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Pierre Granier-Deferre (1927-2007)

Birthplace:
Paris, France

Born:
July 22, 1927

Died:
November 16, 2007

Biography from TheMovieDB

Pierre Granier-Deferre (27 July 1927 – 16 November 2007) was a French film director and screenwriter. His 1971 film Le Chat (The Cat) won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards at the 21st Berlin International Film Festival. His 1964 film The Adventures of Salavin won the Silver Shell for Best Actor at the 12th San Sebastian International Film Festival.  Granier-Deferre married Annie Fratellini, who starred in his film La Métamorphose des cloportes. They had one daughter, Valerie.  He had two children with his second wife, Susan Hampshire, an English actress: a son, Christopher, a producer/director, and a daughter, Victoria, who died shortly after birth. Granier-Deferre is also the father of Denys Granier-Deferre, a director/actor, whose mother is Denise Leve.  He is also the father of Célia (an actress) and Marie (a stuntwoman) by Isabel Garcia de Herreros (a film editor).  Source: Article "Pierre Granier-Deferre" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Adaptation:
1962  The Little Boy from the Lift
1971  The Widow Couderc
1973  The Last Train
1985  L'Homme aux yeux d'argent

Assistant Director:
1951  Chicago Digest
1951  Terreur en Oklahoma
1952  She and Me
1954  Air of Paris
1955  Magic Village
1955  The Fugitives
1958  A Legitimate Defense
1961  Taxi for Tobruk
1962  The Little Boy from the Lift
1971  The Widow Couderc
1973  The Last Train
1985  L'Homme aux yeux d'argent

Director:
1951  Chicago Digest
1951  Terreur en Oklahoma
1952  She and Me
1954  Air of Paris
1955  Magic Village
1955  The Fugitives
1958  A Legitimate Defense
1961  Taxi for Tobruk
1962  The Little Boy from the Lift
1964  The Adventures of Salavin
1965  Cloportes
1966  Paris in August
1967  The Big Softie
1970  The Horse
1971  The Cat
1971  The Widow Couderc
1973  The Last Train
1973  The Son
1974  Creezy
1975  The Cage
1975  The French Detective
1976  A Woman at Her Window
1979  The Medic
1981  Strange Affair
1982  The North Star
1983  A Friend of Vincent
1985  L'Homme aux yeux d'argent
1986  Private Tuition
1987  Widow's Walk
1988  The Color of the Wind
1990  The Austrian
1992  The Voice
1993  Archipel
1995  The Little Boy
1996  La dernière fête

First Assistant Director:
1951  Chicago Digest
1951  Terreur en Oklahoma
1952  She and Me
1954  Air of Paris
1955  Magic Village
1955  The Fugitives
1958  A Legitimate Defense
1958  Et ta sœur...
1961  Taxi for Tobruk
1962  The Little Boy from the Lift
1964  The Adventures of Salavin
1965  Cloportes
1966  Paris in August
1967  The Big Softie
1970  The Horse
1971  The Cat
1971  The Widow Couderc
1973  The Last Train
1973  The Son
1974  Creezy
1975  The Cage
1975  The French Detective
1976  A Woman at Her Window
1979  The Medic
1981  Strange Affair
1982  The North Star
1983  A Friend of Vincent
1985  L'Homme aux yeux d'argent
1986  Private Tuition
1987  Widow's Walk
1988  The Color of the Wind
1990  The Austrian
1992  The Voice
1993  Archipel
1995  The Little Boy
1996  La dernière fête

Screenplay:
1951  Chicago Digest
1951  Terreur en Oklahoma
1952  She and Me
1954  Air of Paris
1955  Magic Village
1955  The Fugitives
1958  A Legitimate Defense
1958  Et ta sœur...
1961  Taxi for Tobruk
1962  The Little Boy from the Lift
1964  The Adventures of Salavin
1965  Cloportes
1966  Paris in August
1967  The Big Softie
1970  The Horse
1971  The Cat
1971  The Widow Couderc
1973  The Last Train
1973  The Son
1974  Creezy
1975  The Cage
1975  The French Detective
1976  A Woman at Her Window
1979  The Medic
1981  Strange Affair
1982  The North Star
1983  A Friend of Vincent
1985  L'Homme aux yeux d'argent
1986  Private Tuition
1987  Widow's Walk
1988  The Color of the Wind
1990  The Austrian
1992  The Voice
1993  Archipel
1995  The Little Boy
1996  La dernière fête

Writer:
1951  Chicago Digest
1951  Terreur en Oklahoma
1952  She and Me
1954  Air of Paris
1955  Magic Village
1955  The Fugitives
1958  A Legitimate Defense
1958  Et ta sœur...
1961  Taxi for Tobruk
1962  The Little Boy from the Lift
1964  The Adventures of Salavin
1965  Cloportes
1966  Paris in August
1967  The Big Softie
1970  The Horse
1971  The Cat
1971  The Widow Couderc
1973  The Last Train
1973  The Son
1974  Creezy
1975  The Cage
1975  The French Detective
1976  A Woman at Her Window
1979  The Medic
1981  Strange Affair
1982  The North Star
1983  A Friend of Vincent
1985  L'Homme aux yeux d'argent
1986  Private Tuition
1987  Widow's Walk
1988  The Color of the Wind
1990  The Austrian
1992  The Voice
1993  Archipel
1995  The Little Boy
1996  La dernière fête
2006  One Summer

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TV Production

Director:
1991  Maigret

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