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René Clément

René Clément

ActorDirectorWriterDirecting Mar 18 (died age 82) Bordeaux, Gironde, France 1931–2020 (89 year career)
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Biography

René Clément (March 18, 1913, Bordeaux – March 17, 1996, Monte Carlo, Monaco) was a French film director and screenwriter. Clément studied architecture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts where he developed an interest in filmmaking. In 1936, he directed his first film, a 20 minute short written and featuring Jacques Tati. Clément spent the latter part of the 1930s making documentaries in parts of the Middle East and Africa. In 1937, he and archaeologist Jules Barthou were in Yemen making preparations t…

Known For

Beauty and the Beast
Film

Beauty and the Beast

First Assistant Director
Purple Noon
Film

Purple Noon

Clumsy Waiter (uncredited)
Forbidden Games
Film

Forbidden Games

Director
Is Paris Burning?
Film

Is Paris Burning?

Director
Joy House
Film

Joy House

Director
Rider on the Rain
Film

Rider on the Rain

Director
Gervaise
Film

Gervaise

Director
The Battle of the Rails
Film

The Battle of the Rails

Director

Filmography