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
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Connection note
Used a handheld Arriflex with fast Gevaert film stock for discreet location shooting on Pickpocket (1959).
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.
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Last updated March 24, 2026
