Pierre Granier-Deferre

Born: 1927-07-22

Birthplace: Paris, France

Biography

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.

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.

Source: Article "Pierre Granier-Deferre" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Known For

The Austrian
The Last Train
The Cat
Strange Affair
A Friend of Vincent
The Widow Couderc
The Medic
The Cage
Taxi for Tobruk
Patrick Dewaere, My Hero

Top Movie Credits

The Austrian Director
The Last Train Director
The Cat Writer
Strange Affair Screenplay
A Friend of Vincent Writer
The Widow Couderc Adaptation
The Medic Writer
The Cage Writer
Taxi for Tobruk Assistant Director
Patrick Dewaere, My Hero Self (archive footage) - director