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Jean Renoir (1894–1979)

Director | Writer | Actor

Son of the famous Impressionist painter Pierre Auguste, he had a happy childhood. Pierre Renoir was his brother, and Claude Renoir was his nephew. After the end of World War I, where he won the Croix de Guerre, he moved from scriptwriting to filmmaking. He married Catherine Hessling, for whom he began to make movies; he wanted to make a star of her... See full bio »

Born:

in Paris, France

Died:

(age 84) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Still of Jean Renoir in Boudu Saved from Drowning Gabrielle Renard with director/writer Jean Renoir, c. 1950.
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Hide HideDirector (41 titles)
1994 Un tournage à la campagne (documentary)
 
1970 The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (TV movie)
 
1962 The Elusive Corporal
 
1959 Picnic on the Grass
 
1959 Experiment in Evil (TV movie)
 
1956 Elena and Her Men
 
1954 French Cancan
 
1952 The Golden Coach
 
1951 The River
 
1947 The Woman on the Beach
 
1946 The Diary of a Chambermaid
 
1945 The Southerner
 
1944 Salute to France (short)
 
1943 This Land Is Mine
 
1943 The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (uncredited)
 
1941 Swamp Water
 
1941 The Story of Tosca ( - uncredited / selected scenes)
 
1939 The Rules of the Game
 
1938 La Bête Humaine
 
1938 La Marseillaise
 
1937 Grand Illusion
 
1936 The Lower Depths
 
1936 La vie est à nous (collective)
 
1936 The Crime of Monsieur Lange
 
1936 Partie de campagne (short)
 
1935 Toni
 
1933 Madame Bovary
 
1933 Chotard and Company
 
1932 Boudu Saved from Drowning
 
1932 Night at the Crossroads
 
1931 La Chienne
 
1931 On purge bébé
 
1929 Le bled
 
1928 The Tournament
 
1928 The Sad Sack
 
1928 The Little Match Girl (short)
 
1927 Marquitta
 
1927 Charleston Parade (short)
 
1926 Nana
 
1925 Whirlpool of Fate
 
1924 Backbiters (co-director)
 
Show ShowWriter (36 titles)
1978 BBC2 Play of the Week (TV series)
– Renoir, My Father (1978) (biography)
 
1973 Carola (TV movie) (play)
 
1970 The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (TV movie)
 
1962 The Elusive Corporal (adaptation and dialogue)
 
1959 Picnic on the Grass (scenario)
 
1959 Experiment in Evil (TV movie)
 
1956 Elena and Her Men (scenario & adaptation and dialogue)
 
1954 French Cancan (adaptation & dialogue)
 
1952 The Golden Coach (story and screenplay)
 
1951 The River (screenplay)
 
1947 The Woman on the Beach (screenplay)
 
1945 The Southerner
 
1944 Salute to France (short) (screenplay)
 
1943 This Land Is Mine (uncredited)
 
1941 The Story of Tosca (uncredited)
 
1940 Cristobal's Gold (dialogue)
 
1939 The Rules of the Game (scenario & dialogue)
 
1938 La Bête Humaine (adaptation and dialogue - uncredited)
 
1938 La Marseillaise (dialogue / scenario)
 
1937 Grand Illusion (scenario and dialogue)
 
1936 The Lower Depths (dialogue)
 
1936 La vie est à nous
 
1936 The Crime of Monsieur Lange (screenplay / story)
 
1936 Partie de campagne (short)
 
1935 Toni (screenplay)
 
1933 Madame Bovary (written by)
 
1933 Chotard and Company (writer)
 
1932 Boudu Saved from Drowning (screenplay - uncredited)
 
1932 Night at the Crossroads (adaptation and dialogue)
 
1931 La Chienne
 
1931 On purge bébé (uncredited)
 
1930 Little Red Riding Hood
 
1928 The Tournament (adaptation)
 
1928 The Sad Sack (scenario)
 
1928 The Little Match Girl (short) (writer)
 
1924 Backbiters (scenario)
 
Show ShowActor (11 titles)
1970 The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (TV movie)
The Narrator/Host
 
1939 The Rules of the Game
Octave
 
1938 La Bête Humaine
Cabuche
 
1936 La vie est à nous
Le patron du bistrot
 
1936 Partie de campagne (short)
Père Poulain/Uncle Poulain
 
1931 Mam'zelle Nitouche
Un sergent-chef (uncredited)
 
1930 Die Jagd nach dem Glück
 
1930 Little Red Riding Hood
Compère le Loup
 
1927 La p'tite Lili (short)
Man with bowler hat (uncredited)
 
1927 Charleston Parade (short)
Angel
 
1924 Backbiters
Le sous-préfet
 
Show ShowProducer (9 titles)
1951 The River (producer)
 
1943 This Land Is Mine (producer)
 
1939 The Rules of the Game (producer - uncredited)
 
1938 La Marseillaise (producer)
 
1936 The Crime of Monsieur Lange (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1930 Little Red Riding Hood (producer)
 
1926 Nana (producer)
 
1925 Whirlpool of Fate (producer)
 
1924 Backbiters (producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
2001 Moulin Rouge! (lyrics: "Complainte De La Butte")
 
1956 Elena and Her Men (lyrics: "Méfiez-vous de Paris", "O Nuit", "Elena-Polka", "Miarka")
 
1954 French Cancan (lyrics: "Complainte de la butte" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1954 Senso (supervisor: French dubbed version)
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1926 Nana
 
Show ShowSet Decorator (1 title)
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1986 Bibos Männer (dedicatee)
 
1969 Mississippi Mermaid (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
1974 Histoire du cinéma français par ceux qui l'ont fait (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1971 The Christian Licorice Store
Himself
 
1970 Langlois (documentary)
Himself
 
1969 La direction d'acteur par Jean Renoir (short)
Himself
 
1968 Louis Lumière (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1965-1967 Cinéastes de notre temps (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jean Renoir le patron, troisième épisode: La règle et l'exception (1967) … Himself
– Jean Renoir le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif (1967) … Himself
– Jean Renoir le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur (1967) … Himself
– Portrait de Michel Simon par Jean Renoir ou Portrait de Jean Renoir par Michel Simon ou La direction d'acteurs: dialogue (1966) … Himself
– Erich von Stroheim (1965) … Himself
 
1959 Experiment in Evil (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1959 Cinépanorama (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 July 1959 (1959) … Himself
 
1937 The Spanish Earth (documentary)
Narrator (French version)/Récitant (voice) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Renoir(s) en suivant les fils de l'eau (documentary)
 
2004 Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinémathèque (documentary)
 
1999 Renoir à Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Un tournage à la campagne (documentary)
 
1993 Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Jean Renoir: Part Two - Hollywood and Beyond (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1975 The 47th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
 

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The River -- Trailer for Jean Renoir's classic film
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(????) Biography (of his father, painter Pierre Renoir): "Renoir, My Father". See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Biographical Movies  | 7 Print Biographies  | 4 Interviews  | 3 Articles  | See more »

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

The Western is always the same, which gives the director tremendous freedom. See more »

Trivia:

Was voted the 12th-greatest director of all time by Entertainment Weekly magazine, making him the highest-rated French filmmaker on the list. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo