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Sacha Guitry (1885–1957)

Writer | Director | Actor

French actor, dramatist and director, Sacha Guitry was born in 1885 in Saint-Petersburg where his father, actor Lucien Guitry, was under contract with the city's French theater. Early on, Sacha knew he was going to be an artist. Therefore, his studies were mediocre. His acting debuts were not too encouraging either... See full bio »

Born:

Alexandre-Georges Guitry
in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Died:

(age 72) in Paris, France
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2008 Un type dans le genre de Napoléon (TV movie) (play "L'école du mensonge" / play "La paire de gifles" / play "Un type dans le genre de Napoléon" / play "Une lettre bien tapée")
 
2008 Mon père avait raison (TV movie) (play)
 
2007 Faisons un rêve (TV movie) (play)
 
2003 Le nouveau testament (TV movie) (play)
 
2001 A Crime in Paradise (1951 screenplay La poison)
 
1997 The Comedian (play)
 
1997 Quadrille (scenario)
 
1996 Le veilleur de nuit (TV movie) (play / screenplay)
 
1996 Mon père avait raison (TV movie) (play)
 
1996 Le comédien (TV movie) (play)
 
1996 Faisons un rêve (TV movie) (play)
 
1996 Désiré (play)
 
1996 Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (unpublished play)
 
1995 Une folie (TV movie) (play)
 
1989-1990 Si Guitry m'était conté (TV series)
– La jalousie (1990) (play)
– Les desseins de la providence (1990) (play)
– Françoise (1989) (play)
– L'école du mensonge (1989) (play)
– Une paire de gilfles (1989) (play)
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1987 Le nouveau testament (TV movie)
 
1972-1985 Au théâtre ce soir (TV series)
– Georges Courteline au travail & Boubouroche (1985) (play "Georges Courteline au travail")
– Nono (1984) (play)
– Le nouveau testament (1978) (play)
– Quadrille (1978) (play)
– La pèlerine écossaise (1972) (play)
 
1983 La comedia (TV series)
– Sólo para hombres (1983) (play)
 
1982 Deburau (TV movie) (play)
 
1980 Mon père avait raison (TV movie) (play)
 
1979 Um Par de Bofetadas (TV movie) (play)
 
1978 Eifersucht (TV movie) (comedy)
 
1976 Le comédien (TV movie) (play)
 
1976 Désiré (TV movie) (play)
 
1976 La jalousie (TV movie) (play)
 
1975 Mozart (TV movie) (play)
 
1974 Das letzte Testament (TV movie) (play "Le nouveau testament")
 
1970 Zwei ganze Tage (TV movie) (play "Faisons un rêve")
 
1968 Nicht zuhören, meine Damen! (TV movie) (play)
 
1968 Ooh La La! (TV series)
 
1966 Beaumarchais ou 60000 fusils (TV movie) (play)
 
1965 Sein letztes Testament (TV movie) (play)
 
1962 Nicht zuhören, meine Damen! (TV movie) (play)
 
1960 The Nabob Affair
 
1958 La vie à deux (original screenplay)
 
1957 Les 3 font la paire
 
1957 Lovers and Thieves
 
1956 If Paris Were Told to Us
 
1955 Napoléon
 
1954 Nicht zuhören, meine Damen! (TV movie) (play)
 
1954 Royal Affairs in Versailles (scenario and dialogue)
 
1953 La vie d'un honnête homme (writer)
 
1952 Je l'ai été trois fois
 
1951 La Poison
 
1951 Adhémar ou le jouet de la fatalité
 
1951 Deburau
 
1950 Tu m'as sauvé la vie (story)
 
1950 The Treasure of Cantenac
 
1949 Toâ (written by)
 
1949 Aux deux colombes (writer)
 
1948 The Lame Devil (writer)
 
1948 The Private Life of an Actor (play / screenplay)
 
1944 La Malibran (scenario - uncredited)
 
1943 My Last Mistress (dialogue / screenplay)
 
1942 Mlle. Desiree (screenplay)
 
1942 La loi du 21 juin 1907 (short)
 
1940 Lucky Partners (story "Bonne Chance")
 
1939 Nine Bachelors (writer)
 
1938 Remontons les Champs-Élysées (writer)
 
1938 Villa for Sale (TV short) (play)
 
1938 L'accroche-coeur (writer)
 
1938 Quadrille (writer)
 
1937 Désiré (play)
 
1937 The Pearls of the Crown (screenplay / as L'Auteur)
 
1937 Le mot de Cambronne (short)
 
1936 Faisons un rêve... (adaptation / play)
 
1936 Mon père avait raison
 
1936 The Story of a Cheat (written by)
 
1936 Indiscretions
 
1935 Good Luck
 
1935 Pasteur
 
1935 Un soir à la Comédie-Française (documentary) (play "Les deux couverts")
 
1935 Les deux couverts (short) (dialogue / play)
 
1931 Black and White (play / screenplay)
 
1930 Sleeping Partners (play "Faisons un rêve")
 
1924 The Lover of Camille (play "Deburau")
 
1924 The Clairvoyant (play "La voyante")
 
1918 Un roman d'amour et d'aventures (writer)
 
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1957 Les 3 font la paire
 
1957 Lovers and Thieves
 
1956 If Paris Were Told to Us
 
1955 Napoléon
 
1954 Royal Affairs in Versailles
 
1953 La vie d'un honnête homme
 
1952 Je l'ai été trois fois
 
1951 La Poison
 
1951 Deburau
 
1950 Tu m'as sauvé la vie
 
1950 The Treasure of Cantenac
 
1949 Toâ
 
1949 Aux deux colombes
 
1948 The Lame Devil
 
1948 The Private Life of an Actor
 
1944 De Jeanne d'Arc à Philippe Pétain (documentary)
 
1944 La Malibran
 
1943 My Last Mistress
 
1942 Mlle. Desiree
 
1942 La loi du 21 juin 1907 (short)
 
1939 Nine Bachelors
 
1938 Remontons les Champs-Élysées
 
1938 Quadrille
 
1937 Désiré
 
1937 The Pearls of the Crown
 
1937 Le mot de Cambronne (short)
 
1936 Faisons un rêve...
 
1936 Mon père avait raison
 
1936 The Story of a Cheat
 
1936 Indiscretions
 
1935 Good Luck
 
1935 Pasteur
 
1915 Those of Our Land (documentary)
 
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1956 If Paris Were Told to Us
Louis XI
 
1955 Napoléon
Prince Charles de Talleyrand
 
1954 Royal Affairs in Versailles
Louis XIV
 
1952 Je l'ai été trois fois
Jean Renneval
 
1951 La Poison
Lui-même/Himself - in opening credits (uncredited)
 
1951 Deburau
Jean-Gaspard Deburau / himself
 
1950 Tu m'as sauvé la vie
Le baron de Saint-Rambert
 
1950 The Treasure of Cantenac
 
1949 Toâ
Michel Desnoyer
 
1949 Aux deux colombes
Maitre Jean-Pierre Walter
 
1948 The Lame Devil
Talleyrand
 
1948 The Private Life of an Actor
Lucien Guitry/Himself
 
1944 La Malibran
Eugène Malibran (as L'auteur)
 
1943 My Last Mistress
François
 
1942 Mlle. Desiree
Napoléon 1er
 
1939 Nine Bachelors
Jean Lécuyer (as M. Sacha Guitry)
 
1938 Remontons les Champs-Élysées
Le professeur et Louis XV
 
1938 Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Man Leaving Hotel in France (uncredited)
 
1938 Quadrille
Philippe de Morannes
 
1937 Désiré
Désiré, valet de chambre
 
1937 The Pearls of the Crown
Jean Martin / François I / Barras / …
 
1937 Le mot de Cambronne (short)
Cambronne
 
1936 Faisons un rêve...
L'amant
 
1936 Mon père avait raison
Charles Bellanger
 
1936 The Story of a Cheat
Le tricheur/The Cheat (mature)
 
1936 Indiscretions
Le docteur Marcelin
 
1935 Good Luck
Claude
 
1935 Pasteur
Louis Pasteur
 
1926/II Camille (short)
Mancha y Zaragosa
 
1924 The Clairvoyant
 
1918 Un roman d'amour et d'aventures
Jean Sarrazin/Jacques Sarrazin
 
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1951 Adhémar ou le jouet de la fatalité (artistic supervision)
 
1947 Paris 1900 (documentary) (consultant)
 
1938 L'accroche-coeur (supervising director)
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1954 Royal Affairs in Versailles (producer)
 
1915 Those of Our Land (documentary) (producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1936 The Story of a Cheat (lyrics: "Et v'là pourquoi" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
1957 Les 3 font la paire
Himself/En personne - au prologue (uncredited)
 
1953 La vie d'un honnête homme
Himself/Lui-même au prologue/Récitant (uncredited)
 
1944 De Jeanne d'Arc à Philippe Pétain (documentary)
Narrateur (voice)
 
1915 Those of Our Land (documentary)
Narrator (sound version)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2010 L'Occupation sans relâche - Les artistes pendant la guerre (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Sacha Guitry et le cinéma: un amour masqué (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Arletty, Lady Paname (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 La comédie de Sacha Guitry (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1988 Sarah (TV documentary short)
Himself (voice)
 
1976 Singing During the Occupation (documentary)
Himself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1935) Stage: Wrote and appeared in "Le Nouveau Testament," at the Daly's Theatre in London, England, with Jacqueline Delubac, Betty Daussmond, Alice Beylat and Pauline Carton in the cast. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 7 Print Biographies  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

M. Sacha Guitry | L'Auteur | L'auteur
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Personal Quote:

To his fifth wife Lana Marconi: "Others were only my wives but you will be my widow!" See more »

Trivia:

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 427-433. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987. See more »

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