Pierre Petit
Dir. de Fotografía
45
Filmes
4
Séries
Pierre Camille Petit belongs to that generation of film craftsmen for whom the image was not merely a profession, but a way of inhabiting the world. Born in Seine‑et‑Marne, he entered the film industry just after the war and, from 1947 onward, signed the photography of his first features. It was only the beginning of a dense career: nearly forty years spent shaping light, composing atmospheres, and giving each setting its own breath. He thus traversed an entire chapter of popular French cinema, working with Ralph Habib, Maurice Labro, Christian‑Jaque, and Michel Audiard. His signature can be found in films as varied as Le Masque de fer, Le Repas des fauves, Fifi la plume, Le Cri du cormoran, or Une veuve en or. His abundant filmography reveals a remarkable ability to adapt: comedies, dramas, adventure films, international co‑productions — he illuminated them all with the same rigor.
On television, he also accompanied the rise of French serials, from Sylvie des trois ormes to Schulmeister, l’espion de l’empereur, where his sense of framing and light helped give these popular stories a strong visual identity. His final contribution, in 1985, was a documentary devoted to Marcel Carné — a kind of nod to the history of cinema he had served all his life. Pierre Petit died in 1997, leaving behind a discreet but essential body of work: that of a man who, film after film, shaped the visual memory of an era.
Por Trás das Câmeras
Raspoutine
Dir. de Fotografía
Molière pour rire et pour pleurer
Camera Operator
Schulmeister, l'espion de l'Empereur
Camera Supervisor
Ce diable d'homme
Dir. de Fotografía
The Dirty Game
Dir. de Fotografía
Ça n'arrive qu'aux vivants
Dir. de Fotografía
Le calde notti di Lady Hamilton
Dir. de Fotografía
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
Dir. de Fotografía
Sylvie des trois ormes
Dir. de Fotografía
Le fauve est lâché
Dir. de Fotografía
La Seconde Vérité
Dir. de Fotografía
Arsène Lupin contre Arsène Lupin
Dir. de Fotografía
Les Hommes en blanc
Dir. de Fotografía
Tout l'or du monde
Dir. de Fotografía
Le Masque de fer
Dir. de Fotografía
La Gamberge
Dir. de Fotografía
Le Repas des fauves
Camera Operator
Le Triporteur
Dir. de Fotografía
Marie des Isles
Dir. de Fotografía
Le Rapace
Dir. de Fotografía
Les corsaires du Bois de Boulogne
Dir. de Fotografía
Jusqu'au dernier
Dir. de Fotografía
Angkor redécouvert
Aerial Camera
Mission spéciale à Caracas
Dir. de Fotografía
Coplan prend des risques
Dir. de Fotografía
La Roue
Dir. de Fotografía
Au-delà de la peur
Dir. de Fotografía
Le Gentleman de Cocody
Dir. de Fotografía
Escapade
Dir. de Fotografía
Le Fil à la patte
Camera Department Manager