Marcel Camus

Marcel Camus

Directing

Birthday

1912/04/21

Day of death

1982/01/13 (69 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Chappes, Ardennes, France

Also know as

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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 fi...Read more

Acting
Orfeu Negro
7.0

(1959) Black Orpheus

as Ernesto

Cinépanorama
8.0

(1956) Cinépanorama

as Self

Discorama
0.0

(1959) Discorama

as Self