Alain Godard was a French

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born on in

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Biography

Godard was a copywriter at the

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agency from 1967 to 1969, managing director of

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from 1970 to 1976, creative director of Eurocom from 1977 to 1980, creative director (1987-1988) and then CEO (1988-1991) of the Havas Dentsu Marsteller group, and vice-chairman of Euro RSCG from 1991 to 1995. He is mainly known for his work as a screenwriter.

Filmography

* 1976: '' Dracula and Son'' * 1978: '' Je suis timide mais je me soigne'' * 1979: '' Coup de tête'' * 1980: ''

C'est pas moi, c'est lui ''C'est pas moi, c'est lui'' ( It's not me, it's him) is a French comedy film directed by Pierre Richard released in 1980. Plot Georges Vallier is a famous screenwriter, author of vaudevilles. He jealously keeps the secret from the existence of ...

'' * 1981: '' Quest for Fire'' * 1983: '' Signes extérieurs de richesse'' * 1985: ' * 1986: '' The Name of the Rose'' * 1994: '' Wings of Courage'' * 2001: ''

Enemy at the Gates ''Enemy at the Gates'' (''Stalingrad'' in France and ''L'Ennemi aux portes'' in Canada) is a 2001 war film directed, co-written, and produced by Jean-Jacques Annaud, based on William Craig (author), William Craig's 1973 nonfiction book ''Enemy ...

'' * 2004: '' Two Brothers'' * 2007: ' * 2009: ' * 2011: '' Black Gold'' * 2015: '' Wolf Totem''.

References

External links

* French screenwriters 1944 births 2012 deaths Writers from Boulogne-Billancourt {{France-film-bio-stub