Eugène Lourié

Known for art · Born 8 April 1903 · Died 26 May 1991 · aged 88 · Kharkov, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]

59 credits

Eugène Lourié (1903 - 26 May 1991) was a French film director, art director, production designer, set designer and screenwriter who was known for his collaborations with Jean Renoir and for his 1950s science fiction movies. Allmovie contributor, Sandra Brennan, has wrote that he was "among the best art directors in French cinema." He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1969 for best visual effects on the film Krakatoa, East of Java. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eugène Lourié, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

1953

Gorgo

1961

The Giant Behemoth

1959

The Colossus of New York

1958

Revolt in the Big House

1958

This Land Is Mine

1943

Grand Illusion

1937

The Rules of the Game

1939

Limelight

1952

Shock Corridor

1963

Bronco Billy

1980

Burnt Offerings

1976

Acting (2)

1983BreathlessDr. BoudreauxFilm

1979Tales of the UnexpectedVinglebergSeries

Art (50)

1980Bronco BillyArt DirectionFilm

1978An Enemy of the PeopleProduction DesignFilm

1978Lacy and the Mississippi QueenArt DirectionFilm

1976Burnt OfferingsProduction DesignFilm

1976Time TravelersArt DirectionFilm

1973What Are Best Friends For?Art DirectionFilm

1972Haunts of the Very RichArt DirectionFilm

1972The Eyes of Charles SandArt DirectionFilm

1972The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death AssignmentArt DirectionFilm

1971What's the Matter with Helen?Art DirectionFilm

1971Death Takes a HolidayArt DirectionFilm

1969Krakatoa, East of JavaProduction DesignFilm

1967Custer of the WestArt DirectionFilm

1967Bikini ParadiseArt DirectionFilm

1965Crack in the WorldArt Direction, Special EffectsFilm

1964The Naked KissArt DirectionFilm

1964The StranglerArt DirectionFilm

1964Flight from AshiyaProduction DesignFilm

1963Shock CorridorArt DirectionFilm

1962Confessions of an Opium EaterProduction DesignFilm

1954So This Is ParisArt DirectionFilm

1954Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel DrakeProduction DesignFilm

1953The Diamond QueenProduction DesignFilm

1952LimelightArt DirectionFilm

1951The RiverProduction DesignFilm

1949Wild WeedArt DirectionFilm

1949The Adventure of the Speckled BandArt DirectionFilm

1948A Woman's VengeanceArt DirectionFilm

1947The Long NightProduction DesignFilm

1946The Diary of a ChambermaidProduction DesignFilm

1945The House of FearArt DirectionFilm

1945The SouthernerProduction DesignFilm

1945The Strange Affair of Uncle HarryArt DirectionFilm

1945This Love of OursArt DirectionFilm

1944In SocietyArt DirectionFilm

1943SaharaAssistant Art DirectorFilm

1943This Land Is MineProduction Design, Associate ProducerFilm

1940There's No TomorrowArt DirectionFilm

1940The French WayArt DirectionFilm

1940Cristobal's GoldArt DirectionFilm

1939The Rules of the GameProduction DesignFilm

1938La Bête HumaineProduction DesignFilm

1938RasputinProduction Design, Art DirectionFilm

1938The Lafarge CaseArt DirectionFilm

1937Grand IllusionSet Decoration, Production DesignFilm

1937AlibiProduction DesignFilm

1936Under Western EyesSet Designer, Production DesignFilm

1935Dark EyesArt DirectionFilm

1934The Bread PeddlerArt Direction, Set DecorationFilm

1927NapoleonArt DirectionFilm

Costume & Make-Up (2)

1929CagliostroCostume DesignerFilm

1927The Chess PlayerCostume DesignFilm

Directing (4)

1961GorgoDirectorFilm

1959The Giant BehemothDirector, Screenplay, Production DesignFilm

1958The Colossus of New YorkDirectorFilm

1953The Beast from 20,000 FathomsDirectorFilm

Writing (1)

1958Revolt in the Big HouseWriterFilm