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name: "Eugène Lourié"
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roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "8 April 1903"
died: "26 May 1991"
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updated: "2026-09-16T11:47:20.661987+00:00"
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# Eugène Lourié

Production designer. Born 8 April 1903 in Kharkov, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. Died 26 May 1991.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 8 April 1903, Kharkov, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]
- **Died:** 26 May 1991
- **Also known as:** Eugene Lourié, Eugene Lourie

## Biography

Eugène Lourié (also credited as Eugene Lourié) was a Russian-French production designer, art director and director. Born Yevgeny Lure on 8 April 1903 in Kharkov (now Kharkiv, Ukraine), he moved to France in the early 1920s and began working in film as a set decorator from 1927. In the 1930s he collaborated frequently with Jean Renoir, serving as production designer or art director on *Grand Illusion* (1937) and *The Rules of the Game* (1939).

Lourié moved to the United States in 1941 and continued working in Hollywood, contributing to films including *Limelight* (1952) and later science-fiction features. He directed *The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms* (1953) and *Gorgo* (1961). He was posthumously inducted into the Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame in 2011 and died in Los Angeles on 26 May 1991.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, criterion.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Rules of the Game* (1939), Fi1m 91, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-rules-of-the-game.md)

## Also known for

- *Grand Illusion* (1937), Set Decoration, Production Design
- *Limelight* (1952), Art Direction
- *Bronco Billy* (1980), Art Direction
- *Shock Corridor* (1963), Art Direction
- *Burnt Offerings* (1976), Production Design
- *La Bête Humaine* (1938), Production Design
- *Napoleon* (1927), Art Direction
- *The Naked Kiss* (1964), Art Direction

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