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Philippe de Broca(1933-2004)

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  • Writer
  • Actor
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Philippe de Broca
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Breathless (1960)
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Philippe de Broca born in 1933 worked as an assistant for Claude Chabrol and Francois Truffaut ( "Les 400 coups" aka "The 400 blows" ). From 1960 to 2004 he directed over 30 full-length feature films, including the highly successful adventure movies such as "That Man from Rio" (L'Homme de Rio) in 1964 and "Le Magnifique" in 1973, romantic comedies as "Le Cavaleur" in 1979, epics as "Chouans" in 1988 and "On Guard" (Le Bossu) in 1999. His personal favorite film was "King of Hearts" ( Le Roi de Coeur) that he wrote, directed and produced.
BornMarch 15, 1933
DiedNovember 26, 2004(71)
BornMarch 15, 1933
DiedNovember 26, 2004(71)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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Claudia Cardinale, Philippe de Broca, and Cartouche

Known for

King of Hearts (1966)
King of Hearts
7.4
  • Director
  • 1966
That Man from Rio (1964)
That Man from Rio
7.0
  • Director
  • 1964
Cartouche (1962)
Cartouche
6.5
  • Director
  • 1962
The Love Game (1960)
The Love Game
6.4
  • Director
  • 1960

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Director

  • Viper in the Fist (2004)
    Viper in the Fist
  • Eric Métayer in Le menteur (2004)
    Le menteur
  • Un amour en kit (2003)
    Un amour en kit
  • Clémence Boué and Bruno Slagmulder in Y aura pas école demain (2003)
    Y aura pas école demain
  • Madame Sans-Gêne (2002)
    Madame Sans-Gêne
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo, Thylda Barès, and Arielle Dombasle in Amazon (2000)
    Amazon
  • Daniel Auteuil in On Guard (1997)
    On Guard
  • Le veilleur de nuit
  • Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Fanny Cottençon, Bernard Le Coq, Didier Pain, and Florence Pernel in Les hommes et les femmes sont faits pour vivre heureux... mais pas ensemble (1995)
    Les hommes et les femmes sont faits pour vivre heureux... mais pas ensemble
  • Salomé Stévenin in Le jardin des plantes (1994)
    Le jardin des plantes
  • Regarde-moi quand je te quitte
  • Pierre Arditi and Gérard Jugnot in Les clés du paradis (1991)
    Les clés du paradis
  • Les 1001 nuits (1990)
    Les 1001 nuits
  • Chouans! (1988)
    Chouans!
  • Claude Brasseur and Valérie Kaprisky in La gitane (1986)
    La gitane

Writer

  • Viper in the Fist (2004)
    Viper in the Fist
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo, Thylda Barès, and Arielle Dombasle in Amazon (2000)
    Amazon
  • Daniel Auteuil in On Guard (1997)
    On Guard
  • Salomé Stévenin in Le jardin des plantes (1994)
    Le jardin des plantes
  • Pierre Arditi and Gérard Jugnot in Les clés du paradis (1991)
    Les clés du paradis
  • Les 1001 nuits (1990)
    Les 1001 nuits
  • Chouans! (1988)
    Chouans!
  • Claude Brasseur and Valérie Kaprisky in La gitane (1986)
    La gitane
  • L'africain (1983)
    L'africain
  • On a volé la cuisse de Jupiter (1980)
    On a volé la cuisse de Jupiter
    • (uncredited)
  • Catherine Alric, Danielle Darrieux, Nicole Garcia, Annie Girardot, and Jean Rochefort in Practice Makes Perfect (1979)
    Practice Makes Perfect
  • Dear Inspector (1977)
    Dear Inspector
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo in Incorrigible (1975)
    Incorrigible
  • Le Magnifique (1973)
    Le Magnifique
  • Touch and Go (1971)
    Touch and Go

Actor

  • Meilleur espoir féminin (2000)
    Meilleur espoir féminin
  • Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Fanny Cottençon, Bernard Le Coq, Didier Pain, and Florence Pernel in Les hommes et les femmes sont faits pour vivre heureux... mais pas ensemble (1995)
    Les hommes et les femmes sont faits pour vivre heureux... mais pas ensemble
  • Claude Brasseur and Valérie Kaprisky in La gitane (1986)
    La gitane
    • (uncredited)
  • Le Magnifique (1973)
    Le Magnifique
    • (uncredited)
  • Claude Berri and Yves Robert in Le cinéma de papa (1971)
    Le cinéma de papa
  • The Devil by the Tail (1969)
    The Devil by the Tail
    • (uncredited)
  • King of Hearts (1966)
    King of Hearts
    • (uncredited)
  • Les petites demoiselles (1964)
    Les petites demoiselles
  • Les veinards (1963)
    Les veinards
    • (uncredited)
  • Les filles de La Rochelle (1962)
    Les filles de La Rochelle
  • Cartouche (1962)
    Cartouche
    • (uncredited)
  • The Love Game (1960)
    The Love Game
  • François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claude Chabrol, and Jean Seberg in Breathless (1960)
    Breathless
    • (uncredited)
  • François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Léaud in The 400 Blows (1959)
    The 400 Blows
    • (uncredited)
  • Le Beau Serge (1958)
    Le Beau Serge

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Breathless: The Criterion Collection
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Breathless: The Criterion Collection

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • France's national library catalogue
    • France's national library catalogue on his grandfather
    • March 15, 1933
    • Paris, France
    • November 26, 2004
    • Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France(cancer)
    • Alexandra de BrocaOctober 24, 1992 - November 26, 2004 (his death)
  • "King of Hearts," original musical; book by Joseph Stein; music by Peter Link; lyrics by Jacob Brackman; musical direction by Karen Gustafson; dance arrangements by Dorothee Freytag; music orchestrated by William David Brohn (as Bill Brohn); based upon an original screenplay by Philippe de Broca, Maurice Bessy, and Daniel Boulanger; directed and choreographed by Ron Field; on Broadway at the Minskoff Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (54 total performances, including 6 previews beginning October 17, 1978).
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    • 2 Interviews
    • 8 Articles

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    Had a son with Marthe Keller in 1971.
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    [on film schools] Oh, technique, schools. A film-maker's school is to go to the movies three times a day for ten years. Only those who went through such a school have a true love of cinema; for those who work their way up as assistants, cinema is only a bread-winner.

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