FrameThrower · Actors · Charles Vanel
Charles Vanel
3 films · 195 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1953–1960
Born 21 August 1892 · Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France · died 15 April 1989
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles-Marie Vanel, known as Charles Vanel (21 August 1892 in Rennes, France - 15 April 1989, in Cannes, France) was a French director and actor. He made his screen debut in 1912, in Robert Péguy's Jim Crow. His 77 year career comprised appearances in more than 200 films.
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Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 3 films · 195 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1953–1960
- Order of the Francisque
- Silver Shell for Best Actor
How their films are shot
Measured across 195 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work Charles takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 3 films we hold, 49% of their frames are night, 41% natural — the look of the work Charles takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 195 frames from Charles Vanel's 3 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.