Michel Audiard Biography
French screenwriter and film director
Paul Michel Audiard (French: ; 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.
Screenwriting filmography
1940s–1950s
- 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 P*e-muraille, directed by Jean Boyer
- Darling Caroline, directed by Richard Pottier
- Ma femme est formidable (uncredited), directed by André Hunebelle
- M*acre en dentelles, directed by André Hunebelle
- L'Homme de ma vie, directed by Guy Lefranc
- Bim le pe* 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 *sne
1960s
- 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 Ch*e 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 p*ent 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 Pe*e 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
- 1973::
- Baxter!, directed by Lionel Jeffries
- 1974::
- How to Do Well When You're a Jerk and a Crybaby
- 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
- 1980::
- Le Coucou, directed by Francesco M*aro
- 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
- Leontine (1968)
- A Golden Widow (1969)
- Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais... elle cause:! (1970)
See also
- Chantons sous l'Occupation, a do*entary film
External links
- Michel Audiard at IMDb