Henri Calef
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 20, 1910
- Place of birth
- Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Died
- August 18, 1994
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.
Movies with Henri Calef
- 1940: Taking over French Cinema 2019 · ★ 9.0
Movies directed by Henri Calef
- Behind These Walls 1946 · ★ 6.4
- The Royalists 1947 · ★ 7.2
- Fatal Affair 1953 · ★ 4.3
- Wench 1948 · ★ 6.2
- Les Violents 1958 · ★ 5.2
- The Secret of Helene Marimon 1954 · ★ 4.2
- The Hour of Truth 1965 · ★ 6.0
- The Passerby 1951 · ★ 6.0
- Shadow and Light 1951 · ★ 7.7
- The Queer Assignment 1945 · ★ 4.7
- Troubled Waters 1949 · ★ 7.5
- The House Under the Sea 1947 · ★ 6.0
- Féminin-féminin 1973 · ★ 8.0
- Crossroads of Passion 1948 · ★ 9.0
- Sorceror 1950 · ★ 9.0