Michel Audiard

French screenwriter and film director

Michel Audiard

Audiard in 1952

Born|

Paul Michel Audiard

(1920-05-15)15 May 1920

Paris, France

Died| 27 July 1985(1985-07-27) (aged 65)

Dourdan, Essonne, France

Occupation| Film director
Years active| 1949–1985
Children| Jacques Audiard

Paul Michel Audiard (French: [miʃɛl odjaʁ]; 15 May 1920 – 27 July 1985) was a French screenwriter and film director, known for his witty, irreverent and slang-laden dialogues which made him a prominent figure on the French cultural scene of the 1960s and 1970s. He was the father of French film director Jacques Audiard.

## Screenwriting filmography[edit]

### 1940s–1950s[edit]

* 1949 :
* Mission à Tanger, directed by André Hunebelle
* On n'aime qu'une fois, directed by Jean Stelli
* 1950 :
* Brune ou blonde, directed by Jacques Garcia
* Beware of Blondes, directed by André Hunebelle
* 1951 :
* Vedettes sans maquillage, directed by Jacques Guillon
* Une histoire d'amour, directed by Guy Lefranc
* Le Passe-muraille, directed by Jean Boyer
* Darling Caroline, directed by Richard Pottier
* Ma femme est formidable (uncredited), directed by André Hunebelle
* Massacre en dentelles, directed by André Hunebelle
* L'Homme de ma vie, directed by Guy Lefranc
* Bim le petit âne, directed by Albert Lamorisse
* 1952 :
* Adorables Créatures (uncredited), directed by Christian-Jaque
* Pour vous, mesdames (uncredited), directed by Jacques Garcia
* Elle et moi, directed by Guy Lefranc
* Le Feu quelque part, directed by Pierre Foucaud (Court-métrage)
* Le Duel à travers les âges, directed by Pierre Foucaud (Court-métrage)
* 1953 :
* Les Dents longues, directed by Daniel Gélin
* Les Trois Mousquetaires, directed by André Hunebelle
* The Most Wanted Man, directed by Henri Verneuil
* 1954 :
* Destinées (uncredited), directed by Christian-Jaque, Jean Delannoy and Marcello Pagliero
* Sang et lumières, directed by Georges Rouquier
* Les Gaietés de l'escadron, directed by Paolo Moffa
* Poisson d'avril (1954), directed by Gilles Grangier
* Quay of Blondes, directed by Paul Cadéac
* Série noire [fr], directed by Pierre Foucaud
* 1955 :
* Gas-Oil, directed by Gilles Grangier
* 1956 :
* Until the Last One, directed by Pierre Billon
* Blood to the Head, directed by Gilles Grangier
* Mannequins of Paris, directed by André Hunebelle
* Short Head, directed by Norbert Carbonnaux
* 1957 :
* Le rouge est mis, directed by Gilles Grangier
* Fugitive in Saigon, directed by Marcel Camus
* Three Days to Live, directed by Gilles Grangier
* Retour de manivelle, directed by Denys de La Patellière
* Maigret tend un piège, directed by Jean Delannoy
* 1958 :
* Les Misérables, directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois
* Le Désordre et la Nuit, directed by Gilles Grangier
* Les Grandes Familles, directed by Denys de la Patellière
* Marchands de rien, directed by Daniel Lecomte (court-métrage)
* 1959 :
* Le fauve est lâché (uncredited), directed by Maurice Labro
* Archimède le clochard, directed by Gilles Grangier
* Pourquoi viens-tu si tard?, directed by Henri Decoin
* Maigret et l'Affaire Saint-Fiacre, directed by Jean Delannoy
* 125, rue Montmartre, directed by Gilles Grangier
* Rue des prairies, directed by Denys de la Patellière
* Babette s'en va-t-en guerre, directed by Christian-Jaque
* Eyes of Love, directed by Denys de la Patellière
* Vel d'Hiv', directed by Guy Blanc (Court-métrage)
* La Bête à l'affût, directed by Pierre Chenal
* Péchés de jeunesse, directed by Louis Duchesne

### 1960s[edit]

* 1960 :
* Le Baron de l'écluse, directed by Jean Delannoy
* La Française et l'amour, film à sketches, « L'Adultère », directed by Henri Verneuil
* Les Vieux de la vieille, directed by Gilles Grangier
* Spécial Noël : Jean Gabin (TV), directed by Frédéric Rossif
* Le Président, directed by Henri Verneuil
* 1961 :
* Taxi for Tobruk, directed by Denys de la Patellière
* Les lions sont lâchés, directed by Henri Verneuil
* Les Amours célèbres \- sketch « Les Comédiennes », directed by Michel Boisrond
* Le cave se rebiffe, directed by Gilles Grangier
* Le Bateau d'Émile, directed by Denys de la Patellière
* 1962 :
* Un singe en hiver, directed by Henri Verneuil
* The Gentleman from Epsom, directed by Gilles Grangier
* Le Diable et les Dix Commandements, directed by Julien Duvivier
* Le Voyage à Biarritz (uncredited), directed by Gilles Grangier
* 1963 :
* Mélodie en sous-sol, directed by Henri Verneuil
* Carambolages, directed by Marcel Bluwal
* Les Tontons flingueurs, directed by Georges Lautner
* Teuf-teuf (TV), directed by Georges Folgoas
* Des pissenlits par la racine, directed by Georges Lautner
* Cent mille dollars au soleil, directed by Henri Verneuil
* 1964 :
* Marcia Nuziale, directed by Marco Ferreri
* Les Barbouzes, directed by Georges Lautner
* Une foule enfin réunie, directed by Monique Chappelle (short movie)
* Un drôle de caïd or Une souris chez les hommes, directed by Jacques Poitrenaud
* Par un beau matin d'été, directed by Jacques Deray
* La Chasse à l'homme, directed by Edouard Molinaro
* 1965 :
* La Métamorphose des cloportes, directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre (scenario co-written with Albert Simonin, from Alphonse Boudard)
* Quand passent les faisans, directed by Edouard Molinaro
* Les Bons Vivants, directed by Gilles Grangier & Georges Lautner
* The Dictator's Guns (uncredited), directed by Claude Sautet
* Ne nous fâchons pas [fr], directed by Georges Lautner
* 1966 :
* Tendre Voyou, directed by Jean Becker
* Un idiot à Paris, directed by Serge Korber
* Sale temps pour les mouches, directed by Guy Lefranc
* Johnny Banco, directed by Yves Allégret
* 1967 :
* Le Pacha, directed by Georges Lautner
* All Mad About Him, directed by Norbert Carbonnaux
* Max le débonnaire (TV show), directed by Gilles Grangier, Yves Allégret and Jacques Deray
* La Grande Sauterelle [fr], directed by Georges Lautner
* La Petite Vertu, directed by Serge Korber
* 1968 :
* Fleur d'oseille [fr], directed by Georges Lautner
* Leontine
* 1969 :
* Sous le signe du taureau, directed by Gilles Grangier

### 1970s[edit]

* 1973 :
* Baxter!, directed by Lionel Jeffries
* 1974 :
* How to Do Well When You're a Jerk and a Crybaby
* OK patron [fr] (uncredited), directed by Claude Vital
* 1975 :
* Incorrigible, directed by Philippe de Broca
* 1976 :
* Le Grand Escogriffe, directed by Claude Pinoteau
* Le Corps de mon ennemi, directed by Henri Verneuil
* 1977 :
* Tendre Poulet [fr], directed by Philippe de Broca
* Mort d'un pourri, directed by Georges Lautner
* L'Animal, directed by Claude Zidi
* 1978 :
* Le Cavaleur [fr], directed by Philippe de Broca
* 1979 :
* Flic ou voyou, directed by Georges Lautner
* Les Égouts du paradis, directed by José Giovanni
* La Fabuleuse histoire de Roland-Garros, directed by Charles Gérard
* Le Guignolo, directed by Georges Lautner
* On a volé la cuisse de Jupiter, directed by Philippe de Broca

### 1980s[edit]

* 1980 :
* Le Coucou, directed by Francesco Massaro
* L'Entourloupe, directed by Gérard Pirès
* Pile ou Face [fr], directed by Robert Enrico
* 1981 :
* Le Professionnel, directed by Georges Lautner
* Garde à vue, directed by Claude Miller
* Est-ce bien raisonnable ?, directed by Georges Lautner
* 1982 :
* Espion, lève-toi, directed by Yves Boisset
* 1983 :
* Mortelle randonnée, directed by Claude Miller
* Vive la sociale !, directed by Gérard Mordillat
* Le Marginal, directed by Jacques Deray
* 1984 :
* Canicule, directed by Yves Boisset
* Les Morfalous, directed by Henri Verneuil
* 1985 :
* On ne meurt que deux fois, directed by Jacques Deray from the novel of Robin Cook
* La Cage aux folles III, « Elles » se marient, directed by Georges Lautner.

## Directing filmography[edit]

* Leontine (1968)
* A Golden Widow (1969)
* Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais... elle cause ! (1970)

## See also[edit]

* Chantons sous l'Occupation, a documentary film

## External links[edit]

* Michel Audiard at IMDb

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Films by Michel Audiard

Written and directed|

* Leontine (1968)
* A Golden Widow (1969)
* Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais... elle cause ! (1970)
* How to Do Well When You're a Jerk and a Crybaby (1974)

Written only|

* Mission in Tangier (1949)
* Beware of Blondes (1950)
* Darling Caroline (1951)
* Mr. Peek-a-Boo (1951)
* My Wife Is Formidable (1951)
* The Man in My Life (1952)
* Massacre in Lace (1952)
* She and Me (1952)
* The Long Teeth (1953)
* The Most Wanted Man (1953)
* The Three Musketeers (1953)
* April Fools' Day (1954)
* The Cheerful Squadron (1954)
* Love in a Hot Climate (1954)
* Quay of Blondes (1954)
* Gas-Oil (1955)
* Blood to the Head (1956)
* Mannequins of Paris (1956)
* Short Head (1956)
* Fugitive in Saigon (1957)
* Retour de manivelle (1957)
* Speaking of Murder (1957)
* Three Days to Live (1957)
* Le désordre et la nuit (1958)
* Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)
* Les Misérables (1958)
* The Possessors (1958)
* Archimède le clochard (1959)
* Babette Goes to War (1959)
* Eyes of Love (1959)
* Maigret et l'affaire Saint-Fiacre (1959)
* Rue des prairies (1959)
* Too Late to Love (1959)
* The Baron of the Locks (1960)
* Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)
* The Old Guard (1960)
* The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961)
* Famous Love Affairs (1961)
* The Lions Are Loose (1961)
* The President (1961)
* Taxi for Tobruk (1961)
* The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)
* Emile's Boat (1962)
* The Gentleman from Epsom (1962)
* A Monkey in Winter (1962)
* Any Number Can Win (1963)
* Carom Shots (1963)
* Les Tontons flingueurs (1963)
* The Trip to Biarritz (1963)
* La Chasse à l'homme (1964)
* The Great Spy Chase (1964)
* Greed in the Sun (1964)
* Salad by the Roots (1964)
* Une souris chez les hommes (1964)
* Les Bons Vivants (1965)
* Crime on a Summer Morning (1965)
* La Métamorphose des cloportes (1965)
* Tender Scoundrel (1966)
* All Mad About Him (1967)
* An Idiot in Paris (1967)
* Johnny Banco (1967)
* A Little Virtuous (1968)
* Pasha (1968)
* Under the Sign of the Bull (1969)
* Incorrigible (1975)
* Body of My Enemy (1976)
* The Big Operator (1976)
* Animal (1977)
* Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)
* Cop or Hood (1979)
* Les Égouts du paradis (1979)
* Le Guignolo (1980)
* Jupiter's Thigh (1980)
* Il lupo e l'agnello (1980)
* Garde à Vue (1981)
* The Professional (1981)
* Espion, lève-toi (1982)
* Deadly Circuit (1983)
* Le Marginal (1983)
* Dog Day (1984)
* Les Morfalous (1984)
* La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding (1985)
* He Died with His Eyes Open (1985)

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