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name: "Jean Lépine"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jean-lepine"
fi1m_id: "jean-lepine"
imdb_id: "nm0529648"
tmdb_id: 33459
wikidata_id: "Q3173299"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 1948"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:51:52.603029+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Jean Lépine

## Identity

Jean Lépine

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jean-lepine
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jean-lepine
- **IMDb ID:** nm0529648
- **TMDB ID:** 33459
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3173299
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3173299, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0529648/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33459

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1948 in Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 1948, Canada
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3173299, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0529648/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33459

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Player*](https://film.one/film/the-player.md) (85)

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## Biography

Jean Lépine is a Canadian cinematographer. Born in 1948, he began his career in the camera department on films including *Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean* (1982) and worked as a camera operator on several Robert Altman productions before becoming director of photography.

Lépine is known for his collaborations with Altman, serving as director of photography on *Vincent & Theo* (1990), *The Player* (1992), *Bob Roberts* (1992) and *Prêt-à-Porter* (1994). His other credits as director of photography include *A Home of Our Own* (1993) and *Woo* (1998). He received the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematographer for *The Player*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Player* (1992), Fi1m 85, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-player.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Crossroads - A Story of Forgiveness* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Ambulance Girl* (2005), Director of Photography
- *A Different Loyalty* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Daniel and the Superdogs* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Coast to Coast* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Séraphin: Heart of Stone* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Charms for the Easy Life* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story* (2002), Director of Photography
- *The Intruder* (1999), Director of Photography
- *To Walk with Lions* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Woo* (1998), Director of Photography
- *A Cool, Dry Place* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Hysteria* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Habitat* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Beyond the Call* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Talking With* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Prêt-à-Porter* (1994), Director of Photography
- *JFK: Reckless Youth* (1993), series, Director of Photography
- *A Home of Our Own* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Bob Roberts* (1992), Director of Photography
- *The Player* (1992), Director of Photography — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-player.md)
- *Vincent & Theo* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Speed Zone* (1989), Camera Operator
- *Tanner '88* (1988), series, Director of Photography
- *Nowhere to Hide* (1987), Camera Operator
- *Fool for Love* (1985), Camera Operator
- *Secret Honor* (1984), Camera Operator
- *Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean* (1982), Assistant Camera

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