Frédéric Rossif
French film director (1922-1990) · France · On the map · Directors · Died at 68
Frédéric Rossif was a Yugoslav-born French film and television director who specialized primarily in documentaries, frequently using archive footage. He covered subjects including contemporary artists such as Pablo Picasso, African wildlife, and 20th century history.
Frédéric Rossif is read about 40 times a day, in 17 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 21 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Auntie DanielleFilm, 1990l'homme aux canards1989
De Nuremberg à NurembergSeries, Director, Creator
De Nuremberg à NurembergFilm, 1989Director1984Sauvage et beauFilm, Director1976
The Wild NationFilm, Director1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeries
Midi PremièreSeries, 1975
Le cantique des créatures: Georges Braque ou Le temps différentFilm, 1975Director1973
The Apocalypse of the AnimalsSeries, Director, Creator
The Apocalypse of the AnimalsFilm, 1973Director1971Samedi soirSeries
As Far as Love Can GoFilm, 1971Director, Writer1968
A Wall in JerusalemFilm, Director, Writer1967
October RevolutionFilm, Director1966Jean-Pierre Melville on the Set of Le Deuxième SouffleFilm, Director1963SpainFilm, Director, Writer1956
CinépanoramaSeries, CreatorLe grand sudFilm, 1956Director1953
Royal Affairs in VersaillesFilm, Un homme du peuple (uncredited)1951
MatisseFilm, Director1922Born16 February 1922People around Frédéric
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Étienne Chatiliez Directed Tatie Danielle (1990)
Vangelis Frédéric directed Opéra sauvage (1979)
Sacha Guitry Produced Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Michel Duchaussoy Frédéric directed As Far as Love Can Go (1971)
Karin Viard Also in Tatie Danielle and Auntie Danielle
Henri Langlois Also in Matisse (1951)
André Wilms Also in Tatie Danielle and Auntie Danielle
Isabelle Nanty Also in Tatie Danielle and Auntie Danielle
Catherine Jacob Also in Tatie Danielle and Auntie Danielle
Tsilla Chelton Also in Tatie Danielle and Auntie Danielle
Nadia Barentin Also in Tatie Danielle and Auntie Danielle
Nicole Stéphane Produced To Die in Madrid (1963)
Madeleine Chapsal Also in The Witnesses and To Die in Madrid
Évelyne Didi Also in Tatie Danielle and Auntie Danielle
Patrick Bouchitey Also in Tatie Danielle and Auntie Danielle- Claude Blanchard Produced As Far as Love Can Go (1971)
Monique Pantel Also in Tatie Danielle and Auntie Danielle
Florence Quentin Wrote Tatie Danielle and Auntie Danielle
Filmography 23
41 credits on file
Television 6
Media & music
About this person
Rossif's best known work was To Die in Madrid, a film about the Spanish Civil War for which he won the Prix Jean Vigo in 1963. One of his final works was From Nuremberg to Nuremberg, a three-hour television documentary about Nazi Germany. He frequently collaborated with notable composers Maurice Jarre and Vangelis.
