Georges Combret
Georges Combret | |
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| Born | 11 November 1906 |
| Died | 31 January 1998 Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Producer, Writer |
| Years active | 1950-1982 (film) |
Georges Combret (1906–1998) was a French film director, producer and screenwriter.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born as Maurice Antonin Georges Combret[2] in 1906, he would start work in the automobile industry. After the Second World War, he would find work in the film industry (starting as a production manager for the 1949 film La Ronde des Heures). During the 1970s, he would finance pornographic films and operated several theatres. He died after succumbing to injuries caused by a car in 1998.[3]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Duel in Dakar (1951)
- Music in the Head (1951)
- The Fighting Drummer (1953)
- Rasputin (1954)
- The Contessa's Secret (1954)
- The Whole Town Accuses (1956)
- Marie of the Isles (1959)
- Hot Frustrations (1965)
- Ring Around the World (1966)
- Fire of Love (1967)
- The Curse of Belphegor (1967)
- Hot and Naked (1974)
- Le plumard en folie (1974)
References
[edit]- ^ Hayward p.423
- ^ "matchID - Moteur de recherche des décès". deces.matchid.io. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ Rège, Philippe (2010). Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Vol. 1. Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-8108-6939-4.
Bibliography
[edit]- Hayward, Susan. French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film. Intellect Books, 2010.
External links
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