Robert Georgio Enrico (April 13, 1931 – February 23, 2001) was a French

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and scriptwriter best known for making the Oscar-winning short '' An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'' (1961). He was born in Liévin,

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, in the north of France, to Italian immigrant parents, and died in Paris.

Filmography as director

* '' Paradiso terrestre'' (1956) (co-director) * '' Jehanne'' (1956) * '' Thaumetopoea'' (1960) * '' Thaumetopoea, la vie des chenilles processionnaires du pain et leur extermination contrôlée'' (1961) * '' Chickamauga'' (1962) * '' L'oiseau moqueur'' (1962) * '' Montagnes magiques'' (1962) * ''La Rivière du hibou'' (1962) – "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", episode of ''

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'' (1964) * '' La Belle vie'' (1963) –

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'' (1963) – feature film comprising the

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adaptations ''La Rivière du hibou'', ''Chickamauga'', and ''L'oiseau moqueur'' * '' Contre point'' (1964) * '' Le Théâtre de la jeunesse: La redevance du fantôme'' (1965) (TV) * '' Les Grandes Gueules'' (1966) * '' Tante Zita'' (1967) * '' Les aventuriers'' (1967) * '' Ho!'' (1968) * '' Boulevard du Rhum'' (1971) * '' Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément...'' (1971) * ' (1972) * '' Le Secret'' (1974) * '' Le vieux fusil'' (1975) – César Award for Best Film * '' Un neveu silencieux'' (1977) *'' Heads or Tails'' (1980) * ' (1980) * '' Au nom de tous les miens'' (1983) * '' Au nom de tous les miens'' (1985) (TV miniseries) * ' (1986) * ' (1987) * '' La Révolution française'' (1989) (segment "Les Années Lumière") * '' Le Hérisson'' (1989) (TV) * '' Vent d'est'' (1993) * '' Saint-Exupéry: La dernière mission'' (1996) (TV) * '' Fait d'hiver'' (1999)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Enrico, Robert 1931 births 2001 deaths People from Liévin French film directors French people of Italian descent Best Director César Award winners Burials at Montparnasse Cemetery Institut des hautes études cinématographiques alumni