Known For
Directing
Born
Jan 12, 1908
Died
Jun 18, 2008
Place of Birth
Noisy-le-Sec, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Credits
54 titles
Jean Delannoy
Biography
Jean Delannoy (12 January 1908 – 18 June 2008) was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director. Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family was from Haute-Normandie in the north of France. He was a Protestant, a descendant of Huguenots, some of whom fled the country during the French Wars of Religion, and settled first in Wallonia. Afterwards, their name became De la Noye and then Delano, who were on the second ship to immigrate to Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was a student in Paris when he began acting in silent films. He eventually landed a job with Paramount Studios Parisian facilities, working his way up to head film editor. In 1934 he directed his first film and went on to a long career, both writing and directing. In 1946, his film about a Protestant minister titled La symphonie pastorale was awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1960, his film, Maigret tend un piège was nominated for a BAFTA award for "Best Film from any Source". In recognition of his long service to the French motion picture industry, in 1986 Delannoy received an Honorary César Award. Delannoy died on 18 June 2008, at the age of 100. Source: Article "Jean Delannoy" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Filmography
Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim
Self
Jean Cocteau, cinéaste
Self
Mary of Nazareth
Director
The Passion of Bernadette
Director
Bernadette
Director
The Enigmatic Mister S.
Writer
Histoire du Chevalier Des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut
Creator
Not Dumb, the Bird
Director
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
Only the Cool
Director
Action Man
Director
The Sultans
Director
The Double Bed
Writer
Le Majordome
Director
This Special Friendship
Director
Imperial Venus
Director
Rendezvous
Director
Princess of Cleves
Director
Love and the Frenchwoman
Director
The Baron of the Locks
Director
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
Director
Guinguette
Director
Maigret Sets a Trap
Director
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Director
Marie-Antoinette Queen of France
Director
Cinépanorama
Self
The Little Rebels
Director
Obsession
Writer
The Secrets of the Bed
Director
Daughters of Destiny
Director
Napoleon Road
Director
The Moment of Truth
Director
Savage Triangle
Director
God Needs Men
Director
The Secret of Mayerling
Writer
In the Eyes of Memory
Writer
The Chips Are Down
Director
Pastoral Symphony
Adaptation
Blind Desire
Writer
The Hunchback
Director
The Eternal Return
Director
L'assassin a peur la nuit
Director
Gambling Hell
Director
Fièvres
Director
Pontcarral, Empire Colonel
Director
The Black Diamond
Screenplay
Golden Venus
Director
Tamara la complaisante
Director
Feu!
Editor
Club de femmes
Editor