Michel Brault, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Michel Brault

Quebec filmmaker

Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1928

Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 21-Sep-2013

Profession: screenwriter, photographer, cinematographer, film director, film producer, film editor

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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.