Denys de La Patellière
Denys de La Patellière , real name Denys de Dubois de La Patellière (born March 8, 1921 in Nantes , † July 21, 2013 in Dinard ), was a French film director and screenwriter .
Career
After attending a film school and working for the newsreel “Actualités françaises”, Denys de La Patellière worked as an assistant to Georges Lampin . He mainly shot dramas (six films with Jean Gabin alone ). Comedies, thrillers, war dramas ( taxi to Tobruk ) and epics ( In the kingdom of Kublai Khan with Horst Buchholz ) remained exceptions. His last film in 1973 was the celibacy and residency drama The Abbé and Love with Robert Hossein and Claude Jade . After that, Denys de La Patellière worked for television (including 1979 The Count of Monte Christo with Jacques Weber ).
Filmography
movie theater
- 1955: Aristocrats (Les aristocrates)
- 1956: Behind closed doors (Le salaire du péché)
- 1957: Les œufs de l'autruche
- 1957: Lucifer's daughter (Retour de manivelle)
- 1958: The big families (Les grandes familles)
- 1959: Wiesenstrasse 10 (Rue des prairies)
- 1959: With the eyes of love (Les yeux de l'amour)
- 1960: Taxi to Tobruk (Un taxi pour Tobrouk)
- 1962: Madeleine and the sailor (Le bateau d'Émile)
- 1964: In the kingdom of Kublai Khan (La fabuleuse aventure de Marco Polo)
- 1965: Lord of Brassac Castle (Le tonnerre de Dieu)
- 1965: Rififi in Paris (Du rififi à Paname)
- 1966: Hot Nights (Soleil noir)
- 1966: The Father's Journey (Le voyage du père)
- 1968: Caroline Chérie (Beautiful as Sin) (Caroline chérie)
- 1968: Baldwin - the night ghost (Le tatoué)
- 1972: The Killer and the Commissioner (Le tueur)
- 1973: The Abbé and Love (Prêtres interdits)
watch TV
- 1979: The Count of Monte Christo (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo)
- 1988–1990: Paparoff (6 episodes)
- 1992: Diamond Swords (Les epées de diamant)
Web links
- Denys de La Patellière in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Denys de La Patellière at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mort du réalisateur Denys de La Patellière. In: Le Monde , July 21, 2013 (French). Retrieved July 22, 2013.
- ↑ Film director Denys de La Patellière died at the age of 92. ( Memento from July 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) In: Stern , July 22, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | La Patellière, Denys de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | de Dubois de La Patellière, Denys (civil) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nantes |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 21, 2013 |
| Place of death | Dinard |