René Clair
French filmmaker and writer (1898-1981) · France · On the map · Directors · Died at 82
René Clair, born René-Lucien Chomette, was a French filmmaker and writer. He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films which often featured fantasy comedy themes.
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Le Grand ÉchiquierSeries
Midi trenteSeries, 19721965
The Lace WarsFilm, Director, Writer1962
The Four TruthsFilm, Director, Writer1957
The Gates of ParisFilm, Director, Writer1956
CinépanoramaSeries1955Louis Delluc PrizeAward1952
Beauties of the NightFilm, Director, Producer1945
And Then There Were NoneFilm, Director, Producer1943
Forever and a DayFilm, Director1938
Break the NewsFilm, Director, Writer1934
The Last BillionaireFilm, Director, Writer1930
Miss EuropeFilm, Writer1927
The Prey of the WindFilm, Director, Writer1924
Entr'acteFilm, Director, Producer1920
Lily of LifeFilm1898Born11 November 1898People around René
Gérard Philipe René produced The Grand Maneuver (1955)
Albert Préjean René directed Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)
Gaston Modot René directed Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)
Raymond Bussières René directed Gates of Paris (1957)
Paul Faivre René produced Gates of Paris (1957)
Albert Michel René produced Gates of Paris (1957)
Raymond Cordy René directed À Nous la Liberté and Le Million
Jim Gérald René directed The Italian Straw Hat (1928)
Claude Rich René produced The Grand Maneuver (1955)
Paul Préboist René directed Gates of Paris (1957)
Roland Young René directed The Flame of New Orleans (1941)
Dany Carrel René directed Gates of Paris (1957)
Simone Valère René produced The Grand Maneuver (1955)
Gabrielle Fontan René produced Gates of Paris (1957)
Sandra Milovanoff René directed The Phantom of the Moulin Rouge (1925)
Raymond Aimos René directed Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)
Yves Robert René produced The Grand Maneuver (1955)
François Périer René directed Man About Town (1947)
Dany Robin René produced Man About Town (1947)
Alfred Adam René produced All the Gold in the World (1961)
Maurice Schutz René directed The Imaginary Voyage (1926)
Max Dalban René produced Beauties of the Night (1952)
Paul Demange René produced Beauties of the Night (1952)
Pierre Palau René produced The Grand Maneuver (1955)
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The Beauty of the Devil 1950
And Then There Were None 1945
À Nous la Liberté 1931
Entr'acte 1924
I Married a Witch 1942
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Television 4
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He went on to make some of the most innovative early sound films in France, before going abroad to work in the United Kingdom and the United States for more than a decade. Returning to France in the aftermath of World War II, he continued to make films that were characterised by their elegance and wit, often presenting a nostalgic view of French life in earlier years. He was elected to the Académie Française in 1960. Clair's best known films include Un chapeau de paille d'Italie, Sous les toits de Paris, Le Million (1931), À nous la liberté (1931), I Married a Witch (1942), and And Then There Were None (1945).
