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Gérard Oury

French director and actor (1919-2006) · France · On the map · Directors · Died at 87

Gérard Oury was a French film director, actor and writer. He is best known for a number of comedies he directed and co-wrote between the 1960s and 1980s, most notably The Sucker (1965), Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966), The Brain (1969), The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973), and Ace of Aces (1982).

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2006Died19 July 20061998Vivement dimancheSeries1996Ghost with DriverFilm, Director1989Vanille fraiseFilm, Director, Writer1987Matin BonheurSeries1986A Man and a Woman: 20 Years LaterFilm, Un spectateur de '40 ans déjà'1982Champs-ElyséesSeries1980Umbrella CoupFilm, Director, Writer1978Ciné regardsSeries1975Paulée de Meursault PrizeAwardApostrophesSeries, 19751973The Mad Adventures of Rabbi JacobFilm, Director, Writer1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSeries1971Samedi soirSeries1969The BrainFilm, Director, Writer1968À bout portantSeries1965The SuckerFilm, Director, Writer1964New Reports from FranceSeries, Director1962Crime Does Not PayFilm, Director1959Come Dance with Me!Film, Writer1956CinépanoramaSeriesHouse of SecretsFilm, 1956Julius Pindar1954Father BrownFilm, Inspector Dubois1951Mr. Peek-a-BooFilm, Maurice1947Antoine & AntoinetteFilm, Le client galant1919Born29 April 1919

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Known for

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  • Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! 1966
  • The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob 1973
  • Delusions of Grandeur 1971
  • The Sucker 1965
  • The Brain 1969

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Filmography 40

94 credits on file

Television 15

Media & music

Awards

Paulée de Meursault Prize1975
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit

About this person

Country
France
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 2006 · aged 87

In the same film or series as Gérard

Serge GainsbourgAlso in Come Dance with Me! (1959)Simone SignoretAlso in Without Leaving an Address (1951)David NivenAlso in The Brain (1969)María de los Angeles Felix GüereñaAlso in Heroes and Sinners (1955)