Paul Durand (1907–1977) was a French

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

. He scored a number of films during the postwar era in France. He adapted the tune of "

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" for the 1950 hit song ''All My Love''.Tyler p.308

Selected filmography

* ''

My Last Mistress ''My Last Mistress'' (French: ''Donne-moi tes yeux'') is a 1943 French drama film directed by and starring Sacha Guitry and also featuring Geneviève Guitry, Aimé Clariond and Mona Goya.Witt p.129 It was produced during the German occupation of F ...

'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1944) * ''

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'' (1949) * ''

The Girl from Maxim's ''The Girl from Maxim's'' is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Frances Day, Leslie Henson, Lady Tree and Stanley Holloway. It was an adaptation of the 1899 play '' La Dame de chez Maxim'' by George ...

'' (1950) * '' No Vacation for Mr. Mayor'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1954) * ''

The Contessa's Secret ''The Contessa's Secret'' (, ) is a 1954 French-Italian film starring Yvonne De Carlo as Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione. Plot Cast * Yvonne De Carlo as Virginia Oldoini * Georges Marchal as Lucio Falengo * Paul Meurisse as Napol ...

'' (1954) * ''

Leguignon the Healer ''Leguignon the Healer'' (French: ''Leguignon guérisseur'') is a 1954 French comedy film directed by Maurice Labro and starring Yves Deniaud, Jane Marken and Nicole Besnard. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou. It ...

'' (1954) * ''

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'', (1954) * ''

Mademoiselle from Paris ''Mademoiselle from Paris'' (French: ''Mademoiselle de Paris'') is a 1955 French comedy film directed by Walter Kapps and starring Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gisèle Pascal and Nadine Basile. The film was one of several films set in the work of high fash ...

'' (1955) * ''

The Whole Town Accuses ''The Whole Town Accuses'' (French: ''Toute la ville accuse'') is a 1956 French comedy drama film directed by Claude Boissol and starring Jean Marais, Etchika Choureau and Noël Roquevert.Andrew & Gillain p.253 The film was known under the working ...

'' (1956) * ''

Paris, Palace Hotel ''Paris, Palace Hotel'' is a 1956 French-Italian romantic comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Charles Boyer, Françoise Arnoul and Tilda Thamar.Parish p.61 It was shot in Eastmancolor at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's s ...

'' (1956) * ''Foreign Intrigue'' (1956) *''

A Kiss for a Killer ''A Kiss for a Killer'' (French: ''Une manche et la belle'') is a 1957 French drama mystery film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Henri Vidal, Mylène Demongeot and Isa Miranda. It is based on the 1954 novel '' The Sucker Punch'' by James H ...

'' (1957) * '' The Cow and I'' (1959) * '' Le Saint mène la danse'' (1960) * '' The Old Guard'' (1960) * '' Ravishing'' (1960) * '' Un soir sur la plage'' (1961) * '' Le captif'' (1962)

References

Bibliography

* Tyler, Don. ''Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era''. McFarland, 2007.

External links

* 1907 births 1977 deaths French composers People from Sète {{France-music-bio-stub