Alain Pol
Directing
September 17, 1916
Died June 5, 2013 (96 years old)
Besançon, Doubs, France
3
Acting Credits
7
Directed
Biography
Alain Pol, born on September 17, 1916, in Besançon, in the Doubs department, is a leading figure in 20th-century French documentary cinema. A director, cinematographer, and cinematographer, he notably worked for the Lumière company, heir to a cinematic tradition of innovation and rigor. The son of the poet Antoine Pol, he grew up in an environment conducive to artistic creation and developed a passion for imagery and visual storytelling at an early age. His career truly began in the 1940s, a pe...
