Denys de La Patellière

French film director

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Denys de La Patellière

Born| (1921-03-08)8 March 1921

Nantes, France

Died| 21 July 2013(2013-07-21) (aged 92)

Dinard, France

Nationality| French
Occupation(s)| Film director, Scriptwriter
Years active| 1955-1995

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.[1]

## Biography

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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[2] laboratory as a cinematographic developer worker. Subsequently, he became an editor for the news journal of the press company Les Actualités françaises [fr].[1]

## Filmography as director

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* 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

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* La Tour, prends garde ! (1958)

## References

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1. ^ a b Marie-Aude Roux (2013-06-25). "Mort du réalisateur Denys de La Patellière" (in French). Lemonde.fr. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
2. ^ "Denys de La Patellière, deuxième interview (2012)". 15 Feb 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

## External links

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* Denys de La Patellière at IMDb

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Films directed by Denys de La Patellière

* The Aristocrats (1955)
* The Wages of Sin (1956)
* The Ostrich Has Two Eggs (1957)
* Retour de manivelle (1957)
* The Possessors (1958)
* Rue des prairies (1959)
* Eyes of Love (1959)
* Taxi for Tobruk (1961)
* Emile's Boat (1962)
* Destination Rome (1963)
* Why Paris? (1964)
* Marco the Magnificent (1964)
* God's Thunder (1965)
* The Upper Hand (1966)
* Father's Trip (1966)
* Black Sun (1966)
* Darling Caroline (1968)
* Le tatoué (1968)
* Death of a Jew (1969)
* Killer (1972)
* Forbidden Priests (1973)
* Histoires de voyous: Le casse des rois mages (1978)
* Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1979)
* Le paria (1985)
* Bonjour maître (1987)
* Paparoff se dédouble (1990)
* L'affaire Salengro (1992)
* Diamond Swords (1992)

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