Marcel Camus

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1912-04-21

Deathday 1982-01-13 (69 years old)

Place of Birth Chappes, Ardennes, France

Marcel Camus

Biography

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

Director

1983
Madrid

as Director

1980
My Friend Winnetou

as Director

1978
Ce diable d'homme

as Director

1976
Bahia

as Director

1973
1970
Atlantic Wall

as Director

1970
A Savage Summer

as Director

1968
Love in the Night

as Director

1965
Song of the World

as Director

1962
Bird of Paradise

as Director

1960
The Pioneers

as Director

1959
Black Orpheus

as Director

1957
Mort en fraude

as Director

1956
That Is the Dawn

as First Assistant Director

1955
Bad Liaisons

as Assistant Director

1954
Strange Desire of Mr. Bard

as Assistant Director

1954
The Cheerful Squadron

as Assistant Director

1952
Casque d'Or

as Assistant Director

1952
La demoiselle et son revenant

as Assistant Director

1947
Antoine & Antoinette

as Assistant Director

Writer

1976
Bahia

as Screenplay

1970
A Savage Summer

as Writer

1965
1962
1960
The Pioneers

as Writer

1959
Black Orpheus

as Adaptation

1959
Black Orpheus

as Dialogue

1954
The Cheerful Squadron

as Screenplay

1953
Les Dents longues

as Adaptation

Actor

1959
Black Orpheus

as Ernesto

1959
Discorama

as Self

1956

Creator