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Lucien Ballard is a Director of Photography, Editor and Cinematography American born on 6 may 1908 at Oklahoma (USA)

Lucien Ballard

Lucien Ballard
Lucien Ballard participated to 110 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those, 6 have good markets following the box office.

Here are the best films classified by number of entries :

Cameraman

True Grit
True Grit (1969)
, 2h8
Directed by Henry Hathaway, Marguerite Roberts, Hal B. Wallis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Transport films, Road movies, Chase films
Actors John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Robert Duvall, Jeff Corey, Jeremy Slate
Roles Director of Photography
Rating73% 3.6994353.6994353.6994353.6994353.699435
Frank Ross (John Pickard) is murdered by his hired hand, Tom Chaney (Jeff Corey) in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Ross' daughter, Mattie (Kim Darby), hires aging U.S. Marshal Reuben "Rooster" J. Cogburn (John Wayne) to bring Chaney in. Mattie has heard that Cogburn has "true grit". She gives him a down payment to track and capture Chaney, who has taken up with "Lucky" Ned Pepper (Robert Duvall) in Indian Territory (Oklahoma).
Nevada Smith, 2h8
Directed by Henry Hathaway
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Themes Films about animals, Assassinat, Films about snakes, Reptile
Actors Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, John Arthur Kennedy, Suzanne Pleshette, Raf Vallone
Roles Director of Photography
Rating68% 3.4484653.4484653.4484653.4484653.448465
In the West of the 1890s, a trio of outlaws, Bill Bowdre (Arthur Kennedy), Jesse Coe (Martin Landau) and Tom Fitch (Karl Malden), robs, tortures and brutally kills the white father and Indian mother of young Max Sand (Steve McQueen). Max sets out to avenge their deaths. Fitch keeps a tobacco pouch made from the breast of Max's mother, that contains a piece of beaded deerskin from her shirt. Max uses this clue to help him find the men.
Laura
Laura (1944)
, 1h28
Directed by Rouben Mamoulian, Otto Preminger
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson, Dorothy Adams
Roles Director of Photography
Rating78% 3.9474753.9474753.9474753.9474753.947475
New York City police detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) is investigating the murder of beautiful and highly successful advertising executive, Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney). Laura has apparently been killed by a shotgun blast to the face, just inside the doorway of her apartment, before the start of the film.
Morocco
Morocco (1930)
, 1h32
Directed by Henry Hathaway, Josef von Sternberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, French war films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Adolphe Menjou, Ullrich Haupt, Francis McDonald, Juliette Compton
Roles Assistant Camera
Rating69% 3.493353.493353.493353.493353.49335
The late 1920s. Wealthy La Bessière (Adolphe Menjou) tries to strike up an acquaintance with disillusioned nightclub singer Amy Jolly (Marlene Dietrich) on a ship bound for the French protectorate in Morocco. Though polite, she later tears up and tosses away his calling card. They meet again at the nightclub where she is the headliner.
One Hour with You, 1h20
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Genevieve Tobin, Charles Ruggles, Roland Young, Josephine Dunn
Roles Camera Operator
Rating69% 3.4919053.4919053.4919053.4919053.491905
Parisian doctor Andre Bertier (Maurice Chevalier) is faithful to his loving wife, Colette (Jeanette MacDonald), much to the surprise of his lovely female patients. But when Colette's best friend Mitzi Olivier (Genevieve Tobin) insists upon being treated by Dr. Bertier, it looks to many of those concerned that Mitzi may succeed where the other willing ladies failed.
Moontide
Moontide (1942)
, 1h35
Directed by Fritz Lang, Archie Mayo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell, Claude Rains, Jerome Cowan, Ralph Byrd
Roles Director of Photography
Rating67% 3.394523.394523.394523.394523.39452
The film tells about a man who fears he has committed a murder when he was drunk.