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Alain Pol

Alain Pol

Director

Alain Pol, born September 17, 1916 in Besançon in France, was a director and director of photography and cinematographer for the Lumière company. He was married to Janine Renaud, with whom he had 3 children then remarried to Odette Gourmel. He is known for the production of his daring and innovative documentary films including "À L'Assaut de la Tour Eiffel", halfway between documentary and fiction, the filmmaker films two teams of mountaineers who illegally climb the Eiffel Tower to the top before going back down. The action is punctuated by the intervention of gendarmes who try to stop their progress. This film won an award at the Venice Biennale and won the Louis Lumière Prize in 1948. He also directed numerous other documentaries including "Le Socle" (1948), "Jouons Le Jeu" (1952), as cinematographer on "Around The World With Orson Welles: The Dominici Affair" and many others... He died on June 5, 2013.

Born: September 17, 1916 in Besançon, Doubs, France

Died: June 5, 2013 (Age 96)

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Alain Pol  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
7.3
ActorSelf (archive footage)2000
Limited Series
7
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1955-1955
Movie
5.6
CrewCinematography1948
Movie
7.3
CrewCinematography2000
Short Film
7
DirectingDirector, Writer1947
Short Film
DirectingDirector1946
Short Film
DirectingDirector1951
Short Film
DirectingDirector1951
Short Film
DirectingDirector1946
Short Film
DirectingDirector1948
Limited Series
7
CrewCinematography
1 Episode
1955-1955
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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