About

Known credits:
71
Birthday:
1900-12-23
Place of birth:
Bâle, Suisse
Website:
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Marc Allégret

Overview

Marc Allégret was a French screenwriter and film director. He was born in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, the elder brother of Yves Allégret. Marc was educated to be a lawyer. Allégret became André Gide's lover when he was fifteen and Gide was forty-seven. Later, Marc was to fall briefly under the spell of Cocteau, who Gide feared would "corrupt" him.

Marc's father, Elie Allégret, had originally been hired by André Gide's mother to tutor André in light of his weak grades in school, after which he and his charge became fast friends. In 1895 Elie Allégret was best man at André Gide's wedding.

After filming a 1927 trip to the Congo with André Gide, Marc Allégret chose to pursue a career in the motion picture industry. His relationship with Gide ended after that trip after having experiences with Congolese women. They nevertheless remained close friends until Gide's death in 1951. After working and training as an assistant director, in 1931 he directed his first feature Mam'zelle Nitouche, and the following year received much acclaim for his film, Fanny. He went on to a long career during which he wrote numerous scripts and directed more than fifty films.

Marc Allégret is noted for discovering and developing new acting talent who went on to stardom including Michèle Morgan, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raimu, Gérard Philipe, Danièle Delorme, Louis Jourdan, and Roger Vadim who would become his directing assistant.

He was married to Nadine Vogel.

He was a married man who then felt he had an obligation to proclaim his homosexuality. He was, however, seen as a general liberator rather than a specialist defender of homosexual rights.

He died in 1973 and was interred in the Cimetière des Gonards in Versailles, France.

Known for

Acting
1960 Blood and Roses Actor Judge Monteverdi 58
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Directing
1970 Le Bal du comte d'Orgel Directing Director 58
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1966 Lumière Directing Director 59
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1963 The Abominable Man of Customs Directing Director 58
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1962 Tales of Paris Directing Director 58
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1961 Demons at Midnight Directing Director N/A
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1959 The Dreadful Directing Director 58
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1958 Sunday Encounter Directing Director 59
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1958 Be Beautiful and Shut Up Directing Director 58
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1957 Love Is at Stake Directing Director 58
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1956 Plucking the Daisy Directing Director 59
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1955 Lady Chatterley's Lover Directing Director 59
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1955 School for Love Directing Director 58
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1954 L'eterna femmina Directing Director N/A
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1954 Loves of Three Queens Directing Director N/A
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1954 The Fate of Two Queens Directing Director N/A
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1953 Julietta Directing Director 59
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1952 La demoiselle et son revenant Directing Director N/A
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1952 With André Gide Directing Director 58
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1951 Blackmailed Directing Director 58
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1950 The Naked Heart Directing Director N/A
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1948 Blanche Fury Directing Director 59
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1946 Pétrus Directing Director 59
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1946 Lunegarde Directing Director 58
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1944 Twilight Directing Director 59
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1944 The Little Ones of the Flower Platform Directing Director 59
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1942 The Beautiful Adventure Directing Director N/A
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1942 L'Arlésienne Directing Director 59
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1941 Parade in 7 Nights Directing Director 58
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1939 Jeunes filles de France Directing Director N/A
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1938 The Curtain Rises Directing Director 59
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1938 Orage Directing Director 59
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1937 Andere Welt Directing Director N/A
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1937 Woman of Malacca Directing Director 59
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1937 Gribouille Directing Director 58
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1936 Adventure in Paris Directing Director 59
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1936 The Terrible Lovers Directing Director N/A
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1936 Under Western Eyes Directing Director 59
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1935 Happy Days Directing Director N/A
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1934 Zouzou Directing Director 59
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1934 Without a Family Directing Director 59
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1934 The Free Trade Hotel Directing Director 59
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1934 Ladies Lake Directing Director 58
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1932 Fanny Directing Director 60
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1932 The Chocolate Girl Directing Director N/A
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1931 Night attack Directing Director 58
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1931 The four legs Directing Director N/A
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1931 Mam'zelle Nitouche Directing Director 59
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1931 The Necklace Directing Director N/A
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1931 Black and White Directing Director 58
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1931 The Lovers of Midnight Directing Director 58
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1930 The best hostess Directing Director N/A
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1927 Voyage au Congo Directing Director 59
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Fernandel 3 films Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1970 Le Bal du comte d'Orgel Writing Writer 58
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1959 The Dreadful Writing Writer 58
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1958 Be Beautiful and Shut Up Writing Writer 58
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1956 Plucking the Daisy Writing Writer 59
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1955 Lady Chatterley's Lover Writing Screenplay 59
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1955 School for Love Writing Writer 58
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1954 Loves of Three Queens Writing Writer N/A
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1938 The Curtain Rises Writing Adaptation 59
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1938 The Curtain Rises Writing Writer 59
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1934 The Free Trade Hotel Writing Screenplay 59
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1934 Ladies Lake Writing Writer 58
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1934 Ladies Lake Writing Scenario Writer 58
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1931 The four legs Writing Scenario Writer N/A
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1931 Mam'zelle Nitouche Writing Adaptation 59
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1927 Voyage au Congo Writing Writer 59
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Production
1955 School for Love Production Producer 58
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Art
1931 The Lovers of Midnight Art Art Direction 58
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