World of Justice"
"The World of Entertainment"
"The World of blue-jeans"

1977
"The World of Little jobs in Paris" "The Seine Saint-Denis"

1978
"Music in your city"
"The music academies" series: Le Vésinet, Bobigny, Chatou, Saint- Germain-en-Laye, Montfermeil, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Rouen, Paris.
"Professor François Jacob"
"Shadow and Light in the work of painter-engraver Pierre-Yves Trémois"

1979
"The Shouts of Paris"
"Courteline"

Radio

1950
"Isabelle" (ORTF Radio). Play by: Henri Calef. Aired by: Frédéric Grendel. -

Writings on Contemporary History

"Jean Moulin, a life" June 20th 1899 - June 20th 1943 Editions Plon, 1980

"Victory of ambiguity: the sabotage of the III Republic" Edition Librairie Académique Perrin, 1988

"Petain's Parliament" (unfinished)

"The Roots of the 1940 Failure" (unfinished)

 

Former President of French Screenwriters' Association, Henri Calef died on August 18th, 1994.

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