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Denise Batcheff

Denise Tual (née Piazza; 15 May 1906 – 23 November 2000), known as Denise Batcheff, was a French film editor and sound technician in the early 1930s. She worked on nine films: • Black and White (1931) • Amour à l'américaine (1931) also known as American Love (USA) • La Chienne (1931) (sound editor), directed by Jean Renoir • Fantômas (1932), directed by Paul Fejos' • La Dame chez Maxim's (1933) • Lac aux dames (1934) also known as Lake of Ladies (USA) • L'Hôtel du libre échange (1934) • Zouzou (1934) (as D. Batcheff) • Les Beaux jours (1935) She was married to Pierre Batcheff (1901–1932), a French actor whose most famous film was Un chien andalou (1929) by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí.

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Denise Batcheff

Full name
Denise Piazza.
Born
1906 · 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died
2000 · Paris.
Nationality
France
Occupation
film editor · film producer · director
Languages
French

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