Eugène Lourié

Production designer. Born 8 April 1903 in Kharkov, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. Died 26 May 1991.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar nomination

Born

8 April 1903, Kharkov, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]

Died

26 May 1991

Active

1937–1963

Frequently works with

Jean Renoir, Julien Carette

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

88Fi1m

82Critics

We rate Eugène’s work 6 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 790

Under 600

Of 3 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films
Screen time: 5 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $446,405 across 2 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar nomination
Active: 1937–1963

Genres

Drama3
Comedy1
History1
Mystery1
Romance1
Thriller1

Best and worst on Fi1m

92BestGrand Illusion1937

80WorstShock Corridor1963

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

31920s

91930s

151940s

91950s

101960s

111970s

21980s

Directors most worked with

Jean Renoir2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Julien Carette2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated1970Best Visual Effects · Krakatoa, East of Java

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.