Pierre Boutron (born 11 November 1947 in Portugal) is a French actor and director. He was married to actress Magali Renoir.

Biography

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, and ', starring

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. His adaptation of ''

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'' by Vercors was also a success. In 2006, he made a political film for

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with ''Le Rainbow Warrior''. While most of his work has been for television, Boutron has produced four feature films, including ' in 1988.

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on AlloCiné * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boutron, Pierre 1947 births Living people French film directors French male actors French theatre directors Portuguese emigrants to France