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Claude Renoir

Claude Renoir

Cinematographer, also actor · Died September 5, 1993, aged 79 · Paris, France

Claude Renoir (December 4, 1913 – September 5, 1993) was a French cinematographer. He was the son of actor Pierre Renoir, the nephew of director Jean Renoir, and the grandson of painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir. He was born in Paris, his mother being actress Véra Sergine. He was apprenticed to Boris Kaufman, a brother of Dziga Vertov, who much later worked in the United States on such films as On the Waterfront (1954). Renoir was the lighting cameraman on numerous pictures such as Monsieur Vincent (1947), Jean Renoir's The River (1951), Cleopatra (1963), Roger Vadim's Barbarella (1968), and the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). At the time of Claude Renoir's death, The Times of London wrote of The River that "its exquisite evocation of the Indian scene, helped to inaugurate a new era in the cinema, one in which color was finally accepted as a medium fit for great film makers to work in." He also participated in the making of The Mystery of Picasso (1956), the documentary on painter Pablo Picasso directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. He was the cinematographer for The Crucible (1957) and lived in East Germany during filming. Renoir's career came to a close in the late 1970s, as he was rapidly losing sight. In his final years he was largely blind. He married twice and had two children, a son and a daughter, actress Sophie Renoir. Claude Renoir died at age 79 in Troyes, 55 miles east of Paris, near the village of Essoyes, where he had a home. Source: Article "Claude Renoir" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Born
December 4, 1913
Died
September 5, 1993 (aged 79)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Cinematographer, also actor
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 72 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are Claude Renoir's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
24%
Bonds
21%
Power
18%
Morality
13%
Society
10%
Survival
10%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 35 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 18 · Serious 7 · Dark 10

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 21 · Intense 8

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 19 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 17 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Joyful
13
Romantic
8
Absurd
8
Melancholic
8
Other
32

How their films linger

Feel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Claude Renoir's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Claude Renoir's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

72 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sphinx(1981)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Medic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

  • Attention, the Kids Are Watching (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • La zizanie(1978)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Animal(1977)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Spy Who Loved Me(1977)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Wing or The Thigh?(1976)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Game of Seduction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Cinematographer

  • Femmes Fatales(1976)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Francoise Gailland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Cinematographer

  • French Connection II(1975)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Track (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • Paul and Michelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • Impossible Object (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • The Serpent(1973)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Cinematographer

  • The Burglars(1971)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Horsemen(1971)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Swashbuckler(1971)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun(1970)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Adventurers(1970)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Madwoman of Chaillot(1969)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Soluna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

  • Barbarella(1968)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Spirits of the Dead(1968)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!(1966)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Game Is Over(1966)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Paris in August(1966)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Marco the Magnificent(1965)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Unvanquished (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Cinematographer

  • Circus World(1964)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Paris When It Sizzles(1964)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Symphony for a Massacre(1963)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Lovers of Teruel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • Lafayette(1962)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Wasteland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • Blood and Roses(1960)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Gorilla's Waltz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Cinematographer

  • The Cheaters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Cinematographer

  • End of Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Cinematographer

  • The Crucible(1957)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • Elena and Her Men(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Mystery of Picasso(1956)

    Cinematographer · as Self (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Madame Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • Fabulous India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • Maddalena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • Puccini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Cinematographer

  • The Golden Coach(1952)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Green Glove(1952)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The River(1951)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Knock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Cinematographer

  • Gunman in the Streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Cinematographer

  • Born of Unknown Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Cinematographer

  • Prelude to Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Cinematographer

  • Rendezvous in July(1949)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Alice in Wonderland(1949)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Impasse of Two Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Cinematographer

  • Monsieur Vincent(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The House Under the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Cinematographer

  • A Day in the Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Cinematographer

  • Behind These Walls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Cinematographer

  • The Queer Assignment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Cinematographer

  • L'aventure est au coin de la rue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Cinematographer

  • Good Evening Ladies, Good Evening Gentlemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Cinematographer

  • Opéra-musette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Sérénade(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Human Beast(1938)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Lights of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Grand Illusion(1937)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Life Is Ours(1936)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Toni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 69 titles from 1935 to 1979.

Biggest box office

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

$47M worldwide

Highest rated

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography67 of 69: 67 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thOther crew2 of 69: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s5 · crew1940s12 · crew1950s18 · crew1960s14 · crew1970s20 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Claude Renoir's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 38 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · cinematographer

The Adventurers (1970)

60th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 74/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 60. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Claude Renoir's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles15–71 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Claude Renoir work with?

People who share at least 2 of Claude Renoir's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roger Vadim shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles