About

Known credits:
34
Birthday:
1936-08-27
Place of birth:
Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
Website:
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Philippe Labro

Overview

Philippe Labro (born 27 August 1936) is a French author, journalist and film director. He has worked for RTL, Paris Match, TF1 and Antenne 2. He is a laureate of the Prix Interallié, a French literary distinction founded in 1930, which was awarded for «L'Étudiant étranger» in 1986.

At the age of eighteen, he left France to study at Washington and Lee University in Virginia. He then travelled across the United States. On his return to Europe, he became a reporter. From 1960 to 1962, during the Algerian war, Labro was a member of the military. He then returned to his journalistic activities. While covering the assassination of John F. Kennedy for French newspaper France-Soir, he met Jack Ruby in Dallas days before he shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald; he was thus subsequently officially auditioned by the Warren Commission. He has written and directed many films and was a close friend of Jean-Pierre Melville, as he recalls in the 2008 documentary Code Name Melville. From 1985 to 2000, he was director of programmes at RTL becoming the vice president of the station in 1992.

In April 2010, he became Commander of the Légion d'honneur.

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Known for

Acting
2025 Les Troubles de la Circulation Actor Self N/A
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2024 Delon Melville, la solitude de deux samouraïs Actor Self 58
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2022 Johnny Hallyday: Beyond Rock Actor Self 68
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2022 La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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2021 Coluche, une époque formidable Actor Self 59
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2020 The Perfect Circle Actor N/A
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2019 Philippe R. Doumic - Sous son regard l'étincelle Actor Self N/A
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2018 Françoise Dorléac, une promesse Actor Self 59
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2017 Dieu, Diable & Rock'n'Roll Actor N/A
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2011 Belmondo, itinéraire... Actor Self 59
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2008 Code Name: Melville Actor Self 59
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2002 Jean-Pierre Melville and Army of Shadows Actor Self 59
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2001 Winged Migration Actor Narrator (voice, English version) 63
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1975 Cat and Mouse Actor Philippe Lacombe 58
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1973 The Inheritor Actor Un journaliste (uncredited) 59
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1972 J'ai tout donné Actor 59
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1967 Made in U.S.A Actor Self (uncredited) 59
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Directing
1984 Rive droite, rive gauche Directing Director 58
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1983 Cover Up Directing Director 58
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1976 Hunter Will Get You Directing Director 60
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1974 Chance and Violence Directing Director 58
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1973 The Inheritor Directing Director 59
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1971 Without Apparent Motive Directing Director 58
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1969 Tout peut arriver Directing Director 59
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1964 4XD Directing Director 59
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Writing
1995 The Little Boy Writing Novel 58
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1994 Foreign Student Writing Novel 58
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1984 Rive droite, rive gauche Writing Writer 58
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1983 Cover Up Writing Writer 58
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1976 Hunter Will Get You Writing Screenplay 60
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1974 Chance and Violence Writing Writer 58
Average
1973 The Inheritor Writing Screenplay 59
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1973 The Inheritor Writing Adaptation 59
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1971 Without Apparent Motive Writing Screenplay 58
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