Cinematography: Georges Specht

The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Georges Specht. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.


The Inhuman Woman

1924 · Movie · 135 min. · France

Direction Marcel L'Herbier

Cast Jaque Catelain · Léonid Walter de Malte · Philippe Hériat · Fred Kellerman

Plot A young scientist, Einar Norsen, has fallen in love with the world famous singer Claire Lescot. She of course rejects his mad protestations of love, and, heart-broken, Einar resolves to...

6.9

130 votes

6.9

130 votes

The Mystery of the Rocks of Kador

1912 · Movie · 45 min. · France

Direction Léonce Perret

Cast Suzanne Grandais · Émile Keppens · Léonce Perret · Max Dhartigny

Plot A young woman stands to be disinherited from a will should she either go insane or join a convent, in which case all the money would be left to her...

6.6

42 votes

6.6

42 votes

Eldorado

1921 · Movie · 100 min. · France

6.6

67 votes

6.6

67 votes

Help! (S)

1924 · Movie · 20 min. · France

Direction Abel Gance

Cast Max Linder · Jean Toulout · Gina Palerme · Gaston Modot

Plot Max accepts a wager that he cannot remain in a haunted castle for one hour (11 PM to midnight) without crying for help. As soon as he arrives he encounters...

6.4

121 votes

6.4

121 votes

The Heart and Money (S)

1912 · Movie · 18 min. · France

Direction Louis Feuillade · Léonce Perret

Cast Suzanne Grandais · Renée Carl · Raymond Lyon · Paul Manson

Plot The heroine of Le coeur et l'argent is forced to marry for position instead of love, and suffers an atypically bleak fate (great résumé, thanks to I-don't-remember-who)

6.4

30 votes

6.4

30 votes

Lost Atlantis (Missing Husbands)

1921 · Movie · 136 min. · Belgium

Direction Jacques Feyder

Cast Jean Angelo · Stacia Napierkowska · Georges Melchior · Marie-Louise Iribe

Plot Two men, lost in the desert, meet Queen Antinea, ruler of Atlantis.

6.4

97 votes

6.4

97 votes

Molière (S)

1909 · Movie · 20 min. · France

Direction Léonce Perret

Cast André Bacqué · Abel Gance · Mary Brunel · Madeleine Sézanne

Plot On a script by young Abel Gance who even plays the role of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, also known as Moliére, this is the first important film by Léonce Perret at Gaumont....

5.6

26 votes

5.6

26 votes

Léonce aime les morilles (S)

1913 · Movie · 13 min. · France

Direction Léonce Perret

Cast Léonce Perret · Suzanne Le Bret · Alice Tissot

Plot With his girlfriend Pirouette, Léonce goes to the forest. Instead of finding what they are looking for (mushrooms), they cause a big disaster around them.

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The Matrimonial Express (S)

1912 · Movie · 13 min. · France

Direction Léonce Perret

Cast Léonce Perret · Valentine Petit · Émile Keppens · Marie Dorly

Plot Romance on the train with a bitter old governess stands in the way.

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La dentellière (S)

1913 · Movie · 20 min. · France

Direction Léonce Perret

Cast Suzanne Grandais · Émile Keppens · Maurice Vinot

Plot Based on the dutch paintings of lacemakers of the same time - the film depicts a poor woman’s strive for money to be able to marry her beloved; doing so...

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L'Angélus de la victoire (S)

1916 · Movie · 25 min. · France

Direction Léonce Perret

Cast Émile André · Armand Dutertre · Laurenson · Émile Matrat

Plot A tragic love story, torn apart by the war.

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On the Rails (S)

1912 · Movie · 14 min. · France

Direction Léonce Perret

Cast Valentine Petit · Edmund Breon · Émile Keppens

Plot Maddened by jealousy, Jacques (Emile Keppens) tries to kill his fellow worker (Eugène Bréon).

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Léonce cinématographiste (S)

1913 · Movie · 17 min. · France

Direction Léonce Perret

Cast Léonce Perret · Suzanne Le Bret · Maurice Vinot · Ernest Bourbon

Plot Leonce works at the Gaumont studios as star actor and his wife suspects him of being unfaithful. She finds ladies' hair on his coat, fan letters in his pocket...

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Gallery of Monsters

1924 · Movie · 93 min. · France

Direction Jaque Catelain

Cast Jaque Catelain · Lois Moran · Jean Murat · Claire Prélia

Plot Married carnival performers are subjected to the abuses of their employer in this silent film gem that has not received as much attention as it deserves. When the boss’ unwanted...

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