Edmond Séchan was born on September 20, 1919 in Montpellier, Hérault, France. He was a cinematographer and director, known for One-Eyed Men Are Kings (1974), The String Bean (1962) and The Day of the Jackal (1973). He died on June 7, 2002 in Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France.