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name: "Jean-Paul Alphen"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "20 April 1911"
died: "28 April 1993"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T11:47:11.261536+00:00"
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# Jean-Paul Alphen

Cinematographer. Born 20 April 1911 in Paris, France. Died 28 April 1993.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 20 April 1911, Paris, France
- **Died:** 28 April 1993

## Biography

Jean-Paul Alphen (1911–1993) was a French cinematographer and camera operator. Born in Paris, he worked in the French film industry from the early 1930s, contributing to several productions directed by Jean Renoir.

He served as camera operator on *The Rules of the Game* (1939) and as cinematographer on *La Marseillaise* (1938) and *Life Is Ours* (1936). His other credits include camera work on *L'Atalante* (1934) and later films such as *The Illegals* (1947).

*Sources: imdb.com, watch.plex.tv.*

## On Fi1m (1)

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

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