Cinematographer Edmond Richard: The Trial, Chimes and Midnight and more

[RayKelly]

We only recently learned of the loss of French cinematographer Edmond Richard.  He passed away on June 5, 2018  at the age of 91.

Richard made his debut as as director of photography on Orson Welles' The Trial. Later, he served as cinematographer on Chimes at Midnight, the aborted Treasure Island  and the unfinished Don Quixote.

He was working in Zagreb as a special effects operator and technical and artistic advisor in 1961, when he met Welles, who was scouting locations for The Trial.

Amongst his other awards, he was made an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in 1979 and won the César for Best Cinematography in 1983 for his work on Robert Hossein’s Les Misérables. In 2010, he was awarded the Prix Henri-Langlois by the Rencontres Internationales du Cinéma de Patrimoine in Vincennes.

He  is survived by his son, Patrick, his daughter Dominique,  a granddaughter and his great grandchildren.

[Wellesnet]

From Wellesnet Facebook:

Joseph McBride: He also plays one of Falstaff's idiotic recruits in CHIMES. A sad loss. Great cameraman. CHIMES is a masterpiece of cinematography as well as direction.

Michael Hinerman: Richard began his professional career as an engineer, and co-invented the Eclair Cameflex, the lightweight 35mm camera that became one of Welles's favorites.