Levent, Alain

(September 15, 1934, Paris, France - August 28, 2008, Paris, France)

   The son of cinematographer Pierre Levent (1910-1987), he started out as an assistant cameraman in 1957 (Le Beau Serge / UK: Bitter Reunion / USA: Handsome Serge, Claude Chabrol). He was an as­sistant to Henri Decae until 1961 and shot his first movie in 1960 (Photo Souvenir, short, Henri Fabiani). His credits as director of photography include more than 100 titles.

 Filmography

1972 ◘ Le Bar de la Fourche (also co-screenwriter, adapter)

 Television Filmography

1980 ◘ Comme le Temps passe (2 X 90')

        ◘ Les Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret (episode "La Colère de Maigret")

1981 ◘ Carte vermeil

        ◘ La Traversée de l'Islande

        ◘ Les Enquêtes du Commissaire Maigret (episode "Maigret à Vichy")