Pierre Granier-Deferre
Directing
- Born
- July 22, 1927 · Paris, France
- Died
- November 16, 2007 (age 80)
Pierre Granier-Deferre (27 July 1927 – 16 November 2007) was a French film director and screenwriter.
His 1971 film Le Chat (The Cat) won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards at the 21st Berlin International Film Festival. His 1964 film The Adventures of Salavin won the Silver Shell for Best Actor at the 12th San Sebastian International Film Festival.
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Granier-Deferre married Annie Fratellini, who starred in his film La Métamorphose des cloportes. They had one daughter, Valerie.
He had two children with his second wife, Susan Hampshire, an English actress: a son, Christopher, a producer/director, and a daughter, Victoria, who died shortly after birth. Granier-Deferre is also the father of Denys Granier-Deferre, a director/actor, whose mother is Denise Leve.
He is also the father to three other daughters.
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Known for
Taxi for Tobruk
May 9, 1961
The French Detective
December 10, 1975
The Cat
April 24, 1971
The Widow Couderc
September 15, 1971
The Last Train
October 31, 1973
The Horse
February 22, 1970
Strange Affair
December 23, 1981
Cloportes
September 8, 1965
The Cage
June 10, 1975
The Medic
October 26, 1979
The North Star
March 31, 1982
A Woman at Her Window
November 10, 1976
Behind the camera38
- 2006One Summer Writer
- 1996La dernière fête Director, Writer
- 1995The Little Boy Writer, Director
- 1993Archipel Director, Screenplay
- 1992The Voice Writer, Director
- 1990The Austrian Director
- 1988The Color of the Wind Director
- 1987Widow's Walk Director, Writer
- 1986Private Tuition Director, Writer
- 1985L'Homme aux yeux d'argent