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Jacques Tourneur

French film director (1904-1977) · France · On the map · Directors · Died at 73

Jacques Tourneur was a French-American filmmaker, active during the Golden Age of Hollywood.

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A life in dates

1977Died19 December 19771966T.H.E. CatSeries, Director1965War-Gods of the DeepFilm, Director1961Follow the SunSeries, Director1960The Barbara Stanwyck ShowSeries, Director1959Adventures in ParadiseSeries, DirectorFrontier RangersFilm, 1959Director1958Northwest PassageSeries, Director1957The CaliforniansSeries, DirectorThe Walter Winchell FileSeries, 1957DirectorNight of the DemonFilm, 1957Director1955The Jane Wyman ShowSeries, DirectorStranger on HorsebackFilm, 1955Director1953General Electric TheaterSeries, Director1952Way of a GauchoFilm, Director1950Stars in My CrownFilm, Director1948Berlin ExpressFilm, Director1946Canyon PassageFilm, Director1943I Walked with a ZombieFilm, Director1941Doctors Don't TellFilm, Director1939Nick Carter, Master DetectiveFilm, Director1937Romance of RadiumFilm, Director1928The Trail of '98Film, Extra (uncredited)1923ScaramoucheFilm, Extra (uncredited)1904Born12 November 1904

People around Jacques

  • Out of the Past 1947
  • Stars in My Crown 1950
  • Night of the Demon 1957
  • Nightfall 1956
  • Cat People 1942

Also in Deutsch

Filmography 40

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Television 12

About this person

He was known as an auteur of stylish and atmospheric genre films, many of them for RKO Pictures, including the supernatural horror films Cat People (1942), I Walked with a Zombie (1943) and The Leopard Man (1943), the war film Days of Glory (1944), which marked Gregory Peck's debut film role, and the film noir Out of the Past (1947). He is also known for directing the British horror film Night of the Demon (1957), which was released by Columbia Pictures as Curse of the Demon.

Country
France
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 1977 · aged 73