Pierre Morel

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.

Title	Year	Credited as	Notes	Ref(s)
Director	Cinematographer	Other
Race for Glory	1989			Yes	2nd assistant cameraman
Revenge of the Musketeers	1994			Yes	Steadycam operator
Un indien dans la ville	1994			Yes	Steadycam operator
L'Art (délicat) de la séduction	2001			Yes	Cameraman
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra	2002			Yes	Steadycam operator
The Transporter	2002		Yes	Yes	Cameraman, steadycam operator
The Truth About Charlie	2002			Yes	Cameraman
I, Cesar	2003			Yes	Cameraman
Something's Gotta Give	2003			Yes	Second unit cinematographer
L'Américain	2004		Yes	Yes	Cameraman, steaycam operator
District 13	2004	Yes
Unleashed	2005		Yes
Love and Other Disasters	2006		Yes
Taxi 4	2007		Yes
War	2007		Yes
Taken	2008	Yes
From Paris with Love	2010	Yes
The Gunman	2015	Yes
Overdrive	2017			Yes	Producer
Peppermint	2018	Yes
Al Kameen	2021	Yes
Freelance	2023	Yes
Canary Black	2024	Yes
The New Mrs. Keller	[to be determined]	Yes