About

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Birthday:
1922-01-13
Place of birth:
Paris, France
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Albert Lamorisse

Overview

Albert Lamorisse (13 January 1922 – 2 June 1970) was a French filmmaker, film producer, and writer, who is best known for his award winning short films which he began making in the late 1940s, and also for inventing the famous strategic board game Risk in 1957. He was born in Paris, France.

He first came into prominence - just after Bim - for directing and producing White Mane (1953), an award winning short film that tells a fable of how a young boy befriends an untamable wild white stallion in the marshes of Camargue (the Petite Camargue).

His best known work is the short film The Red Balloon (1956), which earned him the Palme d'Or Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and an Oscar for writing the best original screenplay in 1956.

Lamorisse also wrote, directed and produced the well-regarded films Stowaway in the Sky (1960) and Circus Angel, as well as the documentaries Versailles and Paris Jamais Vu. In addition to films, he created the popular strategy board game Risk in 1957.

Lamorisse and his wife had three children: Pascal, a son, and two daughters named Sabine and Fanny. Pascal and Sabine were featured in The Red Balloon. Albert Lamorisse died in a helicopter crash while filming the documentary Le Vent des amoureux (The Lovers' Wind), during a helicopter-tour of Iran in 1970. His son and his widow completed the film, based on his production notes, and released the film eight years later, in 1978. It was nominated for a posthumous Oscar for best documentary.

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Known for

Acting
2008 My Father Was a Red Balloon: Albert Lamorisse's Life Story Actor Self (archival footage) N/A
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Directing
1978 The Lovers' Wind Directing Director 59
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1971 Paris Jamais Vu Directing Director N/A
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1967 Versailles Directing Director N/A
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1965 Circus Angel Directing Director 58
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1960 Stowaway in the Sky Directing Director 59
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1956 The Red Balloon Directing Director 66
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1953 White Mane Directing Director 59
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1951 Bim, the Little Donkey Directing Director 59
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Writing
1967 Versailles Writing Writer N/A
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1965 Circus Angel Writing Writer 58
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1960 Stowaway in the Sky Writing Writer 59
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1960 Dream of the Wild Horses Writing Writer 59
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1956 The Red Balloon Writing Writer 66
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1953 White Mane Writing Writer 59
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1951 Bim, the Little Donkey Writing Screenplay 59
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Production
1978 The Lovers' Wind Production Producer 59
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1960 Stowaway in the Sky Production Producer 59
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1956 The Red Balloon Production Producer 66
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1953 White Mane Production Producer 59
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Crew
1971 Paris Jamais Vu Crew Cinematography N/A
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The Stalking Moon Crew Thanks N/A
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