Denys de La Patellière

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Denys de La Patellière (8 March 1921 in Nantes, France–21 July 2013) was a French film director and scriptwriter. He also directed Television series.

He died in 2013 at the age of 92.

Biography

The son of an officer, Denys de La Patellière was preparing for the entrance exam to the Military School of Saint-Cyr. During World War II, he enlisted in the Liberation Army. At the end of the conflict, he made a career in cinema. His brother-in-law, who worked for the Cinema Organizing Committee [fr], helped him enter the Buttes-Chaumont laboratory as a cinematographic developer worker. Subsequently, he became an editor for the news journal of the press company Les Actualités françaises [fr].

Filmography as director

• 1955 : The Aristocrats, with Pierre Fresnay
• 1956 : The Wages of Sin, with Danielle Darrieux, Jean-Claude Pascal, Jeanne Moreau
• 1957 : The Ostrich Has Two Eggs, with Pierre Fresnay
• 1957 : Retour de manivelle, with Michèle Morgan, Daniel Gélin, Peter van Eyck, Bernard Blier
• 1958 : The Possessors, with Jean Gabin, Jean Desailly, Pierre Brasseur, Bernard Blier
• 1959 : Rue des prairies, with Jean Gabin, Marie-José Nat, Claude Brasseur
• 1959 : Eyes of Love, with Danielle Darrieux and Jean-Claude Brialy
• 1961 : Taxi for Tobruk, with Lino Ventura, Charles Aznavour, Hardy Krüger and Maurice Biraud
• 1962 : Emile's Boat, with Lino Ventura, Annie Girardot, Michel Simon and Pierre Brasseur
• 1963 : Destination Rome, with Charles Aznavour, Serena Vergano and Marisa Merlini
• 1964 : God's Thunder, with Jean Gabin, Lilli Palmer, Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein
• 1964 : Marco the Magnificent, with Horst Buchholz, Anthony Quinn, Orson Welles, Omar Sharif, Elsa Martinelli, Akim Tamiroff
• 1966 : The Upper Hand, with Jean Gabin, George Raft, Gert Fröbe, Nadja Tiller, Mireille Darc
• 1966 : Father's Trip, with Fernandel
• 1966 : Black Sun, with Daniel Gélin, Michèle Mercier, Valentina Cortese
• 1968 : Darling Caroline, with France Anglade, Vittorio De Sica, Bernard Blier, Charles Aznavour, Gert Fröbe, Jean-Claude Brialy, Karin Dor
• 1968 : Le tatoué, with Jean Gabin and Louis de Funès
• 1972 : Killer, with Jean Gabin, Fabio Testi, Bernard Blier, Gérard Depardieu
• 1973 : Forbidden Priests, with Robert Hossein, Claude Jade
• 1980 : Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, with Jacques Weber (TV)
• 1990 : Paparoff se dédouble, with Michel Constantin, Pascale Petit (TV)
• 1992 : Diamond Swords, with Caroline Goodall, Jason Flemyng

Filmography as scenarist

• La Tour, prends garde ! (1958)

References

External links

• Denys de La Patellière at IMDb