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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1916-09-17
- event Death Date 2013-06-05
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 1.4
- info Birth Place Besançon, Doubs, France
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When the Mountaineers Make Their Cinema
2000-01-01
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The Dominici Affair by Orson Welles
2003-04-12
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Around the World with Orson Welles
1955-10-07
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Les Tapisseries Des Gobelins
1951-01-01
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The Extraordinary Adventures of a Quart of Milk
1951-01-01
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La Ceinture Dorée
1947-01-01
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Le Socle
1948-01-01
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Broken Journey
1948-04-14
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The Dominici Affair by Orson Welles
2003-04-12
6.9
À l'Assaut de la Tour Eiffel
1947-01-01
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À l'Assaut de la Tour Eiffel
1947-01-01
6.9
The Call Of The Peaks
1946-01-01
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Autour d'un Film de Montagne
1944-01-01
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Around the World with Orson Welles
1955-10-07