Henri Decaë

Cinematographer. Born 31 July 1915 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. Died 7 March 1987.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Born

31 July 1915, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France

Died

7 March 1987

Active

1956–1967

Frequently works with

Alain Delon, Jean-Pierre Melville

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

87Fi1m

79Critics

We rate Henri’s work 8 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 791

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 7 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $256,255 across 2 films with figures
Active: 1956–1967

Genres

Drama4
Crime3
Thriller2
Action1

Best and worst on Fi1m

91BestThe 400 Blows1959

76WorstBob le Flambeur1956

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11930s

11940s

151950s

291960s

191970s

91980s

Directors most worked with

Jean-Pierre Melville2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Alain Delon2 titles