Montazel, Pierre

(March 5, 191I, Senlis, Oise, France - September 8, 1975, Paris, France)

   A cinematographer from 1937 (Les Hommes de Proie / L'Homme de Damas, Willy Rozier) to 1971 (La Dame de Monsoreau, TV miniseries, Yannick Andréi), he notably worked with such directors as Marcel L'Herbier (1942 La Nuit fantastique / UK and USA: Fantastic Night; 1943 L'Honorable Catherine / USA: The Honorable Catherine; 1945 La Vie de Bohème / La Bohème, France / Italy, shot in 1942-1943), Jacques Becker (1943 Goupi Mains Rouges / USA: It Happened at the Inn; 1947 Antoine et Antoinette / UK and USA: Antoine and Antoinette; 1954 Touchez pas au Grisbi / Grisbi' / UK: Hands Off the Loot / USA: Grisbi, France / Italy), Maurice Tourneur (1944 Cécile est morte), Pierre Chenal (1946 La Foire aux Chimères / USA: Devil and the Angel), Sacha Guitry (1954 Si Versailles m'était conté / Versailles / UK: Fabulous Versailles / USA: Royal Affairs in Versailles / Affairs in Versailles, France / Italy; 1955 Napoléon / Napoleone / Napoleone Bonaparte, France / Italy), and Henri Decoin (1955 Razzia sur la Chnouf / UK: Chnouf / USA: Razzia / Razzia sur la Chnouf, France / Italy; L'Affaire des Poisons / Il processo dei veleni / USA: The Case of Poisons / The Poison Affair / US TV: Hang­man and the Witch, France / Italy; 1956 Folies-Bergère / Un Soir au Music-Hall, France / Italy; 1957 Charmants Garçons / UK: Charming Boys / USA: Too Many Lovers; Le Feu aux Poudres / X3, operazione dinamite, France / Italy; Tous peuvent me tuer / Tutti possono uccidermi / UK: Anyone Can Kill Me / US TV: Everybody Wants to Kill Me, France / Italy; 1958 La Chatte / UK: The Face of the Cat / USA: The Cat; 1960 La Chatte sort ses Griffes / UK: The Cat Shows Her Claws / US TV: Spy Is a Girl).

 Filmography

1945 ◘ Transports rapides (short; also screenwriter, author of commentary)

        ◘ Croisière pour l'Inconnu (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Je n'aime que toi (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ Pas de Week-End pour notre Amour (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ Paris chante toujours

1961 ◘ Ça va être ta Fête / Passaporto falso / US video: It's Your Birthday / There's Going to Be a Party (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist; France / Italy)

1963 ◘ Les Saintes-Nitouches / Le ragazze di buona famiglia / UK: Wild Living / USA: Young Girls of

        ◘ Good Families (also screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy)

1968 ◘ La Voix (short; also screenwriter)