Cinematography: Georges Benoît

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


Fanny

1932 · Movie · 140 min. · France

Direction Marc Allégret

Cast Raimu · Pierre Fresnay · Orane Demazis · Fernand Charpin

Synopsis Fanny has allowed her lover Marius to follow his desire to travel. But a short while after Marius has set out for a five year trip on a ship bound for the Indian Ocean, Fanny discovers that she is pregnant....

7.3

66 votes

7.3

66 votes

The Baker's Wife

1938 · Movie · 133 min. · France

7.2

223 votes

7.2

223 votes

Regeneration

1915 · Movie · 72 min. · United States

Direction Raoul Walsh

Cast Anna Q. Nilsson · Rockcliffe Fellowes · John McCann · James A. Marcus

Synopsis At 10 years old, Owens becomes a ragged orphan when his sainted mother dies. The Conways, who are next door neighbors, take Owen in, but the constant drinking by Jim soon puts Owen on the street. By 17, Owen learns...

6.7

117 votes

6.7

117 votes

Let Us Do a Dream

1936 · Movie · 86 min. · France

Direction Sacha Guitry

Cast Sacha Guitry · Raimu · Jacqueline Delubac · Arletty

Synopsis "Faisons un rêve" is an adaptation of one the first, oldest pieces by Sacha Guitry and probably one of this most witty, poetical and charming works. Not more than three caracters: the husband, the wife, her lover. And a "divertissement"...

6.7

52 votes

6.7

52 votes

The Serpent

1916 · Movie · 60 min. · United States

Direction Raoul Walsh

Cast Theda Bara · James A. Marcus · Lillian Hathaway · Charles Craig

Synopsis Peasant girl Vania is assaulted by a duke who murders her lover and sends her away to London. There she becomes a famous actress. The Duke, seeing her perform but not recognizing her, hears that his son is wounded. "If...

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My Father Was Right

1936 · Movie · 94 min. · France

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Une belle garce

1930 · Movie · 92 min. · France

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Partir

1931 · Movie · 100 min. · France

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Heart of Paris

1937 · Movie · 83 min. · France

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Promesse à l'inconnue

1942 · Movie · 90 min. · France

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The Prairie Pirate

1925 · Movie · 60 min. · United States

Direction Edmund Mortimer

Cast Harry Carey · Trilby Clark · Lloyd Whitlock · Robert Edeson

Synopsis A young woman finds herself trapped by a bandit gang. Rather than be raped by the gang, she commits suicide. When her brother finds out what happened, he turns to a life of banditry, hoping to find the gang responsible...

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Beyond the Border

1925 · Movie · 58 min. · United States

Direction Scott R. Dunlap Productions

Cast Harry Carey · William Scott · Mildred Harris · Tom Santschi

Synopsis When Bob Smith brings in the outlaw Bob Moore he learns his real name is also Bob Smith. With his sister whom he has not seen since childhood arriving, Moore gets Smith to pose as him. The masquerade works fine...

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Les nouveaux riches

1938 · Movie · 89 min. · France

Direction André Berthomieu

Cast Raimu · Michel Simon · Betty Stockfeld · Fernand Fabre

Synopsis Legendre (Raimu) and Martinet (Michel Simon) are former factory colleagues who have become millionaires on the lottery. When their old boss is ruined by Martinet's speculations on the stock market, Legendre bails him out by buying his chateau, where he...

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Princess Tam-Tam

1935 · Movie · 77 min. · France

Direction Edmond T. Gréville

Cast Josephine Baker · Albert Préjean · Robert Arnoux · Germaine Aussey

Synopsis Max de Mirecourt, celebrated French novelist, takes a vacation from his social-butterfly wife in Tunisia, where he meets beautiful Alwina, a barefoot hill shepherdess. To cure his writer's block, Max casts Alwina as heroine in a real-life 'Pygmalion' story. She...

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The Charge of the Gauchos

1928 · Movie · 65 min. · Argentina

Direction Albert H. Kelley

Cast Francis X. Bushman · Jacqueline Logan · Chido Trento · Paul Ellis

Synopsis In early 1800s colonial Argentina, Belgrano leads a revolt against the oppressive Spanish authorities, and his poorly trained and badly equipped army inflicts a series of stunning defeats on the superior Spanish and loyalist forces. Monica, Belgrano's sweetheart, is the...

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Retour au paradis

1935 · Movie · 105 min. · France

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Berlingot et Cie

1939 · Movie · 83 min. · France

Direction Fernand Rivers

Cast Fernandel · Suzy Prim · Fernand Charpin · Édouard Delmont

Synopsis François and Victor sell hard candy at the fun fair. They also bring up Gisèle, a one-year-old child they found by the side of the road. Although the two men are often at each other's throats they are the best...

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Les demi-vierges

1936 · Movie · 89 min. · France

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