About

Known credits:
7
Birthday:
1919-11-03
Place of birth:
Angervilliers, Seine-et-Oise [now Essonne], France
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Jean Tourane

Overview

Jean Tourane (1919–1986) was a French filmmaker known for his footage of small animals. His birth name was Jean Briel. Among others he filmed a television series about a small duck named "Saturnin" during the 1960s. In the 1990s, clips from this series were merged into a new series called The Adventures of Dynamo Duck, which aired on Fox Kids in the United States.

Tourane started his professional career as a painter and photographer of small animals, and moved from photography into film. After making a number of shorts, he made the first full-length Saturnin movie, and was in 1964 awarded a contract for 78 television episodes with French television.

He was also for a time the mayor of the commune of Le Val-Saint-Germain in Essonne department, France.

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Known for

Directing
1984 Les nouvelles aventures de Saturnin Directing Director N/A
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1969 Saturnin et le Vaca-Vaca Directing Director N/A
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1956 The Secret of Magic Island Directing Director 58
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Writing
1969 Saturnin et le Vaca-Vaca Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1962 Sentimental Education Production Producer 58
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1958 The Magic of the Kite Production Producer 58
Average

Crew
1965 Les Aventures de Saturnin Crew Creator 69
Fair