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name: "Jean Tournier"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "3 April 1926"
died: "5 December 2004"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T11:05:22.981432+00:00"
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# Jean Tournier

Cinematographer. Born 3 April 1926 in Toulon, Var, France. Died 5 December 2004.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 3 April 1926, Toulon, Var, France
- **Died:** 5 December 2004

## Biography

Jean Tournier was a French cinematographer. He was born on 3 April 1926 in Toulon and died on 5 December 2004 in Paris.

Tournier worked as director of photography on *The Day of the Jackal* (1973). His other credits include *The Train* (1964), *The Little Bather* (1968), *Is Paris Burning?* (1966, second unit), *The Annuity* (1972), *Moonraker* (1979), *Three Men to Kill* (1980), *For a Cop's Hide* (1981) and *Target* (1985). He was active from the mid-1950s until the mid-1990s.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Day of the Jackal* (1973), Fi1m 84, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-of-the-jackal.md)

## Also known for

- *Moonraker* (1979), Director of Photography
- *The Little Bather* (1968), Director of Photography
- *The Train* (1964), Director of Photography
- *Is Paris Burning?* (1966), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *The Annuity* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Target* (1985), Director of Photography
- *The Sleeping Car Murders* (1965), Director of Photography
- *For a Cop's Hide* (1981), Director of Photography

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