Alain Poiré
Alain Poiré (born February 13, 1917 in Paris , † January 15, 2000 in Neuilly-sur-Seine ) was a French film producer.
Life
Alain Poiré was born in Paris on February 13, 1917. After completing his law degree, he worked for Agence Havas from 1936 to 1938 . He then headed a theater for four years and from 1943 headed the Compagnie Parisienne de Location de Films as its director for five years . He then became head of the film department at Gaumont and from 1961 director at Gaumont International . Numerous successful films were produced under his direction, in which many of the most famous French actors such as Louis de Funès , Yves Montand , Gérard Depardieu , Jean Gabin , Alain Delon , Lino Ventura and Sophie Marceau appeared. In his more than 50 years of working as a producer, he was involved in the realization of 140 film projects.
His son, Jean-Marie Poiré (* 1945), is also active in the film industry as a director, screenwriter and producer.
Filmography (selection)
- 1956: A man condemned to death escaped (Un condamné à mort s'est échappé)
- 1959: The False General ( Il generale Della Rovere )
- 1963: Vice and virtue (Le vice et la vertu)
- 1963: My uncle, the gangster ( Les Tontons flingueurs )
- 1964: 100,000 dollars in the sun (Cent mille dollars au soleil)
- 1965: Fantomas versus Interpol (Fantômas se déchaîne)
- 1967: Fantomas threatens the world (Fantômas contre Scotland Yard)
- 1967: Oscar
- 1967: The Whore and the Fool (Un idiot à Paris)
- 1967: A girl like the sea (La grande sauterelle)
- 1969: Uncle Paul, the great plum (Hibernatus)
- 1969: The super brain (Le cerveau)
- 1971: The stupid pranks of the rich (La folie des grandeurs)
- 1971: Musketeer with blow and stab (Les mariés de l'an II)
- 1972: Alfred, the crackling pea (Les malheurs d'Alfred)
- 1972: The tall blonde with the black shoe (Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire)
- 1974: The tall blonde returns (Le retour du grand blond)
- 1975: The Unshackled ( L'agression )
- 1976: An elephant is very wrong (Un éléphant ça trompe énormément)
- 1976: The toy (Le jouet)
- 1976: The Lords Dracula (Dracula père et fils)
- 1976: A clumsy head astray (On aura tout vu!)
- 1978: The gentle one with the quick legs (La carapate)
- 1979: That settles the matter for me (Coup de tête)
- 1980: The Puppeteer (Le guignolo)
- 1980: La Boum - The Fete (La boum)
- 1981: The horned ox and his draft horse (La chèvre)
- 1981: Clara and the great guys (Clara et les chics types)
- 1981: The skin (La pelle)
- 1982: Das As der Ase (L'as des as)
- 1982: La Boum 2 - The party goes on (La boum 2)
- 1984: Carmen
- 1986: Twist Again in Moscow (Twist again à Moscou)
- 1990: My Father's Fame (La gloire de mon père)
- 1990: My mother's castle (Le château de ma mère)
- 1998: Dinner for Spinners (Le dîner de cons)
literature
- Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 6: N - R. Mary Nolan - Meg Ryan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 277.
Web links
- Alain Poiré in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Poiré, Alain |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French film producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1917 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
DATE OF DEATH | January 15, 2000 |
Place of death | Neuilly-sur-Seine |