French (Language) 50's-60's Cinema (Incl. La Nouvelle Vague)

1. Philippe Agostini

Cinematographer | Du rififi chez les hommes

Philippe Agostini was born on August 11, 1910 in Paris, France. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Rififi (1955), White Paws (1949) and Rencontres (1962). He was married to Odette Joyeux. He died on October 20, 2001 in Paris, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1957 Le naïf aux 40 enfants ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1960 Le dialogue des Carmélites ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1962 Rencontres ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

2. Henri Aisner

Director | Les copains du dimanche

Henri Aisner was born on May 21, 1911 in Paris. He was an assistant director and director, known for Les copains du dimanche (1958), La liberté surveillée (1958) and Le mystère de la chambre jaune (1949). He died on July 20, 1991 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1958 Les copains du dimanche ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1958 La liberté surveillée ★★★★★★ (6/10)

3. Chantal Akerman

Director | Les rendez-vous d'Anna

Chantal Akerman was born on June 6, 1950 in Brussels, Belgium. She was a director and writer, known for The Meetings of Anna (1978), I, You, He, She (1974) and A Couch in New York (1996). She was married to Sonia Wieder-Atherton. She died on October 5, 2015 in Paris, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1968 Saute ma ville (S) ★★★★★ (5/10)

1972 La chambre (S) ★★★★★ (5/10) 1972 Hôtel Monterey ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1975 Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles ★★★★★★★★ (8/10) 1976 Je, tu, il, elle ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1977 News from Home ★★★★★★★★★★ (10/10) 1978 Les rendez-vous d'Anna ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1996 Un divan à New York (S) ★★★★★ (5/10)

4. Moustapha Alassane

Director | Kokoa

Moustapha Alassane was born in 1942 in N'Dougou, Niger. He was a director and writer, known for Kokoa (2003), FVVA: Femme, villa, voiture, argent (1972) and Toula, or the Genie of the Water (1974). He died on March 17, 2015 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

_____________________________________________________ 1965 Bon voyage, Sim (S) ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1966 Le retour d'un aventurier (S) ★★★★★★ (6/10)

5. Jean-Gabriel Albicocco

Director | Le grand Meaulnes

Jean-Gabriel Albicocco was born on February 15, 1936 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He was a director and writer, known for The Wanderer (1967), Rat Trap (1963) and The Girl with the Golden Eyes (1961). He was married to Marie Laforêt. He died on April 9, 2001 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro...

_____________________________________________________ 1961 La fille aux yeux d'or ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1963 Le rat d'Amérique ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1967 Le grand Meaulnes ★★★★★★ (6/10)

1970 Le coeur fou ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

6. Marc Allégret

Director | Entrée des artistes

Marc Allégret was born on December 22, 1900 in Basel, Switzerland. He was a director and writer, known for The Curtain Rises (1938), Avec André Gide (1951) and Julietta (1953). He was married to Nadine Vogel. He died on November 3, 1973 in Paris, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1962 Les Parisiennes ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

7. Yves Allégret

Director | Les orgueilleux

Yves Allégret was born on October 13, 1905 in Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was a director and writer, known for The Proud and the Beautiful (1953), La meilleure part (1955) and Dédée d'Anvers (1948). He was married to Michèle Cordoue, Simone Signoret and Renée ...

_____________________________________________________ 1952 La jeune folle ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1952 Les sept péchés capitaux ★★★★★ (5/10) 1960 Chien de pique ★★★★★★ (6/10)

8. René Allio

Writer | La vieille dame indigne

René Allio was born on March 8, 1924 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was a writer and director, known for La vieille dame indigne (1965), Les camisards (1972) and Moi, Pierre Rivière, ayant égorgé ma mère, ma soeur et mon frère... (1976). He was married...

_____________________________________________________ 1965 La vieille dame indigne ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

9. Raoul André

Director | Mission spéciale à Caracas

Raoul André was born on May 24, 1916 in Rabat, French Protectorate in Morocco [now Morocco]. He was a director and writer, known for Mission spéciale à Caracas (1965), Le Village de la colère (1947) and Une nuit à Megève (1953). He was married to Louise Carletti. ...

_____________________________________________________ 1951 Une fille à croquer ★★★★★ (5/10) 1954 Marchandes d'illusions ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1954 Les clandestines ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1956 Les indiscrètes ★★★★★ (5/10) 1963 Les femmes d'abord ★★★★★ (5/10) 1965 Ces dames s'en mêlent ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1969 Le bourgeois gentil mec ★★★★ (4/10)

1970 Ces messieurs de la gâchette ★★★ (3/10) 1973 La dernière bourrée à Paris ★★★★★ (5/10)

10. Denys Arcand

Writer | Les invasions barbares

One of Québec's most politically aware filmmakers, Denys Arcand studied history at Université de Montréal, where he co-directed Seul ou avec d'autres (1962) with Denis Héroux and co-written with Stéphane Venne. He joined the National Film Board (NFB) in 1963, where his feature-length documentary on...

_____________________________________________________ 1962 Seul ou avec d'autres ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

11. Adolfo Arrieta

Director | Merlín

Adolfo Arrieta was born on August 28, 1942 in Madrid, Spain. He is a director and writer, known for Merlín (1991), Sleeping Beauty (2016) and Les intrigues de Sylvia Couski (1975).

_____________________________________________________ 1969 Le jouet criminel (S) ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

1972 Le château de Pointilly (S) ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

12. Philippe Arthuys

Composer | La cage de verre

Philippe Arthuys was born on November 22, 1928 in Paris, France. He was a composer and writer, known for La cage de verre (1965), Des Christs par milliers (1969) and The Hole (1960). He died on January 6, 2010 in Toulouse, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1969 Dieu a choisi Paris ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

13. Alexandre Astruc

Director | Les mauvaises rencontres

Born in Paris on July 13th 1923, Alexandre Astruc is the son of a couple of journalists. Very good at school, he attended a preparatory school for Polytechnique but finally became both a law and an arts graduate. First a literary critic, he soon specialized as a film critic and worked for various ...

_____________________________________________________ 1953 Le rideau cramoisi (S) ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1955 Les mauvaises rencontres ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1958 Une vie ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1961 La proie pour l'ombre ★★★★★★★★ (8/10) 1962 Education sentimentale ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1964 Le puits et le pendule (S) ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1965 Evariste Galois (S) ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1968 Flammes sur l'Adriatique ★★★★★ (5/10)

14. Michel Audiard

Writer | Under Suspicion

After the Liberation Michel Audiard started a career as a movie magazine writer. Under the pen name of Jacques Potier he worked for short-lived titles such as "L'Etoile du Soir" and "Cinévie". One day, André Hunebelle, the popular French filmmaker, asked him if he thought he could write an ...

_____________________________________________________ 1968 Faut pas prendre les enfants du bon Dieu pour des canards sauvages ★★★★ (4/10) 1969 Une veuve en or ★★★ (3/10)

15. Jean Aurel

Director | 14-18

Jean Aurel was born on November 6, 1925 in Rastolita, Mures, Romania. He was a writer and director, known for Over There, 1914-18 (1963), De l'amour (1964) and Les femmes (1969). He died on August 26, 1996 in Paris, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1961 La bride sur le cou ★★★★★ (5/10) 1964 De l'amour ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1967 Lamiel ★★★★★ (5/10) 1968 Manon 70 ★★★★★ (5/10) 1969 Les femmes ★★★★★ (5/10)

1971 Êtes-vous fiancée à un marin grec ou à un pilote de ligne? ★★★★★★ (6/10)

16. Claude Autant-Lara

Director | Le diable au corps

Claude Autant-Lara was born on August 5, 1901 in Luzarches, Val-d'Oise, France. He was a director and writer, known for Devil in the Flesh (1947), The Crossing of Paris (1956) and The Red and the Black (1954). He was married to Ghislaine Autant-Lara. He died on February 5, 2000 in Antibes, ...

_____________________________________________________ 1960 Le bois des amants ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1961 Tu ne tueras point ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1963 Le magot de Josefa ★★★★ (4/10) 1965 Journal d'une femme en blanc ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1966 Une femme en blanc se révolte ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1969 Les patates ★★★★★ (5/10)

17. Raymond Bailly

Director | L'étrange Monsieur Steve

Raymond Bailly is known for L'étrange Monsieur Steve (1957), Bob Morane (1964) and Seul... à corps perdu (1963).

_____________________________________________________ 1957 L'étrange Monsieur Steve ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

18. Richard Balducci

Writer | La grande défonce

Richard Balducci was born on February 10, 1922 in Paris, France. He was a writer and director. He was married to ??? and Gisèle Sandré. He died on December 8, 2015 in Créteil, Val-de-Marne, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1966 Le petit cheval de bois (S) ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1968 Clown (S) ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1969 La honte de la famille ★★★★ (4/10)

1972 L'odeur des fauves ★★★★★ (5/10)

19. Jacques Baratier

Director | Goha

Jacques Baratier was born on March 8, 1918 in Montpellier, Hérault, France. He was a director and writer, known for Goha (1958), La poupée (1962) and Sweet and Sour (1963). He was married to Néna Baratier. He died on November 27, 2009 in Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1963 Dragées au poivre ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1968 Piège ★★★★★★ (6/10)

20. Serge Bard

Director | Détruisez-vous

Serge Bard is known for Destroy Yourselves (1968), Fun and Games for Everyone (1968) and Ici et maintenant (1968).

_____________________________________________________ 1969 Détruisez-vous ★★★★★★ (6/10)

21. Claude Barma

Producer | Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret

Claude Barma was born on November 3, 1918 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He was a producer and director, known for Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret (1967), Les corsaires (1966) and En votre âme et conscience (1955). He died on August 30, 1992 in Clichy-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis...

_____________________________________________________ 1950 Les joueurs ★★★★★ (5/10) 1959 Les trois mousquetaires ★★★★★ (5/10) 1962 Les Parisiennes ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1963 Un coup dans l'aile ★★★★★★ (6/10)

22. Rinaldo Bassi

Director | Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille

Rinaldo Bassi was born on December 12, 1940 in Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is a director and assistant director, known for Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille (1969), Pourvu qu'on ait l'ivresse (1974) and Minouche (1969).

_____________________________________________________ 1969 Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille ★★★★ (4/10)

23. Timité Bassori

Director | La femme au couteau

Timité Bassori is known for The Woman with the Knife (1969), Sur la dune de la solitude (1964) and Tahar Chériaa: A l'Ombre du Baobab (2014).

_____________________________________________________ 1969 La femme au couteau ★★★★★★★★★ (9/10)

24. Jean Bastia

Director | ...et mourir de désir

Jean Bastia was born on February 15, 1925 in Bastia, Corsica, France. Jean was an assistant director and director, known for ...et mourir de désir (1974), Slow Local Trains (1960) and Nous autres à Champignol (1957). Jean died on October 16, 2005 in Bergerac, Dordogne, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1957 Nous autres à Champignol ★★★★ (4/10) 1958 Les aventuriers du Mékong ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1959 Le gendarme de Champignol ★★★★★ (5/10)

25. Jean-Pierre Bastid

Writer | Bartleby

Jean-Pierre Bastid was born on February 4, 1937 in Montreuil, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France. He is a writer and director, known for Bartleby (1970), Little Girls (1967) and Massacre of Pleasure (1966).

_____________________________________________________ 1969 Hallucinations sadiques ★★★★★ (5/10)

26. Marc Beaudet

Producer | Mon oncle Antoine

Marc Beaudet was born in 1919 in Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada. He was a producer and editor, known for My Uncle Antoine (1971), À cris perdus (1972) and Freedom Africa (1967). He died in 1978 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

_____________________________________________________ 1962 Adultes avec réserve (S) ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1967 Le pavillon du Canada (S) ★★★★★★ (6/10)

27. Jean Beaudin

Director | J.A. Martin photographe

Jean Beaudin was born on February 6, 1939 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a director and writer, known for J.A. Martin photographe (1977), Souvenirs intimes (1999) and Le matou (1985). He was married to Domini Blythe and Manon Béatrice. He died on May 18, 2019 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

_____________________________________________________ 1969 Vertige ★★★★★ (5/10)

28. Jacques Becker

Writer | Le trou

His interest in films was stimulated by a meeting with King Vidor, who offered him employment in the US as actor and assistant director. However, he remained in France and became assistant to Jean Renoir, a friend of the family, during that director's peak period (1932-39). In 1934 he ventured ...

_____________________________________________________ 1951 Édouard et Caroline ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1952 Casque d'or ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1953 Rue de l'Estrapade ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1954 Touchez pas au grisbi ★★★★★★★★ (8/10) 1954 Ali Baba et les 40 voleurs ★★★★ (4/10) 1957 Les aventures d'Arsène Lupin ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1958 Les amants de Montparnasse (Montparnasse 19) ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1960 Le trou ★★★★★★★★★ (9/10)

29. Yannick Bellon

Director | La femme de Jean

Yannick Bellon was born on April 6, 1924 in Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. She was a director and writer, known for La femme de Jean (1974), Somewhere, Someone (1972) and The Cheat (1984). She was married to Henri Magnan. She died on June 2, 2019 in Paris, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1960 Zaa, petit chameau blanc ★★★★★★★★ (S) (8/10) 1967 Charles Baudelaire, la plaie et le couteau ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

1972 Quelque part quelqu'un ★★★★★★★★ (8/10) 1978 L'amour violé ★★★★★★ (6/10) 2001 Le souvenir d'un avenir (S) ★★★★★★★★ (8/10)

30. Charles Belmont

Director | L'écume des jours

Charles Belmont was born on January 24, 1936 in Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France], France. He was an actor and director, known for L'écume des jours (1968), Pour Clémence (1977) and Cancer (1972). He was married to Marielle Issartel. He died on May 15, 2011 in ...

_____________________________________________________ 1968 L'écume des jours ★★★★★★ (6/10)

31. Robert Benayoun

Director | Paris n'existe pas

Robert Benayoun was born on December 12, 1926 in Port-Lyautey, French Protectorate of Morocco [now Kenitra, Morocco]. He was an actor and director, known for Paris n'existe pas (1969), Sérieux comme le plaisir (1975) and Bonjour Mr. Lewis (1982). He died on October 20, 1996 in Paris, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1969 Paris n'existe pas ★★★★★★ (6/10)

1975 Sérieux comme le plaisir ★★★★ (4/10)

32. José Bénazéraf

Director | Un épais manteau de sang

José Bénazéraf was born on January 8, 1922 in Casablanca, Morocco. He was a director and writer. He died on December 1, 2012 in Chiclana de la Frontera, Spain.

_____________________________________________________ 1963 Le concerto de la peur ★★★★★★★★ (8/10) 1965 L'enfer dans la peau ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1966 L'enfer sur la plage ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1966 Joë Caligula - Du suif chez les dabes ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

1982 Brantôme 81: Vie de dames galantes ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

33. Claude Bernard-Aubert

Director | Je cris... je jouis

Claude Bernard-Aubert was born on May 26, 1930 in Durtal, Maine-et-Loire, Pays-de-la-Loire, France. He was a director and writer. He died on June 25, 2018 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays-de-la-Loire, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1957 Patrouille de choc ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1961 Les lâches vivent d'espoir ★★★★★★★★ (8/10)

1970 L'ardoise ★★★★★★ (6/10)

34. Claude Berri

Writer | Jean de Florette

Claude Berri was born on July 1, 1934 in Paris, France. He was a producer and actor, known for Jean de Florette (1986), Germinal (1993) and The Two of Us (1967). He was married to Sylvie Gautrelet and Anne-Marie Rassam. He died on January 12, 2009 in Paris, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1965 Le poulet (S) ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1967 Le vieil homme et l'enfant ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1968 Mazel Tov ou le mariage ★★★★★★ (6/10)

35. Jacques Besnard

Director | Le fou du labo IV

Jacques Besnard was born on July 15, 1929 in Le Petit-Quevilly, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France. He was a director and assistant director, known for Le fou du labo IV (1967), What's Cooking in Paris (1966) and C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule......

_____________________________________________________ 1966 Le grand restaurant ★★★★★ (5/10)

36. Francis Blanche

Actor | Belle de jour

Francis Blanche was born on July 20, 1921 in Paris, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Belle de Jour (1967), Tartarin de Tarascon (1962) and The Big Feast (1973). He was married to Olga Miovitch and Edith Fontaine. He died on July 6, 1974 in Paris, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1962 Tartarin de Tarascon ★★★★★★ (6/10)

37. Bertrand Blier

Writer | Le bruit des glaçons

Bertrand Blier was born on March 14, 1939 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. He is a writer and director, known for The Clink of Ice (2010), Too Beautiful for You (1989) and 1, 2, 3, Freeze (1993).

_____________________________________________________ 1963 Hitler, connais pas (D) ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1967 Si j'étais un espion ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

38. James Blue

Director | A Few Notes on Our Food Problem

James Blue was born on October 10, 1930. He was a director and writer, known for A Few Notes on Our Food Problem (1968), The Olive Trees of Justice (1962) and Invisible City: The Houston Housing Crisis (1978). He died on June 14, 1980 in Buffalo, New York, USA.

_____________________________________________________ 1957 Paris a l'aube (S) ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1962 Les oliviers de la justice ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

39. Michel Boisrond

Director | Faibles femmes

Michel Boisrond was born on October 9, 1921 in Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais, Eure-et-Loir, France. He was a director and assistant director, known for Three Murderesses (1959), The Samurai (1967) and Naughty Girl (1956). He was married to Annette Wademant, Marie-Christine Barrault and Francine Bernard....

_____________________________________________________ 1962 Les Parisiennes ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1974 Dis-moi que tu m'aimes ★★★★ (4/10)

40. Yves Boisset

Director | Dupont Lajoie

Yves Boisset was born on March 14, 1939 in Paris, France. He is a director and writer, known for The Common Man (1975), Le juge Fayard dit Le Shériff (1977) and The French Conspiracy (1972).

_____________________________________________________ 1968 Coplan sauve sa peau ★★★★★ (5/10)

1970 Un condé ★★★★★ (6/10) 1971 Le saut de l'ange ★★★★★ (5/10)

41. Claude Boissol

Director | Aux frontières du possible

Claude Boissol was born on June 15, 1920 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for Aux frontières du possible (1971), Les Globe-trotters (1966) and Toute la ville accuse (1956). He died on May 25, 2016 in Gourdon, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1957 La peau de l'ours ★★★★★ (6/10)

42. Jean-Denis Bonan

Director | La femme bourreau

Jean-Denis Bonan was born in 1942 in Tunis, French Protectorate of Tunisia [now Tunisia]. He is a director and writer, known for A Woman Kills (2010), Bleu Pâlebourg (2019) and Océaniques - Des idées des hommes des oeuvres (1987).

_____________________________________________________ 1968 La femme bourreau ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

43. Claude-Jean Bonnardot

Director | Ballade pour un voyou

Claude-Jean Bonnardot was born on December 26, 1923 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for Ballad for a Hoodlum (1963), L'invention de Morel (1967) and La conquête du ciel (1980). He died on January 20, 1981 in Paris, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1967 L'invention de Morel ★★★★★★★★ (8/10)

44. Bernard Borderie

Director | Fortune carrée

Bernard Borderie was born on June 10, 1924 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for Fortune carrée (1955), Your Turn, Darling (1963) and Dishonorable Discharge (1957). He died on May 28, 1978 in Paris, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1953 La môme vert de gris ★★★★★ (5/10) 1959 Délit de fuite ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1959 La valse du gorille ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1960 Le caïd ★★★★★ (5/10) 1962 Lemmy pour les dames ★★★★★ (5/10) 1963 Rocambole contre services secrets ★★★★★ (5/10) 1966 Brigade antigangs ★★★★ (4/10)

45. Guy Borremans

Cinematographer | L'homme vite

Guy Borremans was born on July 11, 1934 in Dinant, Wallonie, Belgium. He was a cinematographer and director, known for L'homme vite (1963), Kouchibouguac (1978) and La femme image (1959). He was married to Luce Guilbeault. He died on December 29, 2012 in Province Quebec, Canada.

_____________________________________________________ 1963 L'homme vite (S) ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

46. Serge Bourguignon

Director | Les dimanches de Ville d'Avray

Serge Bourguignon was born on September 3, 1928 in Maignelay-Montigny, Oise, Picardie, France. He is a director and writer, known for Sundays and Cybèle (1962), Le sourire (1960) and Two Weeks in September (1967).

_____________________________________________________ 1962 Les dimanches de Ville d'Avray ★★★★★★★★ (8/10) 1967 À coeur joie ★★★★ (4/10)

47. Roger Boussinot

Writer | Le 13ème caprice

Roger Boussinot was born on May 2, 1921 in Tunis, French Protectorate of Tunisia [now Tunisia]. He was a writer and director, known for Le 13ème caprice (1967), L'étang de la Breure (1973) and Visages du cinéma (1970). He died on May 12, 2001 in Bassane, Gironde, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1967 Le 13ème caprice ★★★★★ (5/10)

48. Maurice Boutel

Writer | De l'assassinat considéré comme un des beaux-arts

Maurice Boutel was born on July 30, 1923 in Oran, Oran, France [now Algeria]. He was a writer and director, known for De l'assassinat considéré comme un des beaux-arts (1964), La prostitution (1963) and Business (1960). He died on January 5, 2003 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, ...

_____________________________________________________ 1959 Brigade des moeurs ★★★★★★ (6/10)

49. Jean-Pierre Bouyxou

Writer | Entrez vite... vite, je mouille!

Jean-Pierre Bouyxou was born on January 16, 1946 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. He is an actor and writer. He was previously married to Maud Sinet and Janine Delannoy.

_____________________________________________________ 1968 Satan bouche un coin (S) ★★★★★ (5/10)

1972 Sortez vos culs de ma commode (S) ★★★★★ (5/10)

50. Jean Boyer

Soundtrack | Chocolat

Jean Boyer was born on June 26, 1901 in Paris, France. He was a writer and director, known for Chocolat (2000), Circonstances atténuantes (1939) and Un mauvais garçon (1936). He was married to Jeanne Dastor. He died on March 10, 1965 in Paris, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1951 Nous irons à Monte Carlo ★★★★★ (5/10) 1959 Nina ★★★★★ (5/10) 1959 L'increvable ★★★★ (4/10)

51. Marcel Bozzuffi

Actor | The French Connection

Marcel Bozzuffi was born on October 28, 1929 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. He was an actor and director, known for The French Connection (1971), Z (1969) and Maigret voit rouge (1963). He was married to Françoise Fabian. He died on February 1, 1988 in Paris, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1969 L'américain ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

52. Charles Brabant

Director | La p... respectueuse

Charles Brabant was born on July 6, 1920 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for The Respectful Whore (1952), Zoé (1954) and Les naufrageurs (1959). He died on November 30, 2006 in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1952 La p... respectueuse ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1956 Les possédées ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1958 Le piège ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1959 Les naufrageurs ★★★★★ (5/10) 1962 Carillons sans joie ★★★★★★ (6/10)

53. Michel Brault

Cinematographer | Pour la suite du monde

Michel Brault was born on June 25, 1928 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Of Whales, the Moon, and Men (1963), Orders (1974) and Threshold (1981). He died on September 21, 2013 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

_____________________________________________________ 1958 Les raquetteurs (S) ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1961 La lutte (S) ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1962 Les enfants du silence (S) ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1962 Québec-U.S.A. ou L'invasion pacifique (S) ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1963 Pour la suite du monde (D) ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1964 Le temps perdu (S) ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1964 Geneviève (S) ★★★★★★★★ (8/10) 1967 Entre la mer et l'eau douce ★★★★★★★★★ (9/10) 1968 Les enfants de Néant (D) ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1968 Le beau plaisir (S) ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1969 Éloge du chiac (S) ★★★★★★ (6/10)

1974 Les ordres ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

54. Robert Bresson

Writer | Au hasard Balthazar

Robert Bresson trained as a painter before moving into films as a screenwriter, making a short film (atypically a comedy), Public Affairs (1934) in 1934. After spending more than a year as a German POW during World War II, he made his debut with Angels of Sin (1943) in 1943. His next film, The ...

_____________________________________________________ 1951 Journal d'un curé de campagne ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1956 Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut ★★★★★★★★★ (9/10) 1959 Pickpocket ★★★★★★★★ (8/10) 1962 Procès de Jeanne d'Arc ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1966 Au hasard Balthazar ★★★★★★★★★ (9/10) 1967 Mouchette ★★★★★★★★ (8/10) 1969 Une femme douce ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

1971 Quatre nuits d'un rêveur ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1983 L'argent ★★★★★★★★ (8/10)

55. Philippe de Broca

Director | L'homme de Rio

Philippe de Broca born in 1933 worked as an assistant for Claude Chabrol and Francois Truffaut ( "Les 400 coups" aka "The 400 blows" ). From 1960 to 2004 he directed over 30 full-length feature films, including the highly successful adventure movies such as "That Man from Rio" (L'Homme de Rio) in ...

_____________________________________________________ 1964 Un monsieur de compagnie ★★★★ (4/10)

56. Peter Brook

Director | Lord of the Flies

Born in London, Peter was educated at Westminster, and Magdalen College Oxford. He has staged numerous productions for Birmingham Rep, Stratford Upon Avon and Broadway. In 1962 he was appointed Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, a position he held for 2 decades. His most famous stage ...

_____________________________________________________ 1960 Moderato cantabile ★★★★★★★★ (8/10)

57. Luis Buñuel

Writer | Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

The father of cinematic Surrealism and one of the most original directors in the history of the film medium, Luis Buñuel was given a strict Jesuit education (which sowed the seeds of his obsession with both religion and subversive behavior), and subsequently moved to Madrid to study at the ...

_____________________________________________________ 1956 Cela s'appelle l'aurore ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1956 La mort en ce jardin ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1959 La fièvre monte à El Pao ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1964 Le journal d'une femme de chambre ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1967 Belle de jour ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1969 La voie lactée ★★★★★ (5/10)

1972 Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie ★★★★★★★★ (8/10) 1974 Le fantôme de la liberté ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1977 Cet obscur objet du désir ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

58. Henri Calef

Director | Le secret d'Hélène Marimon

The most underrated of the French directors of the post-WW2 era ? This one,arguably.An educated man ,with a passion for history,Henri Calef (1910-1994) began his career in 1945.His second effort ("Jericho") ranked among the best French movies dealing with resistance during WW2."Les Chouans" was a ...

_____________________________________________________ 1957 Les violents ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1965 L'heure de la vérité ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

59. Marcel Camus

Director | Orfeu Negro

The work of Marcel Camus is characterized by a lyricism which, although central to his fine films of the 1950s and 60s - Fugitive in Saigon (1957), Black Orpheus (1959) and Love in the Night (1968) - later deteriorated into superficial sentimentality. Camus was a professor of painting and sculpture...

_____________________________________________________ 1965 Le chant du monde ★★★★★ (5/10) 1968 Vivre la nuit ★★★★★ (5/10)

1970 Le mur de l'Atlantique ★★★★ (4/10)

60. Maurice de Canonge

Director | L'empreinte rouge

Maurice de Canonge was born on March 18, 1894 in Toulon, Var, France. He was an actor and director, known for L'empreinte rouge (1937), Boum sur Paris (1953) and Inspecteur Grey (1936). He died on December 29, 1978 in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne, Essonne, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1950 L'homme de la Jamaïque ★★★★★★ (6/10)

61. Gilles Carle

Director | Les Plouffe

Advertising studies at the Ecole des Beaux-arts de Montreal. Start the book edition company 'Les Editions de l'hexagone' with the poet Gaston Miron where he wrote litterature and cinema's reviews. In 1955, he began working in graphic arts at Radio-Canada still writing reviews in some newspaper. He ...

_____________________________________________________ 1961 Dimanche d'Amérique (S) ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1961 Manger (S) ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1962 Patinoire (S) ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1963 Natation (S) ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1963 Un air de famille (S) ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1964 Percé on the Rocks (S) ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1964 Solange dans nos campagnes (S) ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1964 The Big Swim (S) ★★★★★ (5/10) 1965 La vie heureuse de Léopold Z ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

1970 Red ★★★★★ (5/10) 1975 La tête de Normande St-Onge ★★★★★ (5/10)

62. Claude Carliez

Stunts | A View to a Kill

Claude Carliez was born on January 10, 1925 in Nancy, France. He was an actor, known for A View to a Kill (1985), Moonraker (1979) and Quentin Durward (1971). He was married to Elaine. He died on May 17, 2015 in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1969 Le paria ★★★★★ (5/10)

63. Marcel Carné

Director | Le quai des brumes

Marcel Carné, the son of a cabinet maker, entered the movies as the assistant of Jacques Feyder. At the age of 25 he directed his first movie Jenny (1936). Colaborating with the writer Jacques Prévert, the decorator Alexandre Trauner, the musician and composer Maurice Jaubert and the actor Jean ...

_____________________________________________________ 1950 La Marie du port ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1951 Juliette ou La clef des songes ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1953 Thérèse Raquin ★★★★★★★★ (8/10) 1954 L'air de Paris ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1956 Le pays d'où je viens ★★★★ (4/10) 1958 Les tricheurs ★★★★★★★★★ (9/10) 1960 Terrain vague ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1963 Du mouron pour les petits oiseaux ★★★★★ (5/10) 1965 Trois chambres à Manhattan ★★★★★★★★ (8/10) 1968 Les jeunes loups ★★★★★★ (6/10)

1945 Les enfants du paradis ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

64. Louis-Georges Carrier

Director | Le monde parallèle

Louis-Georges Carrier was born on June 25, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Le monde parallèle (1967), Aéroport (1980) and Théâtre d'une heure (1963). He died on December 2, 2016 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

_____________________________________________________ 1958 Au bout de ma rue (S) ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1961 Louis-Joseph Papineau: Le demi-dieu (S) ★★★★★ (5/10)

65. Jean-Claude Carrière

Writer | The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Jean-Claude Carrière was born on September 17, 1931 in Colombières-sur-Orb, Hérault, France. He was a writer and actor, known for The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) and Cyrano de Bergerac (1990). He was married to Nicole Janin and Nahal Tajadod. ...

_____________________________________________________ 1961 Rupture (S) ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1962 Heureux anniversaire (S) ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1969 La pince à ongles (S) ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

66. Marcel Carrière

Director | O.K. ... Laliberté

Marcel Carrière was born on April 16, 1935. He is a director and writer, known for O.K. ... Laliberté (1973), The Battle of St-Denis... Yesterday, Today (1970) and Bois-Francs (1966).

_____________________________________________________ 1961 La lutte (S) ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1963 Rencontres à Mitzic (S) ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1964 Villeneuve, peintre-barbier (S) ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1968 Avec tambours et trompettes (S) ★★★★★★ (6/10)

1970 10 milles/heure (S) ★★★★★ (5/10) 1974 Ping-pong (S) ★★★★★ (5/10) 1974 Images de Chine (D) ★★★★★★★★ (8/10)

67. Guy Casaril

Director | L'astragale

Guy Casaril was born on November 1, 1933 in Miramont-de-Guyenne, Lot-et-Garonne, France. He was a director and writer, known for Astragal (1968), Le rempart des Béguines (1972) and Les novices (1970). He died on May 3, 1996 in Chapel Hill, Queensland, Australia.

_____________________________________________________ 1968 L'astragale ★★★★★★ (6/10)

68. Alain Cavalier

Director | Thérèse

Alain Cavalier was born on September 14, 1931 in Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher, France. He is a director and writer, known for Thérèse (1986), Un étrange voyage (1981) and Libera me (1993).

_____________________________________________________ 1962 Le combat dans l'île ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1964 L'insoumis ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1967 Mise à sac ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1968 La chamade ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

69. André Cayatte

Writer | Justice est faite

André Cayatte (b.1909 in Carcassonne, Aude, France) was a lawyer turned novelist and journalist, then screenwriter in 1938, after which he became a film director in 1942. He was known in France from the 1940s to the 1970s for uncompromising films examining the complex ethical and political ...

_____________________________________________________ 1950 Justice est faite ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1955 Le dossier noir ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1960 Le passage du Rhin ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1963 Le glaive et la balance ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1964 Françoise ou La vie conjugale ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1967 Les risques du métier ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1969 Les chemins de Katmandou ★★★★ (4/10)

70. Jean Cayrol

Writer | Le coup de grâce

Jean Cayrol was born on June 6, 1911 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. He was a writer and director, known for Le coup de grâce (1965), On vous parle (1960) and Madame se meurt (1961). He was married to Jeanette Durand. He died on February 10, 2005 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1965 Le coup de grâce ★★★★★★ (6/10)

71. Maurice Cazeneuve

Director | Cette nuit là...

Maurice Cazeneuve was born on January 4, 1923 in Lectoure, Gers, France. He was a director and writer, known for Cette nuit là... (1958), Vendredi (1976) and Illusions perdues (1966). He was married to Martine Sarcey. He died on June 28, 2016 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1958 Cette nuit là... ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1968 La séparation ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

72. Claude Chabrol

Director | Le beau Serge

Claude Chabrol was born on June 24, 1930 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for Le Beau Serge (1958), La Cérémonie (1995) and Story of Women (1988). He was married to Aurore Chabrol, Stéphane Audran and Agnès Goute. He died on September 12, 2010 in Paris, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1958 Le beau Serge ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1959 Les cousins ★★★★★★★★ (8/10) 1959 À double tour ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1960 Les bonnes femmes ★★★★★★★★ (8/10) 1961 Les godelureaux ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1962 L'oeil du malin ★★★★★★★★ (8/10) 1963 Ophélia ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1963 Landru ★★★★ (4/10) 1964 Le Tigre aime la chair fraîche ★★★★★ (5/10) 1964 Les plus belles escroqueries du monde ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1965 Le Tigre se parfume à la dynamite ★★★ (3/10) 1965 Marie Chantal contre Dr. Kha ★★★ (3/10) 1966 La ligne de démarcation ★★★★★★★★ (8/10) 1967 La route de Corinthe ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1967 Le scandale ★★★ (3/10) 1968 Les biches ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1969 La femme infidèle ★★★★★★★★ (8/10) 1969 Que la bête meure ★★★★★★★★ (8/10)

1970 Le boucher ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1970 La rupture ★★★★★★ (6/10)

73. François Chalais

Writer | Portrait d'un assassin

François Chalais was born on December 15, 1919 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. He was a director and writer, known for Portrait of a Killer (1949), La belle et le tzigane (1958) and Girls' Dormitory (1953). He was married to Mei Chen Chalais and France Roche. He died on May 1, 1996 in Paris, ...

_____________________________________________________ 1962 Le chien ★★★★★★ (6/10)

74. Henry Chapier

Director | Sex-Power

Henry Chapier was born on November 14, 1931 in Bucharest, Romania. He was a director and actor, known for Sex-Power (1970), Salut, Jerusalem (1972) and Amore (1974). He died on January 27, 2019 in Paris, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1964 Jeunesse américaine (S) ★★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1968 Un été américain (D) ★★★★★★★★ (8/10)

75. Jean Chapot

Writer | Le fusil à lunette

Jean Chapot was born on November 15, 1930 in Bois-Guillaume, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France. He was a writer and director, known for Le fusil à lunette (1972), Les granges brûlées (1973) and Charles and Lucie (1979). He died on April 10, 1998 in Neuilly-sur-Seine,...

_____________________________________________________ 1966 La voleuse ★★★★★★★★ (8/10)

76. Pierre Chenal

Director | Crime et châtiment

Pierre Chenal was born on December 5, 1904 in Brussels, Belgium. He was a director and writer, known for Crime and Punishment (1935), Native Son (1951) and Il fu Mattia Pascal (1937). He was married to Florence Marly. He died on December 23, 1990 in La Garenne-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1956 Section des disparus ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1960 Les nuits de Raspoutine ★★★★★ (5/10) 1963 L'assassin connaît la musique... ★★★★★★ (6/10)

1970 Les belles au bois dormantes ★★★★ (4/10)

77. Jean Chérasse

Director | La vendetta

Jean Chérasse was born on November 26, 1933 in Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, France. He is a producer and director, known for La vendetta (1962), Un clair de lune à Maubeuge (1962) and Dreyfus ou L'intolérable vérité (1975).

_____________________________________________________ 1962 La vendetta ★★★★ (4/10) 1962 Un clair de lune à Maubeuge ★★★★ (4/10)

78. Pierre Chevalier

Director | The Panther Squad

Pierre Chevalier was born on March 23, 1915 in Orbec, Calvados, France. He was a director and assistant director, known for The Panther Squad (1984), Pigalle carrefour des illusions (1973) and House of Cruel Dolls (1974). He was married to Brigitte Leleu, Dominique Lubin and Colette Desboeuf. He ...

_____________________________________________________ 1955 Vous pigez? ★★★★★ (5/10) 1957 Fernand clochard ★★★★★ (5/10) 1964 Clémentine chérie ★★★★★ (5/10) 1968 Nathalie, l'amour s'éveille ★★★★★ (5/10)

79. Christian-Jaque

Director | Fanfan la tulipe

Christian-Jaque was born on September 4, 1904 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for Fanfan la Tulipe (1952), If All the Guys in the World... (1956) and The Pearls of the Crown (1937). He was married to Denise Morlot, Laurence Christol, Martine Carol, Renée Faure, Simone Renant ...

_____________________________________________________ 1964 Le repas des fauves ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1966 La seconde vérité ★★★★★★ (6/10)

80. Yves Ciampi

Director | Le ciel sur la tête

Yves Ciampi was born on February 9, 1921 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for Heroes and Sinners (1955), Perfectionist (1951) and Skies Above (1965), with the latter nominated for the Grand Prix at the Moscow International Film Festival that year. He was married to Keiko Kishi,...

_____________________________________________________ 1953 Le guérisseur ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1957 Typhon sur Nagasaki ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1959 Le vent se lève ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1961 Qui êtes-vous, Monsieur Sorge? ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1965 Le ciel sur la tête ★★★★★ (5/10)

81. Philippe Clair

Writer | L'aventure extraordinaire d'un papa peu ordinaire

Philippe Clair was born on September 14, 1930 in Martimprey-du-Kiss, Morocco. He was an actor and writer, known for L'aventure extraordinaire d'un papa peu ordinaire (1990), Rodriguez au pays des merguez (1980) and Ces flics étranges venus d'ailleurs (1979). He died on November 28, 2020 in ...

_____________________________________________________ 1965 Déclic et des claques ★★★★ (4/10)

82. René Clair

Writer | Le silence est d'or

René Clair was born on November 11, 1898 in Paris, France. He was a writer and director, known for Man About Town (1947), Beauties of the Night (1952) and The Grand Maneuver (1955). He was married to Bronia Clair. He died on March 15, 1981 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1950 La beauté du diable ★★★★ (4/10) 1952 Les belles de nuit ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1955 Les grandes manoeuvres ★★★★★ (5/10) 1957 Porte des Lilas ★★★★★ (5/10) 1961 Tout l'or du monde ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1965 Les fêtes galantes ★★★★ (4/10)

1924 Entr'acte (S) ★★★★★★★★ (8/10) 1924 Paris qui dort (S) ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

83. René Clément

Director | Jeux interdits

René Clément was one of the leading French directors of the post-World War II era. He directed what are regarded as some of the greatest films of the time, such as The Battle of the Rails (1946), Forbidden Games (1952) and The Day and the Hour (1963). He was later almost forgotten as a director. He...

_____________________________________________________ 1950 Le château de verre ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1952 Jeux interdits ★★★★★★★★ (8/10) 1954 Monsieur Ripois ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1956 Gervaise ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1960 Plein soleil ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1963 Le jour et l'heure ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1964 Les félins ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1966 Paris brûle-t-il? ★★★★★★ (6/10)

84. Pierre Clémenti

Actor | Belle de jour

Pierre Clémenti was born on September 28, 1942 in Paris, France. He was an actor and director, known for Belle de Jour (1967), The Leopard (1963) and À l'ombre de la canaille bleue (1986). He was married to Margareth Clémenti. He died on December 27, 1999 in Paris, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1967 Visa de censure n° X (S) ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1968 La révolution n'est qu'un début. Continuons le combat (S) ★★★★★★ (6/10)

85. Maurice Cloche

Director | L'invité de la onzième heure

Maurice Cloche was born on June 17, 1907 in Commercy, Meuse, France. He was a director and writer, known for L'invité de la onzième heure (1945), Monsieur Vincent (1947) and La cage aux filles (1949). He died on March 20, 1990 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1957 Adorables démons ★★★★ (4/10) 1959 Le fric ★★★★★ (5/10) 1964 Requiem pour un caïd ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

86. Henri-Georges Clouzot

Writer | Le salaire de la peur

Beginning his film career as a screenwriter, Henri-Georges Clouzot switched over to directing and in 1943 had the distinction of having his film The Raven (1943) banned by both the German forces occupying France and the Free French forces fighting them, but for different reasons. He shot to ...

_____________________________________________________ 1950 Miquette et sa mère ★★★ (3/10) 1953 Le salaire de la peur ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1955 Les diaboliques ★★★★★★★★★ (9/10) 1957 Les espions ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1960 La vérité ★★★★★★★★ (8/10) 1964 L'enfer (U) ★★★★★★★★ (8/10) 1968 La prisonnière ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

87. Paul Collet

Director | L'etreinte

Paul Collet was born on May 14, 1941 in Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium. He is a director and writer, known for L'etreinte (1969), Cash? Cash! (1967) and Close (1993).

_____________________________________________________ 1969 L'étreinte ★★★★★ (5/10)

88. Fabien Collin

Director | Un chien dans un jeu de quilles

Fabien Collin was born on November 19, 1917 in Oran, Algeria, France. He was an assistant director and director, known for Un chien dans un jeu de quilles (1962), Et la femme créa l'amour (1966) and Love Play (1961). He died on October 27, 2007 in Paris, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1961 La récréation ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

89. Henri Colpi

Director | Une aussi longue absence

Henri Colpi was born on July 15, 1921 in Brig, Valais, Switzerland. He was a director and writer, known for The Long Absence (1961), Codine (1963) and Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959). He died on January 14, 2006 in Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1961 Une aussi longue absence ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1963 Codine ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1965 Mona, l'étoile sans nom ★★★★★★★★ (8/10)

90. Georges Combret

Producer | Duel à Dakar

Georges Combret was born on November 11, 1906 in Paris, France. He was a producer and writer, known for Duel à Dakar (1951), Marie of the Isles (1959) and Le feu de Dieu! (1967). He died on January 31, 1998 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1967 La malédiction de Belphégor ★★★★★ (5/10)

91. Costa-Gavras

Director | Z

Costa-Gavras was born on February 12, 1933 in Loutra-Iraias, Greece. He is a director and writer, known for Z (1969), Missing (1982) and Amen. (2002). He has been married to Michèle Ray-Gavras since 1968. They have two children.

_____________________________________________________ 1965 Compartiment tueurs ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1969 Z ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

1970 L'aveu ★★★★★★ (6/10)

92. Michel Cournot

Writer | Les tisserands du pouvoir

Michel Cournot was born on May 1, 1922 in Paris, France. He was a writer and director, known for Les tisserands du pouvoir (1988), Les Gauloises bleues (1968) and Ursule et Grelu (1974). He died on February 8, 2007 in Paris, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1968 Les Gauloises bleues ★★★★★ (5/10)

93. Darry Cowl

Actor | Pas sur la bouche

Darry Cowl was born on August 27, 1925 in Vittel, Vosges, Lorraine, France. He was an actor and composer, known for Not on the Lips (2003), Jaloux comme un tigre (1964) and Le triporteur (1957). He was married to Rolande Kalis and Nelly Marcon. He died on February 14, 2006 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, ...

_____________________________________________________ 1964 Jaloux comme un tigre ★★★ (3/10)

94. Grisha Dabat

Writer | Et Satan conduit le bal

Grisha Dabat was born on July 1, 1921 in Cairo, Egypt. He was a writer and director, known for And Satan Calls the Turns (1962), Sweet Violence (1962) and Daniella by Night (1961). He died on December 21, 2004 in Paris, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1962 Et Satan conduit le bal ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

95. Claude Dagues

Director | En direct de...

Claude Dagues was born on August 5, 1923 in Bourgtheroulde-Infreville, Eure, France. Claude was a director and writer, known for En direct de... (1956), Maurin des maures (1970) and En votre âme et conscience (1955). Claude died on September 9, 2006 in La Grande-Motte, Hérault, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1966 La morale de l'histoire ★★★★★ (5/10)

96. Patrice Dally

Assistant_director | Du rififi chez les hommes

Patrice Dally was born on August 6, 1920 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for Rififi (1955), Le grand bluff (1957) and Incognito (1958). He died on September 9, 1986 in Paris, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1957 Le grand bluff ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1958 Incognito ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

97. Jean-Daniel Daninos

Writer | Un Martien à Paris

Jean-Daniel Daninos was born on November 3, 1919 in Paris, France. He was a writer and director, known for Un Martien à Paris (1961), The Spy Catcher (1960) and Some Like It... Cold (1960). He died on February 21, 2006 in Le Chesnay, Yvelines, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1961 Un Martien à Paris ★★★★★ (5/10)

98. Fernand Dansereau

Director | La brunante

Fernand Dansereau was born in 1928 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He is a director and producer, known for La brunante (2007), Doux aveux (1982) and Les Porteurs d'espoir (2010).

_____________________________________________________ 1958 Pays neuf (S) ★★★★★ (5/10) 1959 La canne à pêche (S) ★★★★★★★ (7/10) 1965 Astataïon ou Le festin des morts ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1966 Ça n'est pas le temps des romans (S) ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1968 Saint-Jérôme (D) ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

99. Louis Daquin

Director | Le point du jour

Louis Daquin was born on May 20, 1908 in Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France. He was a director and actor, known for Le point du jour (1949), Les frères Bouquinquant (1947) and The Thistles of the Baragan (1957). He died on October 2, 1980 in Paris, France.

_____________________________________________________ 1951 Maître après Dieu ★★★★★ (5/10) 1960 Les arrivistes ★★★★★ (5/10) 1963 La foire aux cancres (Chronique d'une année scolaire) ★★★★★★★ (7/10)

100. Robert Darène

Director | La cage

Robert Darène was born on January 10, 1914 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was an actor and director, known for La cage (1963), Saint-Louis, ange de la paix (1950) and The Amorous Corporal (1958). He was married to Marie-José Darène. He died on January 15, 2016 in Mittainville Yvelines, ...

_____________________________________________________ 1953 Le chevalier de la nuit ★★★★★ (5/10) 1955 Les chiffonniers d'Emmaüs ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1956 Goubbiah, mon amour ★★★★★ (5/10) 1958 La Bigorne, caporal de France ★★★★ (4/10) 1958 Mimi Pinson ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1961 Il suffit d'aimer ★★★★★★ (6/10) 1963 La cage ★★★★★★★ (7/10)