Alain Corneau

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1943-08-07

Deathday 2010-08-30 (67 years old)

Place of Birth Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret, France

Alain Corneau

Biography

Alain Corneau (7 August 1943 – 30 August 2010) was a French film director and writer. Corneau was born in Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret. Originally a musician, he worked with Costa-Gavras as an assistant, which was also his first opportunity to work with the actor Yves Montand, with whom he would collaborate three times later in his career, including Police Python 357 (1976) and La Menace (1977). He directed Gérard Depardieu in the screen adaptation of Tous les matins du monde in 1991. Corneau died on 30 August 2010 from cancer,  and was interred at Pere-Lachaise cemetery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alain Corneau, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Director

2010
Love Crime

as Director

2007
The Second Wind

as Director

2005
Words in Blue

as Director

2003
Fear and Trembling

as Director

1997
The Cousin

as Director

1995
Lumière & Company

as Director

1995
1995
The New World

as Director

1991
Against Oblivion

as Director

1989
Nocturne Indien

as Director

1986
Extreme Justice

as Director

1984
Fort Saganne

as Director

1981
Choice of Arms

as Director

1979
Serie Noire

as Director

1977
La Menace

as Director

1976
Police Python 357

as Director

1974
1971
It Only Happens to Others

as Assistant Director

1970
The Confession

as Assistant Director

1970
Atlantic Wall

as Assistant Director

1969
Time to Live

as Assistant Director

1969
The American

as Assistant Director

Writer

2013
Passion

as Original Story

2010
Love Crime

as Writer

2007
The Second Wind

as Dialogue

2007
The Second Wind

as Screenplay

2005
Words in Blue

as Screenplay

2003
1997
The Cousin

as Writer

1995
The New World

as Writer

1989
Nocturne Indien

as Writer

1984
Fort Saganne

as Screenplay

1981
Choice of Arms

as Writer

1979
Serie Noire

as Writer

1977
La Menace

as Screenplay

1976
1973

Actor

2022
Patrick Dewaere, My Hero

as Self (archive footage) - director

1998
1974

Producer

2003
The Brainwashers

as Associate Producer

Crew

1974
Les Deux mémoires

as Second Unit

Sound

1977
J.A. Martin Photographer

as Boom Operator