About

Known credits:
145
Birthday:
1918-07-18
Place of birth:
Lannion, Côtes-du-Nord, France
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Pierre Sabbagh

Overview

Pierre Sabbagh (18 July 1918 – 30 September 1994) was a major personality in French television, as a journalist, producer and director.

Pierre Alain Sabbagh was born in Lannion (Côtes-d'Armor) and died in Paris. He was the younger son of the artist Georges Hanna Sabbagh and the art historian and resistance heroine Agnès Humbert. His brother was naval officer Jean Sabbagh.

Pierre Sabbagh became a war correspondent in the hope of finding his mother Agnès in World War II. He had visited her in Fresnes Prison and the Prison de la Santé in 1942, a few days before she was deported by the Nazis, sentenced to slave labour in Germany. In 1944, he travelled into Germany behind the advancing American army, but did not find her until he returned to Paris in 1945.

Pierre Sabbagh presented and directed the first television news in the world on 29 June 1949.

His greatest success was the creation, in 1966, of the programme "Au théâtre ce soir" ("The Theatre Tonight") following a strike on French television and the success of a Belgian television comedy called "La Bonne planque", which provoked the appetite of the public for this kind of programme: over 300 plays were produced in the series. To his credit also is the first audiovisual game which reunited France of the 1960s in front of the black-and-white screen: "L'Homme du XXe siècle" ("20th Century Man"), a game of general cultural questions which went on for many years and which finished with the final "Super homme du XXe siècle" ("20th Century Superman") which brought together all the previous winners of whom the comedian, Robert Manuel, beat a professor of complementary medicine, Georges Rivault.

He was Director-General of the television network France 2 between September 1971 and July 1972.

His wife was the French television presenter and actress Catherine Langeais.

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Known for

Acting
2022 La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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1941 Volpone Actor Un vénitien 59
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Directing
1985 La Pomme Directing Director N/A
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1985 Dom Juan Directing Director N/A
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1985 Chacun pour moi Directing Director N/A
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1985 Georges Courteline au travail & Boubouroche Directing Director N/A
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1984 Nono Directing Director 59
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1984 Un Parfum De Miel Directing Director N/A
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1984 La vie est trop courte Directing Director N/A
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1983 Un dîner intime Directing Director N/A
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1983 Je l'aimais trop Directing Director 59
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1983 Et ta sœur ? Directing Director N/A
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1983 Allô Hélène Directing Director N/A
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1982 Jean de la lune Directing Director N/A
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1982 Histoire de rire Directing Director N/A
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1981 La Cruche Directing Director N/A
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1981 L'Azalée Directing Director 59
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1981 L'amant de Bornéo Directing Director 59
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1981 Le traité d'Auteuil Directing Director N/A
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1981 Silence on aime Directing Director N/A
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1981 Ce que femme veut Directing Director N/A
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1981 Une sacrée famille Directing Director N/A
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1981 Comédie pour un meurtre Directing Director 59
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1981 Il est important d'être aimé Directing Director N/A
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1980 Peau de vache Directing Director N/A
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1980 La maîtresse de bridge Directing Director N/A
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1980 La chambre mandarine Directing Director N/A
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1980 Beaufils et fils Directing Director N/A
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1980 Hold Up Directing Director 59
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1980 La route des Indes Directing Director N/A
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1979 Nina Directing Director N/A
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1978 Acapulco Madame Directing Director N/A
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1978 Les coucous Directing Director N/A
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1978 Miam-miam ou le Dîner d'affaires Directing Director N/A
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1978 La Plume Directing Director N/A
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1978 Les deux vierges Directing Director N/A
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1978 Les deux timides Directing Director 58
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1978 Monsieur chasse Directing Director N/A
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1978 La fessée Directing Director N/A
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1977 Les petits oiseaux Directing Director N/A
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1977 L'École des cocottes Directing Director N/A
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1977 Une femme presque fidèle Directing Director N/A
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1977 Appelez-moi maître Directing Director N/A
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1977 Les Filles Directing Director N/A
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1977 Le Faiseur Directing Director N/A
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1977 Attends-moi pour commencer Directing Director 58
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1977 Le coin tranquille Directing Director N/A
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1977 La bagatelle Directing Director N/A
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1976 La Femme de paille Directing Director N/A
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1976 Le Cœur sous le paillasson Directing Director N/A
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1976 Am Stram Gram Directing Director N/A
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1976 Le Pirate Directing Director 58
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1976 La facture Directing Director 58
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1975 Le noir te va si bien Directing Director 59
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1975 Chat en poche Directing Director 58
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1975 Ah! La police de Papa Directing Director N/A
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1975 Trésor party Directing Director N/A
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1975 Le Système Ribadier Directing Director 59
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1974 Pétrus Directing Director N/A
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1973 Folie douce Directing Director 59
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1972 La Main passe Directing Director 59
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1972 Noix de coco Directing Director 59
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1972 Ferraille et chiffons Directing Director 58
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1972 Detective Story Directing Director N/A
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1972 Le don d'Adèle Directing Director 59
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1972 An Ideal Husband Directing Director 59
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1972 Les oeufs de l'autruche Directing Director N/A
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1972 L'École des contribuables Directing Director 58
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1972 La Pèlerine écossaise Directing Director 58
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1972 La voyante Directing Director N/A
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1972 Huit femmes Directing Director N/A
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1971 Cash-Cash Directing Director N/A
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1971 Fric-Frac Directing Director 59
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1971 Herminie Directing Director 58
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1971 S.O.S. homme seul Directing Director N/A
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1971 Pour Karine Directing Director N/A
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1971 Échec et meurtre Directing Director 59
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1970 Un fil à la patte Directing Director 59
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1970 La Manière forte Directing Director N/A
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1970 Dix petits nègres Directing Director N/A
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1970 Les Dix Petits Nègres Directing Director N/A
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1970 La Brune que voilà Directing Director 58
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1970 Le Mari, la femme et la mort Directing Director N/A
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1970 Le Bourgeois gentilhomme Directing Director N/A
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1970 Les assassins associés Directing Director N/A
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1970 Frédéric Directing Director 58
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1970 Un ange passe Directing Director N/A
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1970 Doris Directing Director N/A
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1969 L'amour des 4 colonels Directing Director N/A
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1969 Constance Directing Director N/A
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1969 La Perruche et le Poulet Directing Director 58
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1969 Le minotaure Directing Director N/A
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1969 Le deuxième coup de feu Directing Director N/A
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1969 Je veux voir Mioussov Directing Director N/A
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1969 La Toile d'araignée Directing Director 59
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1968 La Coquine Directing Director 58
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1968 Azaïs Directing Director 58
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1968 Le Dindon Directing Director N/A
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1968 Feu la mère de madame Directing Director N/A
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1968 Monsieur le Trouhadec saisi par la débauche Directing Director 58
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1968 Mademoiselle Directing Director N/A
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1967 Docteur Glass Directing Director N/A
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1967 Auguste Directing Director N/A
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1967 Vacances pour Jessica Directing Director N/A
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1967 Ami-Ami Directing Director N/A
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1967 Domino Directing Director N/A
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1967 Pour avoir Adrienne Directing Director 59
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1967 Bon appétit monsieur Directing Director 58
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1966 Les portes claquent Directing Director 58
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1966 La Mamma Directing Director N/A
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1966 Chérie Noire Directing Director N/A
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1966 J'y suis, j'y reste Directing Director 58
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1966 At Theatre Tonight Directing Director 69
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Cash-Cash Directing Director N/A
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Production
1983 Je l'aimais trop Production Producer 59
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1981 L'amant de Bornéo Production Producer 59
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1980 Peau de vache Production Producer N/A
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1980 Hold Up Production Producer 59
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1979 Nina Production Producer N/A
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1978 Acapulco Madame Production Producer N/A
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1978 Les deux timides Production Producer 58
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1977 Attends-moi pour commencer Production Producer 58
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1976 La Femme de paille Production Producer N/A
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1975 Ah! La police de Papa Production Producer N/A
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1975 Le Système Ribadier Production Producer 59
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1974 Folle Amanda Production Producer 59
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1974 L'or et la paille Production Producer N/A
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1974 Il y a longtemps que je t'aime Production Producer N/A
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1973 La Tête des autres Production Producer N/A
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1972 Noix de coco Production Producer 59
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1972 Ferraille et chiffons Production Producer 58
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1972 Le don d'Adèle Production Producer 59
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1972 An Ideal Husband Production Producer 59
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1972 Les oeufs de l'autruche Production Producer N/A
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1972 La voyante Production Producer N/A
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1971 Fric-Frac Production Producer 59
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1970 La Manière forte Production Producer N/A
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1969 L'amour des 4 colonels Production Producer N/A
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1969 Le minotaure Production Producer N/A
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1968 Feu la mère de madame Production Producer N/A
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1967 Pour avoir Adrienne Production Producer 59
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1966 Interdit au public Production Producer N/A
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Art
1977 L'École des cocottes Art Production Design N/A
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1976 Am Stram Gram Art Production Design N/A
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1970 Un fil à la patte Art Art Direction 59
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