Pierre Granier-Deferre (27 July 1927 – 16 November 2007) was a French film director and screenwriter
His 1971 film ''
Le Chat
''Le Chat'' (French for "the cat") was a Belgian daily comic strip, created by Philippe Geluck and published in the newspaper '' Le Soir'' from March 22, 1983, until March 23, 2013.
During its run it quickly became one of the bestselling Franc ...
'' (The Cat) won the
Best Actor
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The term most often refers to the ...
and
Best Actress
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awards at the
21st Berlin International Film Festival
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Annie Fratellini
Annie Violette Fratellini (14 November 1932 – 1 July 1997) was a French circus artist, singer, film actress and clown.
Biography
She was born Annie Violette Fratellini on 14 November 1932, in Algiers, French Algeria, where her parents, who were ...
, who starred in his film '' La Métamorphose des cloportes''. They had one daughter, Valerie.
He had two children with his second wife,
Susan Hampshire
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, an English actress: a son, Christopher, a producer/director, and a daughter, Victoria, who died shortly after birth. Granier-Deferre is also the father of
Denys Granier-Deferre
Denys Granier-Deferre (born 27 December 1949, Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French film director.
Biography
Denys Granier-Deferre is the son of Pierre Granier-Deferre with whom he started cinema as his assistant, notably on his father's movie ''Le ...
, a director/actor, whose mother is Denise Leve.
He is also the father of Célia (an actress) and Marie (a stuntwoman) by Isabel Garcia de Herreros (a film editor).
Filmography
= Director; = Writer
*1962: ''Le Petit garçon de l'ascenseur'' *1964: ''The Adventures of Salavin''
*1965: '' La Métamorphose des cloportes'' with
Lino Ventura
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,
Charles Aznavour
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*1965: ''Paris au mois d'août'' with
Charles Aznavour
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Jean Gabin
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*1971: ''
Le Chat
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During its run it quickly became one of the bestselling Franc ...
'' with
Jean Gabin
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Alain Delon
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*1973: ' with
Yves Montand
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Early life
Montand was born Ivo Livi in Monsummano Terme, Italy, to Giovanni Livi, a broom manufacturer, Ivo held stron ...
Jean-Louis Trintignant
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,
Romy Schneider
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*1974: ''
La Race des seigneurs ''Creezy'' () is a 1974 French film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre and starring Alain Delon. It is based on the novel '' Creezy'' by Félicien Marceau.
It recorded admissions of 801,704 at the French box office. with
Alain Delon
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*1975: ' with
Lino Ventura
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Adieu poulet
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'' with
Lino Ventura
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Une femme à sa fenêtre
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'' with
Romy Schneider
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Alain Delon
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,
Véronique Jannot
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Discography
Albums
*2012: ''Tout doux''
Singles
*1975: "L'Atlantique" (with Pierre Bachelet)
*1981: "Pause café"
*1982: "J'ai fait l ...
Gérard Lanvin
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,
Michel Piccoli
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*1982: ''
L'Étoile du Nord
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Jean Rochefort
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Life and career
Rochefort was born on 29 April 1930 in Paris, France, to ...
Michel Aumont
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Ute Lemper
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*1995: ''Le Petit Garçon'' *1992: '' la Voix'' *1992: ''Archipel'' *1995: ''Maigret et la vente à la bougie'' (TV) with Bruno Cremer
*1996: ''La Dernière Fête'' (TV) with Bruno Cremer
*1997: ''Maigret et l'enfant de chœur'' (TV) with Bruno Cremer
*2001: ''Maigret et la fenêtre ouverte'' (TV) with Bruno Cremer