Alex Joffé (18 November 1918 – 18 August 1995) was a French film director and screenwriter, known for ''Les cracks'' (1968), ''Fortunat'' (1960) and ''La grosse caisse'' (1965). He was the father of the director Arthur Joffé, as well as Marion (born 1952) and Nina (born 1956). Alex Joffé was born on 18 November 1918 in Alexandria, Egypt, as Alexandre Joffé. He was married to Renée Asseo. on his mother's side, he is related to author and journalist Salomon Malka, the biographer of Emmanuel Lévinas and Franz Rosenzweig, and theatre professor, director and playwright Avraham Oz. He died on 18 August 1995 in Paris.Alex Joffé
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Filmography

Director

* 1946 : '' Six heures à perdre'' starring André Luguet and Denise Grey * 1953 : ''

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'' starring

Robert Lamoureux Robert Lamoureux (4 January 1920 – 29 October 2011) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1951 and 1994. He starred in the film ''The Adventures of Arsène Lupin'', which was entered ...

and Geneviève Page * 1955 : ''

Les Hussards ''Les Hussards'' ( en, Cavalrymen), is a French comedy film from 1955, directed by Alex Joffé, written by Gabriel Arout, starring Bernard Blier, Giovanna Ralli, Bourvil, and with Georges Wilson, Virna Lisi, Louis de Funès playing supporting ...

'' starring

Bourvil André Robert Raimbourg (; 27 July 1917 – 23 September 1970), better known as André Bourvil (), and mononymously as Bourvil, was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy films, most notably in his collaboration with Louis ...

Bernard Blier Bernard Blier (11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute, was posted at the time. Life and career His rotund features and ...

Louis de Funès Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in fil ...

and Georges Wilson * 1956 : ''

Les Assassins du dimanche ''Les Assassins du dimanche'' () is a French drama film made in 1956. It is directed by Alex Joffé, written by Alex Joffé and stars Barbara Laage. Cast * Barbara Laage : Simone Simonet * Dominique Wilms : Ginette Garcet * Jean-Marc Thibault ...

'' starring Barbara Laage, Dominique Wilms and

Jean-Marc Thibault Jean-Marc Thibault (1923–2017) was a French film and television actor.Halliwell p.56 He also directed three films. Selected filmography * ''First on the Rope'' (1944) * ''Cage of Girls'' (1949) * '' I Like Only You'' (1949) * ''Women of Paris'' ...

* 1957 : '' A Bomb for a Dictator'' starring Pierre Fresnay and

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* 1959 : ''

Du rififi chez les femmes ''Du rififi chez les femmes'' ("The Riff Raff Girls") is a French-Italian film directed by Alex Joffé and released in 1959. Plot In Brussels, rival criminal gangs confront each other. One is led by Vicky, proprietor of a nightclub on a barge ...

'' starring

Robert Hossein Robert Hossein (30 December 1927 – 31 December 2020) was a French film actor, director, and writer. He directed the 1982 adaptation of ''Les Misérables'' and appeared in '' Vice and Virtue'', '' Le Casse'', '' Les Uns et les Autres'' and '' ...

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and Silvia Monfort * 1960 : '' Fortunat'' starring

et Michèle Morgan * 1961 : '' Le Tracassin ou Les Plaisirs de la ville'' starring

and Pierrette Bruno * 1962 : '' Les Culottes rouges'' starring

and Laurent Terzieff * 1965 : '' Pas question le samedi'' starring Robert Hirsch * 1965 : '' La Grosse Caisse'' starring

and

Paul Meurisse Paul Meurisse (; 21 December 1912 – 19 January 1979) was a French actor who appeared in over 60 films and many stage productions. Meurisse was noted for the elegance of his acting style, and for his versatility. He was equally able to pl ...

* 1968 : '' Les Cracks'' starring

, Robert Hirsch and Monique Tarbès

Screenwriter

* 1943 : '' Ne le criez pas sur les toits'' * 1944 : '' Florence est folle'' * 1946 : '' Adieu chérie'' (released in English as ''Goodbye Darling'') * 1946 : '' Tant que je vivrai'' * 1946 : '' Christine se marie'' * 1946 : '' La Fille du diable'' * 1946 : '' L'assassin n'est pas coupable'' (released in English as ''The Murderer is Not Guilty'') * 1947 : '' Six heures à perdre'' * 1948 : '' El supersabio'' (released in English as ''The Genius'') * 1949 : ''

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'' (released in English as ''Magician'') * 1949 : '' Millionaires for One Day'' * 1950 : '' Le 84 prend des vacances'' * 1950 : '' Trois Télégrammes'' * 1951 : '' Monte Carlo Baby'' * 1951 : '' ...Sans laisser d'adresse'' (released in English as ''Without Leaving an Address'') * 1951 : '' Alone in Paris'' * 1951 : '' Nous irons à Monte-Carlo'' (French version of ''Monte Carlo Baby'') * 1953 : ''

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'' * 1953 : ''

Lettre ouverte ''Open Letter'' (French: ''Lettre ouverte'') is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Alex Joffé and starring Robert Lamoureux, Geneviève Page and Jean-Marc Thibault.Bessy & Chirat p.187 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert C ...

'' * 1953 : '' Women of Paris'' * 1954 : '' L'Aventurier de Séville'' * 1955 : ''

'' * 1956 : ''

'' * 1956 : '' I'll Get Back to Kandara'' * 1957 : '' Les Fanatiques'' * 1959 : ''

'' * 1960 : '' Fortunat'' * 1961 : '' Le Tracassin ou Les Plaisirs de la ville'' * 1962 : '' Les Culottes rouges'' * 1965 : '' Pas question le samedi'' * 1965 : '' La Grosse Caisse'' * 1968 : '' Les Cracks''

Actor

* 1957 : '' Amour de poche'' (directed by

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) * 1960 : '' Tirez sur le pianiste'' (directed by François Truffaut) * 1986 : '' Hôtel du Paradis'' (directed by Jana Boková)

References

External links

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Alex Joffé
at ''Les gens du cinéma'' web site French film directors French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters 1918 births 1995 deaths People from Alexandria 20th-century French male writers Egyptian emigrants to France {{France-film-director-stub