Raoul André

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Raoul André , pseudonym Jean Le Vitte , (born May 24, 1916 in Rabat , Morocco ; † November 3 or November 4, 1992 in Paris or La Garenne-Colombes , France ) was a French make- up artist , cameraman , film director and screenwriter .

Life

André, son of a colonial official in the Protectorate of Morocco , grew up in Rabat. He turned to film after his attempts to study law or literature failed. He worked as a makeup artist, cameraman and assistant director until he made his first feature film in 1947 as a director for the film Le village de la colère . He then advanced to become a specialist in cheap and shallow action films and rogue comedies , including some films with Eddie Constantine .

He was married to the actress Louise Carletti (1922–2002) from 1955 , his daughter is the actress Ariane Carletti (* 1957).

Filmography (selection)

  • 1947: Le village de la colère
  • 1948: Coach No. 13 (Il fiacre No. 13)
  • 1948: L'assassin est à l'écoute
  • 1951: Une fille à croquer
  • 1953: Une nuit à Megève
  • 1954: Those who sell (Les clandestines)
  • 1954: Ostracized women (Marchandes d'illusions)
  • 1955: Cherchez la femme
  • 1955: Les pépées font la loi
  • 1955: Une fille épatante
  • 1956: gangsters, drugs and blondes (L'homme et l'enfant)
  • 1956: Les indiscrètes
  • 1956: Les pépées au service secret
  • 1957: La polka des menottes
  • 1958: Lost Game (Clara et les méchants)
  • 1959: After certain nights (Secret professionnel)
  • 1962: La planque
  • 1963: Eddie only pats cheeky cats (Les femmes d'abord)
  • 1963: Eddie colt-correct again (Des frissons partout)
  • 1965: Eddie, Blossoms and Blondes (Ces dames s'en mêlent)
  • 1965: You are about to sing, Birdie (Mission spéciale à Caracas)
  • 1967: Le grand bidule
  • 1968: Ces messieurs de la famille
  • 1969: Kasimir, I dread you (Le bourgeois gentil mec)
  • 1970: Ces messieurs de la gâchette
  • 1973: La dernière bourrée à Paris
  • 1974: The Sex Clinic (Serre-moi contre toi, j'ai besoin de caresses)
  • 1974: La kermesse erotique
  • 1974: Y'a un os dans la moulinette

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Kay Less : The large personal dictionary of the film Volume 1: A - C. Erik Aaes - Jack Carson. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 106.
  2. ↑ a b According to IMDb
personal data
SURNAME André, Raoul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Le Vitte, Jean (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French makeup artist, cameraman, film director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH May 24, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Rabat , Morocco
DATE OF DEATH November 3, 1992 or November 4, 1992
Place of death Paris or La Garenne-Colombes , France