Gilles Grangier

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1911-05-05

Deathday 1996-04-27 (84 years old)

Place of Birth Paris, France

Gilles Grangier

Biography

Gilles Grangier (5 May 1911 – 27 April 1996) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 50 films and several TV series between 1943 and 1985. His film Archimède le clochard was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival, where Jean Gabin won the Silver Bear for Best Actor. He had the most number of successful films at the French box office between 1945 and 2001 with 42 of his films having admissions of 500,000 or more, more than any other. Source: Article "Gilles Grangier" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Director

1982
1980
Jean-Sans-Terre

as Director

1979
Les Insulaires

as Director

1977
Banlieue Sud-Est

as Director

1974
Gross Paris

as Director

1974
Two Years Vacation

as Director

1972
A Loser

as Director

1971
Quentin Durward

as Director

1968
1965
1964
That Tender Age

as Director

1963
My Wife's Husband

as Director

1963
Maigret Sees Red

as Director

1963
1962
1960
The Old Guard

as Director

1959
1959
125 Rue Montmartre

as Director

1958
The Night Affair

as Director

1958
Three Days to Live

as Director

1958
Not Delivered

as Director

1957
Speaking of Murder

as Director

1957
1956
Blood to the Head

as Director

1955
Hi-Jack Highway

as Director

1955
1954
April Fools' Day

as Director

1954
Trust Me!

as Director

1953
Rhine Virgin

as Director

1953
Jeunes mariés

as Director

1952
Love, Madame

as Director

1952
Jupiter

as Director

1951
The Straw Lover

as Director

1951
1950
Au p'tit zouave

as Director

1950
1950
1950
Amédée

as Director

1950
L'homme de joie

as Director

1949
Jo la Romance

as Director

1948
By the Window

as Director

1948
Femme sans passé

as Director

1947
History of Singing

as Director

1947
Danger of Death

as Director

1947
1946
1946
Driving Lesson

as Director

1946
Thirty and Forty

as Director

1945
The Black Rider

as Director

1940
Sur le plancher des vaches

as Assistant Director

Writer

2015
French Cuisine

as Scenario Writer

1980
Jean-Sans-Terre

as Adaptation

1979
Les Insulaires

as Writer

1974
Gross Paris

as Screenplay

1972
A Loser

as Adaptation

1972
A Loser

as Dialogue

1968
1965
1963
Maigret Sees Red

as Adaptation

1960
The Old Guard

as Adaptation

1959
1958
The Night Affair

as Adaptation

1958
Three Days to Live

as Screenplay

1957
1957
1956
Blood to the Head

as Screenplay

1955
Hi-Jack Highway

as Writer

1955
1955
1954
April Fools' Day

as Adaptation

1948
Métier de fous

as Writer

Actor

1985
Le Paria

as Chevalier

1963
My Wife's Husband

as L'instituteur (uncredited)

1956
1940
Sur le plancher des vaches

as L'instructeur de vol (uncredited)

Creator

1974