Constant Girel
Director | Camera Operator
Constant Girel was the son of a pharmacist and studied the subject at Lyon, at which time his brother-in-law was employed at the Lumière factory. He was taken on as a Lumière operator some time in 1896, filming for them in Germany in September of that year, when he made contact with Ludwig Stollwerck and filmed Tsar Nikolas II's inspection of the German army at Breslau. It was the Stollwerk connection that no doubt led him to Switzerland, where he worked for another Lumière representative, Henri...
Place of Birth:
Date of Birth: Jan 1, 1873
Date of Death: Jan 1, 1952
Filmography
Director
(16
Known Credits)
Camera Operator
(27
Known Credits)
