Jacques Dupont (21 April 1921,

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– 10 March 2013) was a French film director.

Life

Formerly of the IDHEC, and a specialist in exotic cinema, he appeared less comfortable in ''

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'', in which he directed

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and

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, than he did in evoking French volunteers in

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in '' Crèvecoeur''.

Filmography

Short film A short film is a film with a low running time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of not more than 40 minutes including all credits". Other film o ...
s

* 1946 : '' Au pays des Pygmées'' * 1947 : '' Pirogues sur l'Ogooué'' * 1949 : '' La Grande case'' * 1953 : ''

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'' * 1954 : '' L'Enfant au fennec'' * 1955 : '' Coureurs de brousse''

Full features

* 1950 : '' Savage Africa ( Congolaise)'' * 1955 : '' Crèvecoeur'' * 1958 : '' La Passe du diable (The Devil's Pass)'' with

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* 1960 : ''

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