Henri Calef

Director

Born: July 20, 1910
Died: August 18, 1994 (age 84)
From: Plovdiv, Bulgaria

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…

Filmography (17)

1940: Taking over French Cinema (2019)
Self (archive footage)
Féminin-féminin (1973)
Director
The Hour of Truth (1965)
Director
Les Violents (1958)
Director
The Secret of Helene Marimon (1954)
Director
Fatal Affair (1953)
Director
Shadow and Light (1951)
Director
The Passerby (1951)
Director
Sorceror (1950)
Director
Troubled Waters (1949)
Director
Wench (1948)
Director
Crossroads of Passion (1948)
Director
The House Under the Sea (1947)
Director
The Royalists (1947)
Director
Behind These Walls (1946)
Director
The Queer Assignment (1945)
Director
Opération Jericho
Opération Jericho
Director