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| birth_date = 11 November 1906
| birth_date = 11 November 1906
| birth_place = [[Paris, France ]]
| birth_place = [[Paris, France]]
| death_date = 31 January 1998
| death_date = 31 January 1998
| death_place = [[ Cannes]], [[Alpes-Maritimes]], France
| death_place = [[Cannes]], [[Alpes-Maritimes]], France
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| occupation = Director, Producer, Writer
| occupation = Director, Producer, Writer
| yearsactive = 1950-1982 (film)
| yearsactive = 1950-1982 (film)
| imdb_id = 0173625
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'''Georges Combret''' (1906–1998) was a French [[film director]], [[film producer|producer]] and [[screenwriter]].<ref>Hayward p.423</ref>
'''Georges Combret''' (1906–1998) was a French [[film director]], [[film producer|producer]] and [[screenwriter]].<ref>Hayward p.423</ref>

== Biography ==
Born as Maurice Antonin Georges Combret<ref>{{Cite web |title=matchID - Moteur de recherche des décès |url=https://deces.matchid.io/id/VcWi0dLE5ePH |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=deces.matchid.io}}</ref> in 1906, he would start work in the [[Automotive industry|automobile industry]]. After the [[World War II|Second World War]], he would find work in the [[film industry]] (starting as a production manager for the 1949 film ''[[:fr:La_Ronde_des_heures_(film,_1949)|La Ronde des Heures]]''). During the 1970s, he would finance pornographic films and operated several theatres. He died after succumbing to injuries caused by a car in 1998.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rège |first=Philippe |title=Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Vol. 1 |publisher=[[Scarecrow Press, Inc.]] |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-8108-6939-4 |pages=245}}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
* ''[[Duel in Dakar]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Duel in Dakar]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Music in the Head]]'' (1951)
* ''[[The Fighting Drummer]]'' (1953)
* ''[[The Fighting Drummer]]'' (1953)
* ''[[Rasputin (1954 film)|Rasputin]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Rasputin (1954 film)|Rasputin]]'' (1954)
* ''[[The Contessa's Secret]]'' (1954)
* ''[[The Contessa's Secret]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Toute la ville accuse]]'' (1956)
* ''[[The Whole Town Accuses]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Marie of the Isles]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Marie of the Isles]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Hot Frustrations]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Hot Frustrations]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Ring Around the World]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Ring Around the World]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Fire of Love (1967 film)|Fire of Love]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Fire of Love (1967 film)|Fire of Love]]'' (1967)
* ''[[ The Curse of Belphegor]]'' (1967)
* ''[[The Curse of Belphegor]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Hot and Naked]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Hot and Naked]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Le plumard en folie]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Le plumard en folie]]'' (1974)
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Latest revision as of 12:49, 2 February 2024

Georges Combret
Born11 November 1906
Died31 January 1998
Occupation(s)Director, Producer, Writer
Years active1950-1982 (film)

Georges Combret (1906–1998) was a French film director, producer and screenwriter.[1]

Biography[edit]

Born as Maurice Antonin Georges Combret[2] in 1906, he would start work in the automobile industry. After the Second World War, he would find work in the film industry (starting as a production manager for the 1949 film La Ronde des Heures). During the 1970s, he would finance pornographic films and operated several theatres. He died after succumbing to injuries caused by a car in 1998.[3]

Selected filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hayward p.423
  2. ^ "matchID - Moteur de recherche des décès". deces.matchid.io. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  3. ^ Rège, Philippe (2010). Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Vol. 1. Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-8108-6939-4.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Hayward, Susan. French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film. Intellect Books, 2010.

External links[edit]