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Jacques Tourneur

Film Director / Actor | * 11/12/1904 († 73, 12/19/1977) | Paris (France)
Jacques Tourneur (French: [tuʁnœʁ]; November 12, 1904 – December 19, 1977) was a French-American filmmaker, active during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known as an auteur of stylish and atmospheric genre films, many of them for RKO Pictures, including the horror films Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie, and The Leopard Man, and the classic film noir Out of the Past. He is also known for directing Night of the Demon, which was released by Columbia Pictures. ()
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Jacques Tourneur (also known as Jack Turner; November 12, 1904 – December 19, 1977) was a French film director known for the classic film noir Out of the Past and a series of low-budget horror films he made for RKO Studios, including Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie and The Leopard Man.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | History

Known for these Movies & Shows

A nurse in the Caribbean turns to voodoo in hopes of curing her patient, a mindless woman whose husband she's fallen in love with. ...

I Walked with a Zombie

Certification unknown

1943 | 3.4/5 | 1h 9min
Drama, Horror, Fantasy
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After seizing an English ship, buccaneer captain Anne Providence spares Pierre LaRochelle from walking the plank - as he's in irons he is presumably no friend of England. He signs on as a pirate and s ...

Anne of the Indies

NR

1951 | 3.2/5 | 1h 21min
Adventure, Action, Drama
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Jeff Bailey seems to be a mundane gas station owner in remote Bridgeport, California. He is dating local girl Ann Miller and lives a quiet life. But Jeff has a secret past, and when a mysterious stran ...

Out of the Past

Certification unknown

1947 | 3.8/5 | 1h 37min
Crime, Drama, Romance / Love
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Serbian fashion designer Irena Dubrovna and American marine engineer Oliver Reed meet in Central Park, fall in love, and marry after a brief courtship; but Irena won't consummate the union for fear th ...

Cat People

NR

1942 | 3.5/5 | 1h 13min
Horror, Drama
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A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist. ...

The Twilight Zone

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1959 | 4.2/5 | 30min per episode
Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
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Movies with Jacques Tourneur as Actor(5)

as himself1978 Ciné regards: Jacques Tourneur
as Extra (uncredited)1928 Love
as Extra (uncredited)1928 The Trail of '98
1927 The Fair Co-Ed
as Extra (uncredited)1923 Scaramouche

Movies with Jacques Tourneur as Crew(71)

Crew/In Memory Of1980 Death Watch
Directing/Director1965 War-Gods of the Deep
Directing/Director1964 The Comedy of Terrors
Directing/Director1961 Fury River
Directing/Director1960 Aftermath
Directing/Director1960 Mission of Danger
Directing/Director1959 Timbuktu
Directing/Director1959 Frontier Rangers
Directing/Director1959 The Giant of Marathon
Directing/Director1958 The Fearmakers
Directing/Director1957 Night of the Demon
Directing/Director1956 Great Day in the Morning
Directing/Director1956 Nightfall
Directing/Director1955 Wichita
Directing/Director1955 Stranger on Horseback
Directing/Director1953 Appointment in Honduras
Directing/Director1952 Way of a Gaucho
Directing/Director1951 Circle of Danger
Directing/Director1951 Anne of the Indies
Directing/Director1950 The Flame and the Arrow
Directing/Director1950 Stars in My Crown
Directing/Director1949 Easy Living
Directing/Director1948 Berlin Express
Directing/Director1947 Out of the Past
Directing/Director1946 Canyon Passage
Directing/Director1944 Reward Unlimited
Directing/Director1944 Experiment Perilous
Directing/Director1944 Days of Glory
Directing/Director1943 I Walked with a Zombie
Directing/Director1943 The Leopard Man
Directing/Director1942 The Magic Alphabet
Directing/Director1942 The Incredible Stranger
Directing/Director1942 Cat People
Directing/Director1941 Doctors Don't Tell
Directing/Director1940 Phantom Raiders
Directing/Director1939 Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
Directing/Director1939 Nick Carter, Master Detective
Directing/Director1939 They All Come Out
Directing/Director1938 The Ship That Died
Directing/Director1938 Strange Glory
Directing/Director1938 What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
Directing/Assistant Director1938 Marie Antoinette
Directing/Director1938 The Face Behind the Mask
Directing/Director1938 Think It Over
Directing/Director1938 What Do You Think? (Number Three)
Directing/Director1937 What Do You Think?
Directing/Director1937 The King Without a Crown
Directing/Director1937 The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning
Directing/Director1937 The Grand Bounce
Directing/Director1937 The Man in the Barn
Directing/Director1937 Romance of Radium
Directing/Director1937 The Rainbow Pass
Directing/Director1936 Killer Dog
Directing/Director1936 Master Will Shakespeare
Directing/Director1936 The Jonker Diamond
Directing/Director1936 Harnessed Rhythm
Crew/Second Unit1935 A Tale of Two Cities
Directing/Director1934 The Daughters of the Concierge
Editing/Editor1934 Obsession
Editing/Editor1934 Rothchild
Directing/Director1933 Toto
Directing/Director1933 To Be Loved
Directing/Assistant Director1933 The Two Orphans
Editing/Editor1933 Le Voleur
Directing/Assistant Director1932 In the Name of the Law
Editing/Editor1932 In the Name of the Law
Editing/Editor1931 Dance house
Editing/Editor1931 Departure
Directing/Director1931 All That Is Not Worth Love
Directing/Assistant Director1930 Accused, Stand Up!
Editing/Editor1930 Accused, Stand Up!

TV Shows/Series with Jacques Tourneur as Crew(10)

Directing/Director1966 T.H.E. Cat
Directing/Director1961 Follow the Sun
Directing/Director1960 The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Directing/Director1959 Bonanza
Directing/Director1959 Adventures in Paradise
Directing/Director1959 The Twilight Zone
Directing/Director1958 Northwest Passage
Directing/Director1957 The Walter Winchell File
Directing/Director1955 The Jane Wyman Show
Directing/Director1953 GE Theater

Full Name: Jacques Tourneur
Citizenship: France
Born: Saturday, 11/12 1904 (November) in Paris (France)
Died: Monday, 12/19 1977 (December) in Bergerac (aged: 73)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN), French (FR)
Other names for Jacques Tourneur (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Jack Tourneur"
"Jack Turner"
"Jacques Thomas"
Jacques Tourneur frequently works together with these people:
Barbara Stanwyck (32x, Actress)
Robert McCord (18x, Actor)
Carey Wilson (12x, Crew)
Pete Smith (10x, Actor)
Lee Marvin (9x, Actor)
Claude Akins (9x, Actor)
Maurice Tourneur (9x, Crew)
Vera Miles (8x, Actress)
Edgar Buchanan (8x, Actor)
John Nesbitt (8x, Actor)
Albert S. D'Agostino (8x, Crew)
Virginia Gregg (8x, Actress)
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