Raoul Lévy

Raoul J. Lévy (born April 14, 1922 in Antwerp , † December 31, 1966 in St. Tropez ) was a Belgian-French film producer and film director.

Life

After the occupation of Belgium by German troops, Raoul J. Lévy fled to Great Britain and did military service in the Royal Air Force . After the war he became a production assistant at RKO . In 1950 he managed to set up his own small film production company. He was also able to achieve international success by working with director Roger Vadim , especially with films that made Brigitte Bardot a star. Lévy also worked as a screenwriter and director. His business decline started with the project for a film about Marco Polo's travels . In the kingdom of Kublai Khan did not achieve the financial results that Lévy expected. On New Year's Eve 1966 he put an end to his life in St. Tropez.

Filmography (selection)

actor

1956: ... and women always beckon (Et Dieu ... créa la femme)

script

1956: ... and women always beckon (Et Dieu ... créa la femme)
1964: In the kingdom of Kublai Khan (Les fabuleuses aventures de Marco Polo) - also directed
1965: Greetings to the Mafia (Je vous salue, Mafia!) - also production
1966: Silent weapons - also production and direction

production

1956: ... and women always beckon (Et Dieu ... créa la femme)
1956: Traces of the Past (Sait-on jamais?)
1958: It's always night in their eyes (Les bijoutiers du clair de lune)
1958: With a woman's arms (En cas de malheur)
1959: Babette goes to war (Babette s'en va-t-en guerre)
1960: hours of tenderness (Moderato cantabile)
1960: the truth
1965: Greetings to the Mafia (Je vous salue, Mafia!) - also script
1967: Two or three things I know about her

Web links

Lévy, Raoul J. in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ 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 5: L - N. Rudolf Lettinger - Lloyd Nolan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 17.

personal data
SURNAME	Lévy, Raoul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Lévy, Raoul J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Belgian-French film producer and film director
DATE OF BIRTH	April 14, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH	Antwerp
DATE OF DEATH	December 31, 1966
Place of death	St. Tropez

[1] 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 5: L - N. Rudolf Lettinger - Lloyd Nolan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 17.