Pierre Étaix
French clown, comedian and filmmaker (1928-2016) · France · On the map · Directors · Died at 87
Pierre Étaix was a French clown, comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of short- and feature-length films, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He won an Academy Award for best live action short film in 1963.
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Winter SongFilm, Marquis-Clochard2013Commandeur des Arts et des LettresAward2012Jean Mitry AwardAward2009
Lucifer et moiFilm2003
Un film et son époqueSeries1990
Bouvard et PécuchetFilm, Maître Tardivel1988
The Nightmare of MélièsFilm, Director1986
Max My LoveFilm, Detective1983Doctor Lerne, SubgodFilm, Roland1982
Aujourd'hui la vieSeries1975
Numéro unSeriesSystème 2Series
Serious as PleasureFilm, 1975Le garçon d'étage1972
Le Grand ÉchiquierSeries1970
The ClownsFilm, Clown1967
The Thief of ParisFilm, Pickpocket (uncredited)1965
YoyoFilm, Director, Writer1964BAFTA Award for Best Short FilmAward1963Academy Award for Best Live Action Short FilmAward1962Louis Delluc PrizeAward
A Swelled HeadFilm, 19621960
The Army GameFilm, Le chef de gare1958
Mon OncleFilm, Delivery man / Telegraph operator (uncredited)1956
CinépanoramaSeries1928Born23 November 1928People around Pierre
Jean-Claude Carrière Wrote The Thief of Paris and Max, Mon Amour- Paul Claudon Produced Yoyo and The Suitor
Otar Iosseliani Directed Chantrapas and Gardens in Autumn
Nicole Calfan Also in Max, Mon Amour and Le Grand Amour
Jean-Pierre Jeunet Directed Amélie (2001), produced Micmacs (2010)- Guy Gilles Directed Nuit Docile (1987)
Nagisa Ōshima Directed Max, Mon Amour (1986)
Magali Clément Pierre directed The Great Love (1969)
Pierre Maguelon Pierre directed The Suitor (1963)
Serge Silberman Produced Max, Mon Amour (1986)
François Truffaut Produced The Army Game (1961)- Robert Bresson Directed Pickpocket (1963)
Louis Malle Directed The Thief of Paris (1967)
Yolande Moreau Also in Amélie and Micmacs
Bernadette Lafont Also in The Thief of Paris and The Army Game
Philip Kaufman Directed Henry & June (1991)
Milena Vukotic Also in Max, Mon Amour and Max My Love
Bulle Ogier Also in Chantrapas and Bel ordure
Ticky Holgado Also in Amélie (2001)
Jean-Luc Bideau Also in The Thief of Paris (1967)
Catherine Belkhodja Also in Nuit Docile and Docile Night
Sergio Gobbi Produced Serious as Pleasure (1975)
Philippe Castelli Pierre directed Yoyo (1965)
Gilbert de Goldschmidt Produced Le Grand Amour (1969)
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Mon Oncle 1958
Pickpocket 1959
Le Havre 2011
Yoyo 1965
The Clowns 1970
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
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Television 6
Media & music
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Due to a legal dispute with a distribution company, his films were unavailable from the 1970s until 2009.
