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- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
The most underrated of the French directors of the post-WW2 era ? This one,arguably.An educated man ,with a passion for history,Henri Calef (1910-1994) began his career in 1945.His second effort ("Jericho") ranked among the best French movies dealing with resistance during WW2."Les Chouans" was a fine adaptation of Balzac's novel."La Maison Sous La Mer" depicted a desperate love story ,casting against type vamp Viviane Romance ,and taking advantage of Claude Renoir's stunning cinematography."Bagarres" ,a rural chronicle, reminded the viewer of Zola's naturalism but Calef's masterpiece remained , no contest , "Eaux Troubles" a somber story filmed on location near the Mont Saint Michel using the landscapes as nobody did (or would) and containing scenes to rival the best of Duvivier or Clouzot."La Souricière " ended his heyday: a good thriller in which a young lawyer had to defend a thief who confessed he was also a murderer . Things began to deteriorate beyond that point ,although "La Passante" ,filmed on location along a canal, had its moments and " Les Amours Finissent A L'Aube " was a curious thriller in which a husband would cheat on his wife and take care of her at the same time.On the other hand ,"Ombres Et Lumières " ,starring Simone Signoret, went back to the American Freudian thrillers of the forties and seemed obsolete at time of release.But "L'Heure De Vérité" (1963) filmed on location in Israel and dealing with people still haunted by the concentration camps nearly matched the 1945-1949 brilliance .it seems best consider this movie Calef's swansong ,for his last one ,"Feminin Feminin"(1971) ,which tackled lesbianism ,was the most distressingly mediocre movie of his whole career.He called it quits afterward ,and occasionally worked for TV on historical subjects.It's obvious that Calef's best movies should be reassessed.- Director
- Producer
- Actor
S.M. Yusuf was born in 1910 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]. He was a director and producer, known for Aulad (1962), Ashiana (1964) and Saheli (1960). He died on 17 August 1994 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.- Liv Wilse was born on 27 May 1931 in Norway. She was an actress, known for Troll i ord (1954), Arthurs forbrytelse (1955) and Bustenskjold (1958). She died on 17 August 1994.
- Jack Sharkey was born on 26 October 1902 in Binghamton, New York, USA. He died on 17 August 1994 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA.
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Boris Kõrver was born on 30 March 1917 in Tallinn, Estonia. He was a composer, known for Tagahoovis (1957), Veealused karid (1959) and Andruse õnn (1955). He died on 17 August 1994.- Phyllis Pearson was born on 30 January 1907 in Beaufort, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for Oh for a Plumber! (1933). She died on 17 August 1994 in Bedhampton, Havant, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Luigi Chinetti was born on 17 July 1901 in Milan, Lombardia, Italy. He died on 17 August 1994 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA.