Jean Boyer (director)

Jean Boyer (born June 26, 1901 in Paris , † March 10, 1965 ibid) was a French director and screenwriter .

The son of the chansonnier Lucien Boyer began his career in the early 1930s as a screenwriter (among others with Abel Gance ) and from 1935 as a director. In the course of his life he made more than seventy mostly successful entertainment films , including Miquette (the last film with Lilian Harvey ) and Le trou normand, in which Brigitte Bardot made her debut in 1952 . He also wrote chanson texts for several music films. He also produced some of his films himself, including Coiffeur pour dames (1952).

Filmography (director)

• 1935: Les époux célibataires
• 1936: Un mauvais garçon
• 1936: Out into the distance (Prends la route)
• 1937: Breach of trust (Abus de confiance)
• 1938: La chaleur you be
• 1940: Serenade (Sérénade)
• 1940: Miquette
• 1941: L'acrobate
• 1941: Chèque au porteur
• 1951: Music in Monte Carlo (Nous irons à Monte Carlo)
• 1952: Le trou normand
• 1952: Coiffeur pour dames (director)
• 1956: The fashion king (Le couturier de ces dames)
• 1960: Bouche cousue
• 1962: Virginie
• 1962: That's not me (C'est pas moi, c'est l'autre)
• 1964: Relaxe-toi chérie

Web links

• Jean Boyer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Entry on Allmovie