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Maurice Cloche

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Photographer | * 06/17/1907 († 82, 03/20/1990) | Commercy (France)
Maurice Cloche (17 June 1907, in Commercy, Meuse – 20 March 1990, in Bordeaux, France) was a French film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer. Best known for his Oscar-winning film Monsieur Vincent (1947) he won a 1948 Special Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. ''Monsieur Vincent,'' a dramatization of the life of St. Vincent de Paul that starred Pierre Fresnay, won the Academy Award in 1947 for best foreign film. It also was honored as the best film in France that year. Mr. Cloche, whose career spanned more than a half-century, also made spy thrillers and films with religious and social themes. His best-known films include ''La Cage aux Oiseaux'' (''The Bird Cage''); ''Le Docteur Laennec,'' the story of the inventor of the stethoscope; ''Ne de Pere Inconnu'' (''Father Unknown'') and ''La Cage aux Filles (''The Girl Cage''). In 1940, Mr. Cloche founded a film society for young talent. It later became France's leading film school, the Institute of Advanced Film Studies. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, then at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, before going to the cinema as an actor in 1933. He became artistic director and became director ... ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Movies with Maurice Cloche as Actor(2)

as Prégaille1934 Cease Firing

Movies with Maurice Cloche as Crew(56)

Directing/Director1973 Mais toi, tu es Pierre
Directing/Director1968 The Killer Likes Candy
Writing/Writer1968 The Killer Likes Candy
Directing/Director1967 The Viscount
Directing/Director1966 Agent X-77 Orders to Kill
Writing/Adaptation1966 Agent X-77 Orders to Kill
Directing/Director1964 FX 18, Secret Agent
Writing/Writer1964 FX 18, Secret Agent
Directing/Director1964 Requiem pour un caid
Directing/Director1963 La Porteuse de pain
Writing/Screenplay1963 La Porteuse de pain
Directing/Director1961 Cocagne
Directing/Director1960 Lay Off Blondes
Writing/Writer1960 Lay Off Blondes
Directing/Director1959 Night Dance Hall
Directing/Director1959 Le Fric
Production/Producer1959 Le Fric
Writing/Writer1959 Le Fric
Directing/Director1958 Girls of the Night
Writing/Writer1958 Girls of the Night
Directing/Director1958 Women's Prison
Writing/Writer1958 Women's Prison
Directing/Director1957 Girl Merchants
Writing/Writer1957 Girl Merchants
Directing/Director1957 Adorables Démons
Writing/Screenplay1957 Adorables Démons
Directing/Director1956 Quand vient l'amour
Directing/Director1955 A Missionary
Writing/Writer1955 A Missionary
Directing/Director1954 Nuits andalouses
Production/Producer1954 Nuits andalouses
Writing/Writer1954 Nuits andalouses
Directing/Director1953 The Sparrows of Paris
Writing/Writer1953 The Sparrows of Paris
Directing/Director1952 His First Affair
Directing/Director1952 Rayés des vivants
Directing/Director1951 The Small Miracle
Writing/Writer1951 The Small Miracle
Directing/Director1950 La portatrice di pane
Directing/Director1950 Born of Unknown Father
Directing/Director1949 Dr. Laennec
Directing/Director1949 Cage of Girls
Directing/Director1947 Monsieur Vincent
Directing/Director1946 Pas un mot à la reine mère
Directing/Director1946 Rooster Heart
Directing/Director1946 Women's Games
Directing/Director1945 Vingt-quatre heures de perm'
Directing/Director1945 The Eleventh Hour Guest
Directing/Director1943 Départ à zéro
Directing/Director1942 Sacred Fire
Directing/Director1940 Sixième étage
Directing/Director1939 La vie est magnifique
Writing/Writer1939 La vie est magnifique
Directing/Director1939 Nord-Atlantique
Directing/Director1938 The Little Thing
Directing/Director1937 The Ladies in the Green Hats

TV Shows/Series with Maurice Cloche as Crew(1)

Creator/Creator1978 Les Hommes de Rose

Full Name: Maurice Cloche
Citizenship: France
Born: Monday, 06/17 1907 (June) in Commercy (France)
Died: Tuesday, 03/20 1990 (March) in Bordeaux (aged: 82)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: French (FR)
Educated at: Beaux-Arts de Paris, École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs
Maurice Cloche frequently works together with these people:
Max Rogerys (5x, Actor)
Guy Favières (5x, Actor)
Paul Demange (5x, Actor)
André Numès Fils (4x, Actor)
Jean Daurand (4x, Actor)
Henri Crémieux (3x, Actor)
Jean Tissier (3x, Actor)
Gabrielle Fontan (3x, Actress)
Nicolas Amato (3x, Actor)
Albert Préjean (3x, Actor)
Jany Clair (3x, Actress)
Jean-Paul Rabie (1x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:258800, Added: 08/09/2018, Last updated: 03/15/2024