Jean Chapot (15 November 1930 – 10 April 1998) was a French screenwriter and film director who began his career as an

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. In 1972, he was awarded the

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for his film ''Le fusil à lunette'' at the 25th Cannes Film Festival.

Selected filmography

* '' Heaven on One's Head'' (1965) * '' La Voleuse'' (1966) * '' The Burned Barns'' (1973)

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* 1930 births 1998 deaths French film directors French male film actors French male screenwriters People from Seine-Maritime Writers from Normandy 20th-century French male actors 20th-century French screenwriters 20th-century French male writers {{France-film-bio-stub