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Michel Brault
1928 Jun, 25

Michel Brault

Michel Brault, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
Michel Brault, OQ (25 June 1928 – 21 September 2013) was a Canadian cinematographer, cameraman, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He was a leading figure of Direct Cinema, characteristic of the French branch of the National Film Board of Canada in the 1960s. Brault was a pioneer of the hand-held camera aesthetic.

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    In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kills 431 people.
  • 12 Apr

    Junkers W 33

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