René Clément
March 18, 1913 · 113 years old
René Clément (March 18, 1913, Bordeaux – March 17, 1996, Monte Carlo, Monaco) was a French film director and screenwriter. Clément studied architecture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts where he developed an interest in filmmaking. In 1936, he directed his first film, a 20 minute short written and featuri…
Known For
9 titles
Purple Noon
Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess.
Forbidden Games
A young French girl orphaned in a German air attack is befriended by the son of a poor farmer, and together they try to come to terms with the realities of death.
Is Paris Burning?
August 1944. The Allies are approaching Paris and resistance groups within the city start to plan an uprising against the Germans. However, Hitler wants the city destroyed if it looks like the Allies will take it.
Rider on the Rain
A US Army colonel in France tries to track down an escaped sex maniac.
Joy House
A petty criminal seeks refuge in a house owned by two wealthy American women.
Gervaise
A poor laundrywoman tries to cope with a depressing burden of society.
The Battle of the Rails
Recounts the courageous efforts by French railroad workers who were part of an organized resistance during German World War II occupation.
The Walls of Malapaga
A French fugitive arrives in Genoa, where he becomes entangled with an Italian woman and her daughter.
...And Hope to Die
A crook on the run hooks up with a criminal gang to commit a kidnapping. However, things don't go quite as planned.