René Clair
Biography
René Clair was a French filmmaker and writer. He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films in which comedy was often mingled with fantasy. He went on to make some of the most innovative early sound films in France, before going abroad to work in the UK and USA for more than a decade. Returning to France after World War II, he continued to make films that were characterised by their elegance and wit, often presenting a nostalgic view of French life in earlier yea…
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Filmography
Acting (12)
Movies (8)
René Clair, tout entre nous n'était qu'un jeu
2021as Lui-même
Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol
2019as Self (archive footage)
Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim
2012as Self
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
1969as Self
Civilisation: L'homme et les images
1967as Self
Laugh with Max Linder
1963as Narrateur (voice)
Parisette
1921
Lily of Life
1920
Crew (79)
Movies (79)
Ferraille et chiffons
1972Adaptation
The Lace Wars
1965Director
The Lace Wars
1965Writer
The Four Truths
1962Director
The Four Truths
1962Writer
All the Gold in the World
1961Director
All the Gold in the World
1961Producer
All the Gold in the World
1961Screenplay
Love and the Frenchwoman
1960Dialogue
Love and the Frenchwoman
1960Director
Love and the Frenchwoman
1960Writer
The Gates of Paris
1957Dialogue
The Gates of Paris
1957Director
The Gates of Paris
1957Producer
The Gates of Paris
1957Screenplay
The Grand Manoeuvre
1955Director
The Grand Manoeuvre
1955Producer
The Grand Manoeuvre
1955Writer
Beauties of the Night
1952Adaptation
Beauties of the Night
1952Dialogue
Beauties of the Night
1952Director
Beauties of the Night
1952Producer
Beauties of the Night
1952Scenario Writer
The Beauty of the Devil
1950Director
The Beauty of the Devil
1950Screenplay
Silence Is Golden
1947Director
Silence Is Golden
1947Producer
Silence Is Golden
1947Writer
And Then There Were None
1945Director
And Then There Were None
1945Producer
It Happened Tomorrow
1944Adaptation
It Happened Tomorrow
1944Director
It Happened Tomorrow
1944Screenplay
Forever and a Day
1943Director
I Married a Witch
1942Dialogue
I Married a Witch
1942Director
I Married a Witch
1942Producer
The Flame of New Orleans
1941Director
The Flame of New Orleans
1941Producer
The Flame of New Orleans
1941Writer
Break the News
1938Director
Break the News
1938Writer
Fire Over England
1937Assistant Director
The Ghost Goes West
1935Director
The Ghost Goes West
1935Writer
The Last Billionaire
1934Director
The Last Billionaire
1934Writer
July 14
1933Director
July 14
1933Screenplay
Le Million
1931Director
Le Million
1931Writer
À Nous la Liberté
1931Director
À Nous la Liberté
1931Editor
À Nous la Liberté
1931Story
Miss Europe
1930Adaptation
Miss Europe
1930Writer
Under the Roofs of Paris
1930Director
Under the Roofs of Paris
1930Writer
Two Timid Souls
1928Director
Two Timid Souls
1928Screenplay
The Italian Straw Hat
1928Director
The Italian Straw Hat
1928Screenplay
La Tour
1928Director
La Tour
1928Screenplay
The Prey of the Wind
1927Director
The Prey of the Wind
1927Writer
The Imaginary Voyage
1926Director
The Imaginary Voyage
1926Writer
The Crazy Ray
1925Director
The Crazy Ray
1925Editor
The Crazy Ray
1925Producer
The Crazy Ray
1925Writer
The Phantom of the Moulin-Rouge
1925Director
The Phantom of the Moulin-Rouge
1925Editor
The Phantom of the Moulin-Rouge
1925Writer
Entr'acte
1924Adaptation
Entr'acte
1924Director
Entr'acte
1924Producer
The Midnight Chimes
1924Assistant Director
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