Man Ray

1890-1976

Biography: life and films

Man Ray was an American film director whose birth name was Emmanuel Radnitzky. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on 27th August 1890 and died in Paris, France on 18th November 1976, aged 86.

His best films as a cinematographer include Emak-Bakia (1926), L'Étoile de mer (1928) and Poison (1935), and whose best work as a film director include Emak-Bakia (1926), L'Étoile de mer (1928) and Les Mystères du château de Dé (1929).

Man Ray was cinematographer on 7 films, directed 7 films (including 5 shorts), scripted 4 films and appeared in 3 films.

His most frequent genres include: Fantasy (6 films) and drama (3).

Our average rating for Man Ray over all films is: 3.4

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer; c = cinematographer; a = actor

Le Retour à la raison (1923) [d]

Entr'acte (1924) [a]

Emak-Bakia (1926) [d,w,c]

L'Étoile de mer (1928) [d,c]

Les Mystères du château de Dé (1929) [d,w,c]

Essai de simulation de délire cinématographique (1935) [d]

Poison (1935) [a,d,w,c]

Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947) [w]



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