Paul Michel Audiard (French: [miʃɛl odjaʁ]; 15 May 1920 – 27 July 1985) was a French screenwriter and film director, known for his witty, irreverent and slang-laden dialogues which made him a prominent figure on the French cultural scene of the 1960s and 1970s. He was the father of French film director Jacques Audiard.
Michel Audiard | |
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 Audiard in 1981. | |
| Born | Paul Michel Audiard 15 May 1920 |
| Died | 27 July 1985 (aged 65) |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1949–1985 |
| Children | Jacques Audiard |
Screenwriting filmography
edit1940s–1950s
edit- 1949 :
- Mission à Tanger, directed by André Hunebelle
- One Only Loves Once, directed by Jean Stelli
- 1950 :
- Brune ou blonde, directed by Jacques Garcia
- Beware of Blondes, directed by André Hunebelle
- 1951 :
- Vedettes sans maquillage, directed by Jacques Guillon
- Young Love, directed by Guy Lefranc
- Le Passe-muraille, directed by Jean Boyer
- Darling Caroline, directed by Richard Pottier
- Ma femme est formidable (uncredited), directed by André Hunebelle
- Massacre en dentelles, directed by André Hunebelle
- L'Homme de ma vie, directed by Guy Lefranc
- Bim le petit âne, directed by Albert Lamorisse
- 1952 :
- Adorables Créatures (uncredited), directed by Christian-Jaque
- Pour vous, mesdames (uncredited), directed by Jacques Garcia
- Elle et moi, directed by Guy Lefranc
- Le Feu quelque part, directed by Pierre Foucaud (Court-métrage)
- Le Duel à travers les âges, directed by Pierre Foucaud (Court-métrage)
- 1953 :
- Les Dents longues, directed by Daniel Gélin
- Les Trois Mousquetaires, directed by André Hunebelle
- The Most Wanted Man, directed by Henri Verneuil
- 1954 :
- Destinées (uncredited), directed by Christian-Jaque, Jean Delannoy and Marcello Pagliero
- Sang et lumières, directed by Georges Rouquier
- Les Gaietés de l'escadron, directed by Paolo Moffa
- Poisson d'avril (1954), directed by Gilles Grangier
- Quay of Blondes, directed by Paul Cadéac
- Série noire, directed by Pierre Foucaud
- 1955 :
- Gas-Oil, directed by Gilles Grangier
- 1956 :
- Until the Last One, directed by Pierre Billon
- Blood to the Head, directed by Gilles Grangier
- Mannequins of Paris, directed by André Hunebelle
- Short Head, directed by Norbert Carbonnaux
- 1957 :
- Le rouge est mis, directed by Gilles Grangier
- Fugitive in Saigon, directed by Marcel Camus
- Three Days to Live, directed by Gilles Grangier
- Retour de manivelle, directed by Denys de La Patellière
- Maigret tend un piège, directed by Jean Delannoy
- 1958 :
- Les Misérables, directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois
- Le Désordre et la Nuit, directed by Gilles Grangier
- Les Grandes Familles, directed by Denys de la Patellière
- Marchands de rien, directed by Daniel Lecomte (court-métrage)
- 1959 :
- Le fauve est lâché (uncredited), directed by Maurice Labro
- Archimède le clochard, directed by Gilles Grangier
- Pourquoi viens-tu si tard?, directed by Henri Decoin
- Maigret et l'Affaire Saint-Fiacre, directed by Jean Delannoy
- 125 Rue Montmartre, directed by Gilles Grangier
- Rue des prairies, directed by Denys de la Patellière
- Babette s'en va-t-en guerre, directed by Christian-Jaque
- Eyes of Love, directed by Denys de la Patellière
- Vel d'Hiv', directed by Guy Blanc (Court-métrage)
- La Bête à l'affût, directed by Pierre Chenal
- Péchés de jeunesse, directed by Louis Duchesne
1960s
edit- 1960 :
- Le Baron de l'écluse, directed by Jean Delannoy
- La Française et l'amour, film à sketches, « L'Adultère », directed by Henri Verneuil
- Les Vieux de la vieille, directed by Gilles Grangier
- Spécial Noël : Jean Gabin (TV), directed by Frédéric Rossif
- Le Président, directed by Henri Verneuil
- 1961 :
- Taxi for Tobruk, directed by Denys de la Patellière
- Les lions sont lâchés, directed by Henri Verneuil
- Les Amours célèbres - sketch « Les Comédiennes », directed by Michel Boisrond
- Le cave se rebiffe, directed by Gilles Grangier
- Le Bateau d'Émile, directed by Denys de la Patellière
- 1962 :
- Un singe en hiver, directed by Henri Verneuil
- The Gentleman from Epsom, directed by Gilles Grangier
- Le Diable et les Dix Commandements, directed by Julien Duvivier
- Le Voyage à Biarritz (uncredited), directed by Gilles Grangier
- 1963 :
- Mélodie en sous-sol, directed by Henri Verneuil
- Carambolages, directed by Marcel Bluwal
- Les Tontons flingueurs, directed by Georges Lautner
- Teuf-teuf (TV), directed by Georges Folgoas
- Des pissenlits par la racine, directed by Georges Lautner
- Cent mille dollars au soleil, directed by Henri Verneuil
- 1964 :
- Marcia Nuziale, directed by Marco Ferreri
- Les Barbouzes, directed by Georges Lautner
- Une foule enfin réunie, directed by Monique Chappelle (short movie)
- Un drôle de caïd or Une souris chez les hommes, directed by Jacques Poitrenaud
- Par un beau matin d'été, directed by Jacques Deray
- La Chasse à l'homme, directed by Edouard Molinaro
- 1965 :
- La Métamorphose des cloportes, directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre (scenario co-written with Albert Simonin, from Alphonse Boudard)
- Quand passent les faisans, directed by Edouard Molinaro
- Les Bons Vivants, directed by Gilles Grangier & Georges Lautner
- The Dictator's Guns (uncredited), directed by Claude Sautet
- Ne nous fâchons pas, directed by Georges Lautner
- 1966 :
- Tendre Voyou, directed by Jean Becker
- Un idiot à Paris, directed by Serge Korber
- Sale temps pour les mouches, directed by Guy Lefranc
- Johnny Banco, directed by Yves Allégret
- 1967 :
- Le Pacha, directed by Georges Lautner
- All Mad About Him, directed by Norbert Carbonnaux
- Max le débonnaire (TV show), directed by Gilles Grangier, Yves Allégret and Jacques Deray
- La Grande Sauterelle, directed by Georges Lautner
- La Petite Vertu, directed by Serge Korber
- 1968 :
- Fleur d'oseille, directed by Georges Lautner
- Leontine
- 1969 :
- Sous le signe du taureau, directed by Gilles Grangier
1970s
edit- 1973 :
- Baxter!, directed by Lionel Jeffries
- 1974 :
- Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard
- OK patron (uncredited), directed by Claude Vital
- 1975 :
- Incorrigible, directed by Philippe de Broca
- 1976 :
- Le Grand Escogriffe, directed by Claude Pinoteau
- Le Corps de mon ennemi, directed by Henri Verneuil
- 1977 :
- Tendre Poulet, directed by Philippe de Broca
- Mort d'un pourri, directed by Georges Lautner
- L'Animal, directed by Claude Zidi
- 1978 :
- Le Cavaleur, directed by Philippe de Broca
- 1979 :
- Flic ou voyou, directed by Georges Lautner
- Les Égouts du paradis, directed by José Giovanni
- La Fabuleuse histoire de Roland-Garros, directed by Charles Gérard
- Le Guignolo, directed by Georges Lautner
- On a volé la cuisse de Jupiter, directed by Philippe de Broca
1980s
edit- 1980 :
- Le Coucou, directed by Francesco Massaro
- L'Entourloupe, directed by Gérard Pirès
- Pile ou Face, directed by Robert Enrico
- 1981 :
- Le Professionnel, directed by Georges Lautner
- Garde à vue, directed by Claude Miller
- Est-ce bien raisonnable ?, directed by Georges Lautner
- 1982 :
- Espion, lève-toi, directed by Yves Boisset
- 1983 :
- Mortelle randonnée, directed by Claude Miller
- Vive la sociale !, directed by Gérard Mordillat
- Le Marginal, directed by Jacques Deray
- 1984 :
- Canicule, directed by Yves Boisset
- Les Morfalous, directed by Henri Verneuil
- 1985 :
- On ne meurt que deux fois, directed by Jacques Deray from the novel of Robin Cook
- La Cage aux folles III, « Elles » se marient, directed by Georges Lautner.
Directing filmography
edit- Leontine (1968)
- A Golden Widow (1969)
- Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais... elle cause ! (1970)
See also
edit- Chantons sous l'Occupation, a documentary film