André Cerf (October 31, 1902 - December 3, 1993) was a French
screenwriter
A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...
,
actor
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and
film director
A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...
. He also worked as an
assistant director
The role of an assistant director (AD) on a film includes tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, and maintaining order on the set. They also have ...
on a number of films including
Anatole Litvak
Anatoly Mikhailovich Litvak (10 May 1902 – 15 December 1974), commonly known as Anatole Litvak, was a Russian-American filmmaker.
Born to Jewish parents in Kiev, he began his theatrical training at age 13 in Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, ...
's ''
The Crew'' (1935).
[Capua p.18] He was married to the actress
Alix Mahieux.
Selected filmography
* ''
If I Were Boss'' (1934)
* ''
Forty Little Mothers
''Forty Little Mothers'' is a 1940 American comedy-drama film directed by Busby Berkeley and starring Eddie Cantor.
Plot
Out-of-work professor Gilbert Jordan Thompson stops a suicidal stranger named Marian Edwards from jumping off a pier and h ...
'' (1936)
* ''
The Citadel of Silence
''The Citadel of Silence'' (French: ''La citadelle du silence'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Annabella, Pierre Renoir and Bernard Lancret.Driskell p.209 The film's sets were designed by the art directors ...
'' (1937)
* ''
La Comédie du bonheur'' (1940)
* ''
The Bouquinquant Brothers'' (1947)
* ''
The Red Signal'' (1949)
* ''
La veuve et l'innocent'' (1949)
* ''
The Widow and the Innocent
''The Widow and the Innocent'' (French: ''La veuve et l'innocent'') is a 1949 French comedy film directed by André Cerf and starring Sophie Desmarets, Jean Desailly and Saturnin Fabre. Hubert-Lacombe p.76 The film's sets were designed by the a ...
'' (1949)
* ''
The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans'' (1950)
* ''
The Crime of Bouif'' (1952)
References
Bibliography
* Bergan, Ronald. ''Jean Renoir: Projections of Paradise''. Skyhorse, 2016.
* Capua, Michelangelo. ''Anatole Litvak: The Life and Films''. McFarland, 2015.
* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
*
1902 births
1993 deaths
French film directors
French screenwriters
French male film actors
People from Paris
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