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name: "Edmond Richard"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "6 January 1927"
died: "5 June 2018"
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# Edmond Richard

Cinematographer. Born 6 January 1927 in Paris, France. Died 5 June 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 6 January 1927, Paris, France
- **Died:** 5 June 2018

## Biography

Edmond Richard (6 January 1927 – 5 June 2018) was a French cinematographer. He was born in Paris and worked extensively in French and international cinema over five decades.

Richard served as director of photography on several Luis Buñuel films, including *The Trial* (1962), *The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie* (1972), *The Phantom of Liberty* (1974) and *That Obscure Object of Desire* (1977). He also collaborated with Orson Welles on *Chimes at Midnight* (1965) and *The Trial* (1962). Other credits include *Les Misérables* (1982), for which he received a César Award nomination, and later films such as *Mayrig* (1991).

In recognition of his career, Richard was awarded the Prix Henri-Langlois in 2011. He gave a detailed interview about his work in the same year.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, fr.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie* (1972), Fi1m 83, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-discreet-charm-of-the-bourgeoisie.md)

## Also known for

- *The Cabbage Soup* (1981), Director of Photography
- *The Trial* (1962), Director of Photography
- *The Miser* (1980), Director of Photography
- *That Obscure Object of Desire* (1977), Director of Photography
- *The Phantom of Liberty* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Chimes at Midnight* (1965), Director of Photography
- *Les Misérables* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Kill the Referee* (1984), Director of Photography

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