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Eugène Lourié

7 credited titles on WatchWise

Eugène Lourié (1903 - 26 May 1991) was a French film director, art director, production designer, set designer and screenwriter who was known for his collaborations with Jean Renoir and for his 1950s science fiction movies. Allmovie contributor, Sandra Brennan, has wrote that he was "among the best art directors in French cinema." He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1969 for best visual effects on the film Krakatoa, East of Java. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eugène Lourié, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Eugène Lourié in one minute

Strongest genre

Drama

$3.0M · 100% hit rate

Biggest hit

Gorgo

$1.6M

Standout efficiency

2.4x

Gorgo · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$4.5M

Combined reported budget

$1.8M

Gross / budget

2.6x

Bankability Index

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