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René Clément

Film Director / Screenwriter / Actor | * 03/18/1913 († 82, 03/17/1996) | Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine (France)
René Clément (French: [ʁəne klemɑ̃]; 18 March 1913 – 17 March 1996) was a French film director and screenwriter. He is known for directing the films The Battle of the Rails (1946), Forbidden Games (1952), Gervaise (1956), Purple Noon (1960), and Is Paris Burning (1966). He received numerous accolades including five prizes at the Cannes Film Festival and the Honorary César in 1984. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Crime

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A 1946 war movie which tells the courageous efforts by French railway workers to sabotage Nazi reinforcement-troop trains. ...

The Battle of the Rails

NR

1946 | 3.5/5 | 1h 25min
History, Drama, Action, War
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From the Louis Hemon novel "M. Ripois and His Nemesis" about Andre Ripois, a philanderer in pursuit of love and riches from Paris to London. Andre is breaking up with his wife, Catherine, over his att ...

Monsieur Ripois

Certification unknown

1954 | 3.4/5 | 1h 40min
Drama, Comedy
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Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling ...

Forbidden Games

Certification unknown

1952 | 3.9/5 | 1h 27min
Drama, History
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Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess. ...

Purple Noon

PG-13

1960 | 3.8/5 | 1h 55min
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for René Clément

Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director
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Movies with René Clément as Actor(5)

as Self (archive footage)2020 Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
as Self (archive footage)2019 Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
1984 Europe Express
as himself1964 Filmmaking on the Riviera
as The clumsy waiter (uncredited)1960 Purple Noon

TV Shows/Series with René Clément as Actor(1)

as himself1956 Cinépanorama

Movies with René Clément as Crew(32)

Directing/Director1975 The Baby Sitter
Writing/Screenplay1975 The Baby Sitter
Directing/Director1972 And Hope to Die
Directing/Director1971 The Deadly Trap
Writing/Adaptation1971 The Deadly Trap
Directing/Director1970 Rider on the Rain
Directing/Director1966 Is Paris Burning?
Directing/Director1964 Joy House
Writing/Screenplay1964 Joy House
Directing/Director1963 The Day and the Hour
Directing/Director1961 The Joy of Living
Writing/Screenplay1961 The Joy of Living
Directing/Director1960 Purple Noon
Writing/Screenplay1960 Purple Noon
Directing/Director1957 This Angry Age
Writing/Screenplay1957 This Angry Age
Directing/Director1956 Gervaise
Directing/Director1954 Monsieur Ripois
Directing/Director1952 Forbidden Games
Writing/Screenplay1952 Forbidden Games
Directing/Director1950 The Glass Castle
Writing/Screenplay1950 The Glass Castle
Directing/Director1949 The Walls of Malapaga
Directing/Director1947 The Damned
Writing/Writer1947 The Damned
Directing/Director1946 Mr. Orchid
Directing/First Assistant Director1946 Beauty and the Beast
Directing/Director1946 The Battle of the Rails
Writing/Screenplay1946 The Battle of the Rails
Directing/Director1937 L'Arabie interdite
Directing/Director1937 Aude, belle inconnue
Directing/Director1936 Watch Your Left

Full Name: René Clément
Citizenship: France
Born: Tuesday, 03/18 1913 (March) in Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine (France)
Died: Sunday, 03/17 1996 (March) in Monte Carlo (aged: 82)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: French (FR)
Educated at: Beaux-Arts de Paris
Other names for René Clément (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Рене Клеман"
"르네 클레망"
René Clément frequently works together with these people:
Alain Delon (7x, Actor)
Jean Cocteau (5x, Crew)
Jacques Bar (5x, Crew)
Roger Dwyre (4x, Crew)
Paul Bertrand (4x, Crew)
Noël-Noël (4x, Actor)
Sébastien Japrisot (3x, Crew)
Jean Aurenche (3x, Crew)
Henri Decaë (3x, Crew)
Jacques Carrère (3x, Crew)
Pierre Bost (3x, Crew)
Frédéric Rossif (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:77754, Added: 05/24/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024