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François Leterrier

French film director and actor (1929-2020) · France · Directors · Died at 91

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François Leterrier was a French film director and actor. He entered the film industry when he was cast as the lead in Robert Bresson's film A Man Escaped (1956). After this he assisted other directors before directing his debut film in 1961.

A life in dates

2020Died3 December 20202010The Essence of FormsFilm1993Knight of the Legion of HonourAward1992The Son of the MekongFilm, Director1989ImogèneFilm, Director1987L'îleSeries, Director1984The BodyguardFilm, Director, Writer1981Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe !Film, Director1980Rat RaceFilm, Director, Writer1979Pierrot mon amiFilm, Director1977Emmanuelle 3Film, Director, Writer1976MiladyFilm, Director1974Stavisky...Film, André Malraux1973Private ScreeningFilm, Director, Writer1963A King Without DistractionFilm, Director1961Naked AutumnFilm, Director, Writer1956A Man EscapedFilm, Fontaine1929Born26 May 1929

Also in Deutsch

Filmography 17

TFThe Essence of Forms2010
TMThe Son of the MekongDirector1992
IMImogèneDirector1989
SLSlices of LifeDirector1985
TBThe BodyguardDirector, Writer1984
QSQuand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe !Director1981 · ★ 5.2
RRRat RaceDirector, Writer1980
PAPierrot mon amiDirector1979
YTYour Turn, My TurnDirector, Writer1978
EMEmmanuelle 3Director, Writer1977 · ★ 4.7
MIMiladyDirector1976
STStavisky...André Malraux1974 · ★ 5.9
PSPrivate ScreeningDirector, Writer1973
TCThe Royal ChaseDirector, Writer1969
ADA King Without DistractionDirector1963
NANaked AutumnDirector, Writer1961
AEA Man EscapedFontaine1956 · ★ 8.0

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Television 1

LÎL'îleDirector1987

Awards

Knight of the Legion of Honour1993

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About this person

Country
France
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2020 · aged 91

In common with François

Robert BressonAlso in A Man Escaped (1956)Sami FreyAlso in The Bodyguard (1984)Michel BeauneAlso in Stavisky... (1974)Claude GiraudAlso in A King Without Distraction (1963)Martin LamotteAlso in Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe ! (1981)Marc PorelAlso in Rat Race (1980)

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