Jean Delannoy
January 12, 1908 · 118 years old
Jean Delannoy (12 January 1908 – 18 June 2008) was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director. Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family was from Haute-Normandie in the north of France. He was a Protestant, a descendant of Huguenots, some of whom fled the country dur…
Known For
7 titles
This Special Friendship
A tale of the tender relationship between a 12-year-old boy and the upperclassman who is the object of his desire in the rigid atmosphere of their Jesuit-run school.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The timeless tale of the seductive gypsy Esmeralda and the tortured hunchback Quasimodo.
Inspector Maigret
In the Marais district in central Paris, somebody is going round murdering young women. Maigret is called to investigate.
Action Man
Sophisticated crook talks ex-crook and now respectable business man into one last caper. This highly planned and well executed crime goes off without a hitch until rival bad guys want a piece of the action.
L'éternel retour
This is a retelling of Tristan and Isolde, set in 1940s France. The script was written by Jean Cocteau.
The Moment of Truth
On the night of their tenth anniversary, Doctor Rene Richard accidentally discovers that his wife, actress Madeleine Richard, has been having an affair with a disturbed artist, Daniel Prevost who has just attempted suicide. He con...
The Little Rebels
The world of juvenile delinquents seen through the eyes of a judge.