Christian Matras (29 December 1903, Valence, Drôme, France - 4 May 1977, Paris) was a French cinematographer who worked on more than hundred feature films, including Grand Illusion (1937), directed by Jean Renoir; The Milky Way (1969), directed by Luis Buñuel; and Thérèse Desqueyroux (1962), directed by Georges Franju; Lola Montès (1955), The Earrings of Madame De... (1953), Le Plaisir (1952), La Ronde (1950), all directed by Max Ophüls; and L'Aigle à deux têtes (1948) directed by Jean Cocteau.
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Known For
Le Plaisir
(1952)
Director of Photography
Fan-Fan the Tulip
(1952)
Director of Photography
Grand Illusion
(1937)
Director of Photography
La Ronde
(1950)
Director of Photography
This Special Friendship
(1964)
Director of Photography
The Earrings of Madame de...
(1953)
Director of Photography
Woman Times Seven
(1967)
Director of Photography
Lola Montès
(1955)
Director of Photography
Christine
(1958)
Director of Photography
Paris Blues
(1961)
Director of Photography
Cartouche
(1962)
Director of Photography
Full Filmography
Camera
S. S. Tenacity
(1934)
Director of Photography
The Lady of Lebanon
(1934)
Director of Photography
Le Scandale
(1934)
Director of Photography
Grand Illusion
(1937)
Director of Photography
The Southern Trail
(1938)
Camera Supervisor
The Curtain Rises
(1938)
Director of Photography
The Wonderful Night
(1940)
Director of Photography
Wicked Duchess
(1942)
Director of Photography
The Secret of Madame Clapain
(1943)
Director of Photography
Lucrèce
(1943)
Director of Photography
The Traveler Without Luggage
(1944)
Director of Photography
Alone in the Night
(1945)
Director of Photography
The Idiot
(1946)
Director of Photography
A Lover's Return
(1946)
Director of Photography
The Chips Are Down
(1947)
Director of Photography
The Beautiful Trip
(1947)
Director of Photography
Stolen Affections
(1948)
Director of Photography
Man to Men
(1948)
Director of Photography
Eternal Conflict
(1948)
Director of Photography
The Wind Is My Lover
(1949)
Director of Photography
La Ronde
(1950)
Director of Photography
Adorable Creatures
(1952)
Director of Photography
Fan-Fan the Tulip
(1952)
Director of Photography
Imperial Violets
(1952)
Director of Photography
Le Plaisir
(1952)
Director of Photography
The Earrings of Madame de...
(1953)
Director of Photography
Lucrèce Borgia
(1953)
Director of Photography
Daughters of Destiny
(1954)
Director of Photography
Lola Montès
(1955)
Director of Photography
The French, They Are a Funny Race
(1955)
Director of Photography
Meeting in Paris
(1956)
Director of Photography
A Kiss for a Killer
(1957)
Director of Photography
The Spies
(1957)
Director of Photography
Christine
(1958)
Director of Photography
The Lovers of Montparnasse
(1958)
Director of Photography
Die schöne Lügnerin
(1959)
Director of Photography
Towards Ecstasy
(1960)
Director of Photography
The French Game
(1960)
Director of Photography
The Game of Truth
(1961)
Director of Photography
Paris Blues
(1961)
Director of Photography
Crime Does Not Pay
(1962)
Director of Photography
Therese
(1962)
Director of Photography
Cartouche
(1962)
Director of Photography
The Bamboo Stroke
(1963)
Director of Photography
This Special Friendship
(1964)
Director of Photography
The Woman from Beirut
(1965)
Director of Photography
Five Thousand Dollars on One Ace
(1965)
Director of Photography
The Lace Wars
(1965)
Director of Photography
Samba
(1965)
Director of Photography
La mujer perdida
(1966)
Director of Photography
Risky Business
(1967)
Director of Photography
Woman Times Seven
(1967)
Director of Photography
The Desperate Ones
(1967)
Director of Photography
Las Leandras
(1969)
Director of Photography
Esa mujer
(1969)
Director of Photography
Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
(1970)
Director of Photography
Varietés
(1971)
Director of Photography
Crew
The Last Turning
(1939)
Cinematography
Angel and Sinner
(1945)
Cinematography
The Eagle with Two Heads
(1948)
Cinematography
Olivia
(1951)
Cinematography
The Secrets of the Bed
(1954)
Cinematography
Bold Adventure
(1956)
Cinematography
An Eye for an Eye
(1957)
Cinematography
Scheherazade
(1963)
Cinematography
The Milky Way
(1969)
Cinematography
Not Dumb, the Bird
(1972)
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