Pierre Morel (born 12 May 1964) is a French film director and cinematographer. His work includes District 13, From Paris with Love, and Taken.
Career
After spending his formative years in cinema school, Morel began his career in 2000 as a camera operator on Richard Berry's film L'Art (délicat) de la séduction.
The following year, he began a career as a cinematographer, working with such directors as Louis Leterrier, Corey Yuen, Nancy Meyers, Alek Keshishian, Luc Besson and Phillip Atwell. At the same time, he directed his first film District 13 in 2004, followed by Taken in 2008 and From Paris with Love in 2010.
Morel was attached to Paramount's planned adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune but left the project before it was cancelled. In 2015, he directed the action film The Gunman, starring Sean Penn, Javier Bardem and Idris Elba.
Filmography Feature films
Title Year Credited as Notes Director Cinematographer OtherRace for Glory1989 2nd assistant cameramanRevenge of the Musketeers1994 Steadycam operator1994 Steadycam operator2001 CameramanAsterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra2002 Steadycam operator2002 Cameraman, steadycam operator2002 CameramanI, Cesar2003 CameramanSomething's Gotta Give2003 Second unit cinematographerL'Américain2004 Cameraman, steaycam operatorDistrict 132004 Unleashed2005 Love and Other Disasters 2006 Taxi 42007 War2007 Taken2008 From Paris with Love2010 2015 Overdrive2017 ProducerPeppermint2018 Al Kameen2021 Freelance2023 Canary Black2024 The Good SamaritanTBA TBA
Television Zero Hour as Executive producer
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