Henri Calef

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1910-07-20

Deathday 1994-08-18 (84 years old)

Place of Birth Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Henri Calef

Biography

Henri Calef was a French film director and screenwriter known for his contributions to post-World War II cinema. Born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, he moved to France and began his career as an assistant director, working on films such as The Lafarge Case (1938). Calef made his directorial debut with L'Extravagante Mission (1945). He gained recognition with Jericho (1946), a film about French Resistance fighters, and Les Chouans (1947), an adaptation of Honoré de Balzac's novel. His filmography includes La Maison sous la mer (1947), Les Eaux troubles (1949), and La Souricière (1950). Calef's works are noted for their narrative depth and exploration of human resilience.

Known For

Director

1973
Féminin-féminin

as Director

1965
The Hour of Truth

as Director

1958
Les Violents

as Director

1953
Fatal Affair

as Director

1951
Shadow and Light

as Director

1951
The Passerby

as Director

1950
Sorceror

as Director

1949
Troubled Waters

as Director

1948
Bagarres

as Director

1948
1947
The Royalists

as Director

1947
1946
Behind These Walls

as Director

1945
1939
The Last Turning

as Assistant Director

1938
The New Rich

as Assistant Director

1938
The Lafarge Case

as Assistant Director

Writer

1973
Féminin-féminin

as Screenplay

1965
The Hour of Truth

as Screenplay

1958
Les Violents

as Screenplay

1951
Shadow and Light

as Screenplay

1938
The Lafarge Case

as Screenplay

Editor

1973

Actor

2019
1940: Taking over French Cinema

as Self (archive footage)