Pierre Morel

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Pierre Morel
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Morel at the preview showing of Taken in Paris, 27 February 2008
Born (1964-05-12) 12 May 1964 (age 60)
France
Occupation(s)Film director, cinematographer
Years active1988–present
Notable work District 13
Taken
From Paris with Love

Pierre Morel (born 12 May 1964) is a French film director and cinematographer. His work includes District 13 , From Paris with Love , and Taken.

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Career

After spending his formative years in cinema school, Morel debuted in 2000 as camera operator with the first Richard Berry's film L'Art (délicat) de la séduction .

The following year, he began a career as cinematographer, working with such directors as Louis Leterrier, Corey Yuen, Nancy Meyers, Alek Keshishian, Luc Besson and Phillip Atwell. At the same time, he directed his first film District 13 in 2004, followed by Taken in 2008 and From Paris with Love in 2010.

Morel was attached to Paramount's planned adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune [1] but left the project before it was cancelled. [2] In 2015, he directed the action film The Gunman , starring Sean Penn, Javier Bardem and Idris Elba. [3]

Filmography

Director

Ref: [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Cinematographer

Other credits

YearTitleRoleRef(s)
1989 Race for Glory 2nd assistant cameraman [18]
1994 Revenge of the Musketeers Steadycam operator [19]
Un indien dans la ville [20]
2001 L'Art (délicat) de la séduction Cameraman [21]
2002 Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra Steadycam operator [22]
The Transporter Cameraman and steadycam operator [23]
The Truth About Charlie Cameraman [24] [25]
2003 I, Cesar [26]
Something's Gotta Give Second unit cinematographer [27] [28]
2004L'AméricainCameraman and steadycam operator [29]
2017 Overdrive Producer [30]

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