Léonce-Henri Burel
FilmmakerFrench·b. 1892 – d. 1977
Known for:
Napoléon (1927), Diary of a Country Priest (1951), A Man Escaped (1956), Pickpocket (1959)
French cinematographer whose career spanned from the silent era to the 1970s, working with Abel Gance on Napoléon before a celebrated late-career collaboration with Robert Bresson.
Léonce-Henri Burel's Gear List(1)
ARRI
Product description
Introduced in 1963 as the final evolution of the Arriflex 35 II series, the IIC added a larger ground glass, movable viewfinder, and anamorphic desqueeze capability. It is an MOS camera with no internal electronics, powered entirely by external sources, and uses 200-foot or 400-foot magazines. Produced through 1979, it was succeeded by the Arriflex III. Over 17,000 units in the 35 II series were manufactured, making it the best-selling ARRI model line ever.
Connection note
Used a handheld Arriflex with fast Gevaert film stock for discreet location shooting on Pickpocket (1959).
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Last updated March 24, 2026
