About

Known credits:
69
Birthday:
1904-08-21
Place of birth:
Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Website:
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Léo Joannon

Overview

Léo Joannon (21 August 1904 – 28 March 1969) was a French writer and film director. Born in Aix-en-Provence, Joannon was originally a law student who became a novelist and journalist before entering the film industry in the 1920s as a cameraman.

Joannon first attracted international attention in early 1939 during the production of S.O.S. Mediterranean, when his attempts to include shots of a German naval ship docked in the port of Tangier created a diplomatic incident between the pre-World War II French and German governments. The film later won the Grand Prix du Cinema Français.

Joannon is best known to international audiences as the director of the comedy film Atoll K (1951), which was the final motion picture starring the legendary comedic double act Laurel and Hardy. Among his other better-known films were Le Defroqué (1954) and Fort du Fou (Outpost in Indochina) (1962).

Joannon died in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Source: Article "Léo Joannon" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Acting
1962 Assassin in the Phonebook Actor Le docteur Jousseaume 59
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1958 The Desert of Pigalle Actor Maurice 58
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1957 A Girl in a Pocket Actor Troisième employé 58
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1956 L'Homme aux clés d'or Actor 59
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1956 Sister Angele's Secret Actor N/A
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1931 Farewell, friends Actor N/A
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1929 The Woman and the Puppet Actor Don Mateo's Friend 59
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1924 Iceland Fishermen Actor 59
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Directing
1967 Les Arnaud Directing Director 58
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1966 Three Disordered Children Directing Director 58
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1963 Outpost in Indo-china Directing Director 59
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1962 Assassin in the Phonebook Directing Director 59
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1958 So Much Love Lost Directing Director N/A
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1958 The Desert of Pigalle Directing Director 58
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1956 L'homme aux clés d'or Directing Director 60
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1956 L'Homme aux clés d'or Directing Director 59
Average
1956 Sister Angele's Secret Directing Director N/A
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1954 The Unfrocked One Directing Director 58
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1952 Drôle de noce Directing Director 58
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1951 Utopia Directing Director 58
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1950 Le 84 prend des vacances Directing Director 58
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1945 Secret Documents Directing Director N/A
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1944 Children of Chaos Directing Director 58
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1943 Lucrèce Directing Director 59
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1943 The White Truck Directing Director N/A
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1942 Whims Directing Director 59
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1940 The Emigrant Directing Director 59
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1938 S.O.S. Mediterranean Directing Director 59
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1937 Le Chanteur de minuit Directing Director N/A
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1937 De Man Zonder Hart Directing Director N/A
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1937 L'Homme sans cœur Directing Director N/A
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1937 Confessions of a Newlywed Directing Director 58
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1936 Quand minuit sonnera Directing Director N/A
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1936 Klokslag twaalf Directing Director 58
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1936 Train de plaisir Directing Director 58
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1936 Les conquêtes de César Directing Director N/A
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1936 Mais n'te promène donc pas toute nue Directing Director 58
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1935 What a Funny Kid! Directing Director 59
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1935 Bibi-la-Purée Directing Director N/A
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1934 We Found a Naked Woman Directing Director 58
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1933 600,000 francs per month Directing Director N/A
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1932 He has lost a bride Directing Director N/A
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1932 Suzanne Directing Director N/A
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1931 Durand versus Durand Directing Director N/A
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1931 On the voice of happiness Directing Director N/A
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1931 Farewell, friends Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1967 Les Arnaud Writing Adaptation 58
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1967 Les Arnaud Writing Screenplay 58
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1966 Three Disordered Children Writing Screenplay 58
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1962 Assassin in the Phonebook Writing Adaptation 59
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1961 Amazons of Rome Writing Screenplay 58
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1958 So Much Love Lost Writing Writer N/A
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1957 Lovers of Paris Writing Writer 59
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1956 L'Homme aux clés d'or Writing Writer 59
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1956 Sister Angele's Secret Writing Writer N/A
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1954 Casta diva Writing Story 59
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1954 Casta diva Writing Screenplay 59
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1954 The Rebels of Lomanach Writing Writer 59
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1954 The Unfrocked One Writing Screenplay 58
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1952 Drôle de noce Writing Writer 58
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1952 The Seven Deadly Sins Writing Screenplay 59
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1951 Utopia Writing Story 58
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1942 Whims Writing Screenplay 59
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1940 The Emigrant Writing Screenplay 59
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1939 Hell's Cargo Writing Story N/A
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1938 S.O.S. Mediterranean Writing Story 59
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1928 Fünf bange Tage Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
1952 Drôle de noce Production Producer 58
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Art
1943 The White Truck Art Art Direction N/A
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