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René Clair (1898–1981)

Writer | Director | Producer

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Profiled in "Encyclopedia of French Film Directors" by Philippe Rege (Scarecrow Press). See more trivia »

Born:

René-Lucien Chomette
in Paris, France

Died:

(age 82) in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
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1966 Gariban (screenplay "Porte des Lilas" - uncredited)
 
1965 The Lace Wars
 
1962 Three Fables of Love
 
1961 Tout l'or du monde (screenplay, adaptation & dialogue)
 
1960 De fil en aiguille (TV movie) (short story)
 
1960 Love and the Frenchwoman (segment "Mariage, Le")
 
1957 The Golden Age of Comedy (documentary)
 
1957 The Gates of Paris (screenplay and dialogue)
 
1955 The Grand Maneuver (screenplay and dialogue)
 
1952 Beauties of the Night (adaptation / dialogue / scenario)
 
1950 Beauty and the Devil (screenplay and dialogue)
 
1947 Le silence est d'or (scenario & dialogue)
 
1944 It Happened Tomorrow (adaptation and screenplay / as Rene Clair)
 
1942 I Married a Witch (dialogue - uncredited)
 
1941 The Flame of New Orleans (uncredited)
 
1938 Break the News (writer)
 
1935 The Ghost Goes West
 
1934 The Last Billionaire
 
1933 July 14 (writer)
 
1931 À Nous la Liberté (story and screenplay)
 
1931 A Severa (unconfirmed)
 
1931 Le Million
 
1930 Beauty Prize (idea and adaptation)
 
1930 Under the Roofs of Paris
 
1928 Two Timid Souls (writer)
 
1928 The Horse Ate the Hat (writer)
 
1927 The Prey of the Wind (adaptation)
 
1925 The Imaginary Voyage
 
1925 The Phantom of the Moulin-Rouge
 
1925 At 3:25 (short)
 
1924 Entr'acte (short) (adaptation and screenplay)
 
Show ShowDirector (30 titles)
1965 The Lace Wars
 
1964 Les fables de La Fontaine (TV series)
 
1962 Three Fables of Love (segment "Les deux pigeons")
 
1961 Tout l'or du monde
 
1960 Love and the Frenchwoman (segment "Mariage, Le")
 
1957 The Gates of Paris
 
1955 The Grand Maneuver
 
1952 Beauties of the Night
 
1950 Beauty and the Devil
 
1947 Le silence est d'or
 
1945 And Then There Were None (as Rene Clair)
 
1944 It Happened Tomorrow
 
1943 Forever and a Day (segment "1897" / as Rene Clair)
 
1942 I Married a Witch (as Rene Clair)
 
1941 The Flame of New Orleans (as Rene Clair)
 
1938 Break the News
 
1935 The Ghost Goes West
 
1934 The Last Billionaire
 
1933 July 14
 
1931 À Nous la Liberté
 
1931 Le Million
 
1930 Under the Roofs of Paris
 
1928 Two Timid Souls
 
1928 The Horse Ate the Hat
 
1928 La tour (documentary short)
 
1927 The Prey of the Wind
 
1925 The Imaginary Voyage
 
1925 The Phantom of the Moulin-Rouge
 
1925 At 3:25 (short)
 
1924 Entr'acte (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (10 titles)
1961 Tout l'or du monde (producer)
 
1957 The Gates of Paris (producer)
 
1955 The Grand Maneuver (producer)
 
1952 Beauties of the Night (producer)
 
1947 Le silence est d'or (producer)
 
1945 And Then There Were None (producer - as Rene Clair)
 
1943 Forever and a Day (producer - as Rene Clair)
 
1942 I Married a Witch (producer - uncredited)
 
1941 The Flame of New Orleans (producer - as Rene Clair)
 
1938 Break the News (producer)
 
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1963 En compagnie de Max Linder
Narrator (voice)
 
1922 Le sens de la mort
 
1921 Parisette
Jean Vernier
 
1921 L'orpheline
Pierre Moral
 
1920 Le lys de la vie
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
2005 Bye Bye Blackbird ("A Paris dans chaque Faburourg")
 
1998 Vigo (writer: "A Paris dans chaque faubourg")
 
1984 The Blood of Others (lyrics: "A Paris dans chaque Faublourg")
 
1961 Pecado de amor ("Sous les toits de Paris" / as René Chomette)
 
1937 Fire Over England (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1923 La légende de soeur Béatrix (assistant director)
 
1922 Le carillon de minuit (assistant director)
 
Show ShowEditor (3 titles)
1931 À Nous la Liberté (uncredited)
 
1925 The Phantom of the Moulin-Rouge
 
1925 At 3:25 (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2007 To Each His Own Cinema (dedicatee: closing credits)
 
2003 Loving Glances (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
1974 Histoire du cinéma français par ceux qui l'ont fait (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1965-1969 Cinéastes de notre temps (TV series documentary)
Himself
– René Clair (1969) … Himself
– Erich von Stroheim (1965) … Himself
 
1967 Civilisation: L'homme et les images (TV short)
Himself
 
1959-1961 Cinépanorama (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 November 1961 (1961) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 August 1959 (1959) … Himself
 

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With very few exceptions, the best original scenarios have been written either by writers who knew the cinema particularly well, or by professional film workers. Although it may seem at first sight that anybody should be able to write a film scenario, experience shows that good scenarios are very rare. See more »

Trivia:

Profiled in "Encyclopedia of French Film Directors" by Philippe Rege (Scarecrow Press). See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio