About

Known credits:
60
Birthday:
1927-07-22
Place of birth:
Paris, France
Website:
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Pierre Granier-Deferre

Overview

Pierre Granier-Deferre (27 July 1927 – 16 November 2007) was a French film director and screenwriter. His 1971 film Le Chat (The Cat) won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards at the 21st Berlin International Film Festival. His 1964 film The Adventures of Salavin won the Silver Shell for Best Actor at the 12th San Sebastian International Film Festival.

Granier-Deferre married Annie Fratellini, who starred in his film La Métamorphose des cloportes. They had one daughter, Valerie.

He had two children with his second wife, Susan Hampshire, an English actress: a son, Christopher, a producer/director, and a daughter, Victoria, who died shortly after birth. Granier-Deferre is also the father of Denys Granier-Deferre, a director/actor, whose mother is Denise Leve.

He is also the father of Célia (an actress) and Marie (a stuntwoman) by Isabel Garcia de Herreros (a film editor).

Source: Article "Pierre Granier-Deferre" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Acting
2022 Patrick Dewaere, My Hero Actor Self (archive footage) - director 59
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Directing
1996 La dernière fête Directing Director 59
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1995 The Little Boy Directing Director 58
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1993 Archipel Directing Director 58
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1992 The Voice Directing Director N/A
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1990 The Austrian Directing Director 58
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1988 The Color of the Wind Directing Director 58
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1987 Widow's Walk Directing Director 58
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1986 Private Tuition Directing Director 58
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1985 L'Homme aux yeux d'argent Directing Director 58
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1983 A Friend of Vincent Directing Director 59
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1982 The North Star Directing Director 59
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1981 Strange Affair Directing Director 59
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1979 The Medic Directing Director 58
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1976 A Woman at Her Window Directing Director 59
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1975 The French Detective Directing Director 60
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1975 The Cage Directing Director 58
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1974 Creezy Directing Director 58
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1973 The Last Train Directing Director 59
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1973 The Son Directing Director 58
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1971 The Widow Couderc Directing Director 60
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1971 The Cat Directing Director 61
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1970 The Horse Directing Director 59
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1967 The Big Softie Directing Director N/A
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1966 Paris in August Directing Director 59
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1965 Cloportes Directing Director 59
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1964 The Adventures of Salavin Directing Director N/A
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1962 The Little Boy from the Lift Directing Director 58
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1961 Taxi for Tobruk Directing Assistant Director 61
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1958 Et ta sœur... Directing First Assistant Director 58
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1958 A Legitimate Defense Directing Assistant Director 59
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1955 The Fugitives Directing Assistant Director 59
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1955 Magic Village Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1954 Air of Paris Directing Assistant Director 59
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1952 She and Me Directing Assistant Director 59
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1951 Chicago Digest Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1951 Terreur en Oklahoma Directing Assistant Director N/A
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Writing
2006 One Summer Writing Writer 58
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1996 La dernière fête Writing Writer 59
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1995 The Little Boy Writing Writer 58
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1993 Archipel Writing Screenplay 58
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1992 The Voice Writing Writer N/A
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1987 Widow's Walk Writing Writer 58
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1986 Private Tuition Writing Writer 58
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1985 L'Homme aux yeux d'argent Writing Adaptation 58
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1983 A Friend of Vincent Writing Writer 59
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1982 The North Star Writing Writer 59
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1981 Strange Affair Writing Screenplay 59
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1979 The Medic Writing Writer 58
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1976 A Woman at Her Window Writing Screenplay 59
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1975 The Cage Writing Writer 58
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1974 Creezy Writing Screenplay 58
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1973 The Last Train Writing Adaptation 59
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1973 The Son Writing Writer 58
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1971 The Widow Couderc Writing Adaptation 60
Fair
1971 The Cat Writing Writer 61
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1970 The Horse Writing Screenplay 59
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1967 The Big Softie Writing Screenplay N/A
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1965 Cloportes Writing Writer 59
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1962 The Little Boy from the Lift Writing Adaptation 58
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