André Hunebelle
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André Hunebelle was a French director
born September 1, 1896 in Meudon
(Hauts-de-Seine
), died 27 November 1985 in Nice
(Alpes-Maritimes
).
Hunebelle was a former publisher of a French newspaper called La Fleché. During World War II, he had no job until a friend Marcel Achard
found him work in films for Production Artistique Cinématographique (P.A.C.) where he acted as an art director
and later began producing films beginning with Leçon de conduite (1946). He directed his first film Métier de fous in 1948.
His next three films were a film series
of French film noir
featuring Raymond Rouleau as a journalist character mixing with crime. All three had the titles beginning with the letter "M" in honour of author Pierre Benoît
whose heroines all began with the letter "A". The films were written by Michel Audiard
, a crime novelist.
In 1960 Hunebelle teamed up with Jean Marais
to make several successful swashbucklers. Following the highly successful French release of Dr No
in 1963, Marais thought of adapting Jean Bruce
's spy hero OSS 117
in a series of films starring himself; however, Hunebelle selected the American actor Kerwin Mathews
. At the same time as his OSS 117 films, Hunebelle and Marais made a trilogy of Fantômas
films.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
born September 1, 1896 in Meudon
Meudon
Meudon is a municipality in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is in the département of Hauts-de-Seine. It is located from the center of Paris.-Geography:...
(Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine is designated number 92 of the 101 départements in France. It is part of the Île-de-France region, and covers the western inner suburbs of Paris...
), died 27 November 1985 in Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
(Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France.- History : was created by Octavian as a Roman military district in 14 BC, and became a full Roman province in the middle of the 1st century with its capital first at Cemenelum and subsequently at Embrun...
).
Hunebelle was a former publisher of a French newspaper called La Fleché. During World War II, he had no job until a friend Marcel Achard
Marcel Achard
Marcel Achard was a French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies maintained his position as a highly-recognizable name in his country's theatrical and literary circles for five decades...
found him work in films for Production Artistique Cinématographique (P.A.C.) where he acted as an art director
Art director
The art director is a person who supervise the creative process of a design.The term 'art director' is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games....
and later began producing films beginning with Leçon de conduite (1946). He directed his first film Métier de fous in 1948.
His next three films were a film series
Film series
A film series is a collection of related films in succession. Their relationship is not fixed, but generally share a common diegetic world. Sometimes the work is conceived as a multiple-film work, for example the Three Colours series, but in most cases the success of the original film inspires...
of French film noir
Film noir
Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s...
featuring Raymond Rouleau as a journalist character mixing with crime. All three had the titles beginning with the letter "M" in honour of author Pierre Benoît
Pierre Benoit (novelist)
Pierre Benoît was a French novelist and member of the Académie française.Pierre Benoit, born in Albi was the son of a French soldier. Benoit spent his early years and military service in Northern Africa, before becoming a civil servant...
whose heroines all began with the letter "A". The films were written by Michel Audiard
Michel Audiard
Pierre Michel Audiard was a French dialogue writer, screenwriter and film director. He is the father of French film director Jacques Audiard.- 1940 - 1950 :*1949 :** Mission à Tanger of André Hunebelle...
, a crime novelist.
In 1960 Hunebelle teamed up with Jean Marais
Jean Marais
-Biography:A native of Cherbourg, France, Marais starred in several movies directed by Jean Cocteau, for a time his lover, most famously Beauty and the Beast and Orphée ....
to make several successful swashbucklers. Following the highly successful French release of Dr No
Dr. No (film)
Dr. No is a 1962 spy film, starring Sean Connery; it is the first James Bond film. Based on the 1958 Ian Fleming novel of the same name, it was adapted by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather and was directed by Terence Young. The film was produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R...
in 1963, Marais thought of adapting Jean Bruce
Jean Bruce
Jean Bruce born Jean Brochet on 22 March 1921 was a prolific French popular writer who died in 26 March 1963 in a car accident. He also wrote under the pseudonyms of Jean Alexandre, Jean Alexandre Brochet, Jean-Martin Rouan, and Joyce Lindsay....
's spy hero OSS 117
OSS 117
OSS 117 is the codename for Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, a fictional secret agent initially from the pen of the prolific Jean Bruce. Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath is described as being an American Colonel from Louisiana of French descent...
in a series of films starring himself; however, Hunebelle selected the American actor Kerwin Mathews
Kerwin Mathews
Kerwin Mathews was an American actor best known for playing the titular heroes in The 7th Voyage of Sinbad , The Three Worlds of Gulliver and Jack the Giant Killer .-Life and career:...
. At the same time as his OSS 117 films, Hunebelle and Marais made a trilogy of Fantômas
Fantômas
Fantômas is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre .One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appeared in a total of 32 volumes written by the two collaborators, then a subsequent 11...
films.
Filmography
- 1948 : Métier de fous
- 1949 : Mission à Tanger with Raymond Rouleau
- 1949 : Millionnaires d'un jourMillionnaires d'un jourMillionnaires d'un jour is a French comedy film from 1949, directed by André Hunebelle, written by Alex Joffé, and starring by Gaby Morlay. The film was starred by Louis de Funès .- Cast :* Gaby Morlay : Hélène Berger, wife of Pierre...
- 1950 : Méfiez-vous des blondesMéfiez-vous des blondesMéfiez-vous des blondes is a 1950 French drama film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Raymond Rouleau, Martine Carol and Claude Farell. It is part of the trilogy of films featuring reporter Georges Masse. It was preceded by Mission in Tangier in 1949 and followed by Massacre in Lace...
with Raymond Rouleau, Martine CarolMartine Carol-Biography:Born Marie-Louise Jeanne Nicolle Mourer in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, , she studied acting under René Simon , making her stage debut in 1940 and her first motion picture in 1943. One of the most beautiful women in film, she was frequently cast as an elegant blonde seductress...
, Claude FarellClaude FarellClaude Farell, real name Monika Burg, also known as Paulette Colar, Catherine Farell, Paulette Kolar and Paulette von Suchan was an Austrian actress.-Filmography:*1941 Immer nur du... - 1951 : Massacre en dentelles with Thilda Thamar
- 1952 : Monsieur TaxiMonsieur TaxiMonsieur Taxi , is a French comedy film from 1952, directed André Hunebelle, written by Jean Halain, starring by Michel Simon and Louis de Funès. It is about Pierre Verger, who is nicknamed Monsieur Taxi and always in company of a smart young dog called "Gangster". -Plot:Monsieur Taxi comes across...
with Louis de FunèsLouis de FunèsLouis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a very popular French actor who is one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel... - 1953 : Les Trois MousquetairesThe Three Musketeers (1953 film)Les Trois Mousquetaires is a 1953 film based on the French novel of the same name. This adaption is one of five films director André Hunebelle and screen writer Michel Audiard achieved together. Georges Marchal portrayed d'Artagnan...
with Georges MarchalGeorges MarchalGeorges Marchal was a French actor, one of the most beautiful. He was married to Dany Robin, forming a famous and popular couple , they play together in movies La Passagère , La Voyageuse inattendue, Le plus joli péché du monde, Jupiter directed by Gilles Grangier , Quand sonnera midi written by...
and BourvilBourvilAndré Bourvil, born André Robert Raimbourg was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy, most notably in his collaboration with Louis de Funès in La Grande Vadrouille .-Biography:His father was killed in the First World War before Bourvil was born... - 1954 : Cadet-Rousselle with François PérierFrançois PérierFrançois Périer, , born François Pillu in Paris, was one of France's most distinguished actors.He made over 110 film and TV appearances between 1938 and 1996. He was also prominent in the theatre. Among his most notable parts was that of Hugo in the first production of Jean-Paul Sartre's Les Mains...
, Dany RobinDany RobinDany Robin was a French actress of the 1950s and the early 1960s who was married to fellow actor Georges Marchal.She performed with Peter Sellers in The Waltz of the Toreadors and co-starred opposite Kirk Douglas in the 1953 romantic drama Act of Love.Robin co-starred with Connie Francis, Paula...
, BourvilBourvilAndré Bourvil, born André Robert Raimbourg was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy, most notably in his collaboration with Louis de Funès in La Grande Vadrouille .-Biography:His father was killed in the First World War before Bourvil was born...
, Madeleine LeBeauMadeleine LeBeauMadeleine LeBeau is a French actress.-Early life:... - 1955 : Treize à table avec Annie GirardotAnnie GirardotAnnie Girardot was a French actress.She began performing in 1955, making her film debut in Treize à table. Girardot won the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti in 1956, and in 1977 won the César Award for Best Actress portraying the title character in Docteur Françoise Gailland...
- 1955 : L'impossible Monsieur PipeletL'impossible Monsieur PipeletL'impossible Monsieur Pipelet , is a French comedy drama film from 1955, directed by André Hunebelle, written by Jacques Gut, starring Michel Simon and Louis de Funès. The film is known under the titles "The Impossible Mr...
- 1956 : Mannequins de Paris
- 1957 : Casinos de Paris
- 1958 : Taxi, Roulotte et CorridaTaxi, Roulotte et CorridaTaxi, Roulotte et Corrida , is a French comedy film from 1958, directed by André Hunebelle, written by Jean Halain, starring Louis de Funès....
- 1959 : Le BossuLe Bossu (1959 film)Le Bossu is a French-Italian swashbuckler film starring Jean Marais and directed by André Hunebelle. The film also featured Bourvil, possibly the most popular French comedian of the time...
with Jean MaraisJean Marais-Biography:A native of Cherbourg, France, Marais starred in several movies directed by Jean Cocteau, for a time his lover, most famously Beauty and the Beast and Orphée ....
, Sabine Sesselmann, BourvilBourvilAndré Bourvil, born André Robert Raimbourg was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy, most notably in his collaboration with Louis de Funès in La Grande Vadrouille .-Biography:His father was killed in the First World War before Bourvil was born...
, Jean Le Poulain, Paulette DubostPaulette DubostPaulette Dubost was a French actress who began her career at the age of 7 at the Paris Opera.She appeared in over 250 films and worked with such directors as Jean Renoir, Jacques Tourneur, Marcel Carné, Julien Duvivier, Preston Sturges and Max Ophüls. One of her most famous roles was as Lisette in... - 1960 : Le Capitan with Jean MaraisJean Marais-Biography:A native of Cherbourg, France, Marais starred in several movies directed by Jean Cocteau, for a time his lover, most famously Beauty and the Beast and Orphée ....
, BourvilBourvilAndré Bourvil, born André Robert Raimbourg was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy, most notably in his collaboration with Louis de Funès in La Grande Vadrouille .-Biography:His father was killed in the First World War before Bourvil was born...
, Elsa MartinelliElsa MartinelliElsa Martinelli is an Italian actress and former fashion model.Born Elisa Tia in Grosseto, Tuscany, she moved to Rome with her family and in 1953 was discovered by Roberto Capucci who introduced her to the world of fashion. She became a model and began playing small roles in films...
, Lise DelamareLise Delamare-Selected filmography:* La Marseillaise * La fausse maîtresse * The Count of Monte Cristo * A Certain Mister * The King of the Bla Bla Bla * Lola Montès * Captain Blood...
, Pierrette Bruno - 1961 : Le Miracle des loupsLe Miracle des loups (1961 film)Le Miracle des loups is a French action adventure drama film from 1961, directed by André Hunebelle, written by Henry Dupuis-Mazuel, starring Jean Marais. The scenario was based on a novel of Maria Luisa Linarès...
with Jean MaraisJean Marais-Biography:A native of Cherbourg, France, Marais starred in several movies directed by Jean Cocteau, for a time his lover, most famously Beauty and the Beast and Orphée ....
, Rosanna SchiaffinoRosanna SchiaffinoRosanna Schiaffino was an Italian film actress. She appeared on the covers of Italian, German, French, British and American magazines.-Early life:...
, Jean-Louis BarraultJean-Louis BarraultJean-Louis Barrault was a French actor, director and mime artist, training that served him well when he portrayed the 19th-century mime Jean-Gaspard Deburau in Marcel Carné's 1945 film Les Enfants du Paradis .Jean-Louis Barrault studied with Charles Dullin in whose troupe he acted...
, Roger HaninRoger HaninRoger Hanin is a French actor , best known for playing the title role in the 1989-2006 TV crime series, Navarro.-Personal life:... - 1962 : Les Mystères de Paris with Jean MaraisJean Marais-Biography:A native of Cherbourg, France, Marais starred in several movies directed by Jean Cocteau, for a time his lover, most famously Beauty and the Beast and Orphée ....
, Dany RobinDany RobinDany Robin was a French actress of the 1950s and the early 1960s who was married to fellow actor Georges Marchal.She performed with Peter Sellers in The Waltz of the Toreadors and co-starred opposite Kirk Douglas in the 1953 romantic drama Act of Love.Robin co-starred with Connie Francis, Paula...
, Jill HaworthJill HaworthValerie Jill Haworth was an English actress.Haworth was born in Sussex, to a textile magnate father and a mother who trained as a ballet dancer ....
, Raymond PellegrinRaymond PellegrinRaymond Pellegrin was a French actor.Born in Nice, Pellegrin made his screen debut in the 1945 French feature Naïs....
, Pierre MondyPierre MondyPierre Mondy, whose real name was Pierre Cuq, born 10 February 1925 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, is a French actor and director.He began his film career in 1949 and has appeared in over 140 films. In 1960, he received international revcognition for the role of Napoléon Bonaparte in the film Austerlitz... - 1963 : OSS 117 se déchaîne with Kerwin MathewsKerwin MathewsKerwin Mathews was an American actor best known for playing the titular heroes in The 7th Voyage of Sinbad , The Three Worlds of Gulliver and Jack the Giant Killer .-Life and career:...
, Irina DemickIrina DemickIrina Demick , sometimes credited as Irina Demich was a French actress with a brief career in American films....
, Nadia Sanders, Henri-Jacques Huet - 1963 : Méfiez-vous, mesdames!Méfiez-vous, mesdames!Méfiez-vous, mesdames! is a 1963 French comedy film directed by André Hunebelle. The screenplay was written by Pierre Foucaud and Jean Halain, based on novel by Ange Bastiani...
- 1964 : FantômasFantômas (film)Fantômas is a 1964 French film starring Jean Marais as the arch villain with the same name opposite Louis de Funès as the earnest but outclassed commissaire Paul Juve. In the film Juve teams up with journalist Fandor, also played by Marais, trying to catch Fantômas but never quite succeeding...
with Jean MaraisJean Marais-Biography:A native of Cherbourg, France, Marais starred in several movies directed by Jean Cocteau, for a time his lover, most famously Beauty and the Beast and Orphée ....
, Louis de FunèsLouis de FunèsLouis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a very popular French actor who is one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel...
, Mylène DemongeotMylène DemongeotMylène Demongeot is a French actress, who has appeared in 72 films since 1953. She was born Marie-Hélène Demongeot in Nice, Southern France....
, Jacques DynamJacques DynamJacques Dynam was a French film actor. He appeared in over 150 films between 1942 and 2004. He was born and died in Paris, France.-Selected filmography:* My Wife Is Formidable... - 1964 : Banco à Bangkok pour OSS 117Banco à Bangkok pour OSS 117Banco à Bangkok pour OSS 117 released in the USA as Shadow of Evil is a 1964 French Eurospy spy-fi film. It was based on Jean Bruce's 1960 novel Lila de Calcutta, the 74th OSS 117 novel. It was the second OSS 117 film directed by André Hunebelle and produced by Paul Cadéac, the first in the series...
with Kerwin MathewsKerwin MathewsKerwin Mathews was an American actor best known for playing the titular heroes in The 7th Voyage of Sinbad , The Three Worlds of Gulliver and Jack the Giant Killer .-Life and career:...
, Robert HosseinRobert HosseinRobert Hossein is a French film actor of Azeri origin, director and writer. He directed the 1982 adaption of Les Misérables, and appeared in Vice and Virtue, Le Casse, Les Uns et les Autres and Venus Beauty Institute...
, Pier AngeliPier AngeliPier Angeli was an Italian-born television and film actress. Her American cinematographic debut was in the starring role of the 1951 film Teresa, in which she won a Golden Globe Award... - 1965 : Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117 is a 1965 French Eurospy spy-fi film. It was the third OSS 117 film directed by André Hunebelle and produced by Paul Cadéac...
with Frederick StaffordFrederick StaffordFrederick Stafford was an Austrian-born actor.The Czech actor Frederick Stafford , who spoke fluent Czech, German, English, French and Italian, was a leading man in European spy-movies....
, Mylène DemongeotMylène DemongeotMylène Demongeot is a French actress, who has appeared in 72 films since 1953. She was born Marie-Hélène Demongeot in Nice, Southern France....
, Raymond PellegrinRaymond PellegrinRaymond Pellegrin was a French actor.Born in Nice, Pellegrin made his screen debut in the 1945 French feature Naïs....
, Perrette PradierPerrette PradierPerrette Pradier, , is a French actress.Two years after making her film debut, in 1961 Perrette Pradier was awarded the prestigious Prix Suzanne Bianchetti as most promising new actress in France for her performance as "Amenita" in the Sacha Guitry film, "Stop Thief." That year she gained further...
, Annie Anderson - 1965 : Fantômas se déchaîneFantômas se déchaîneFantômas se déchaîne is a 1965 film starring Jean Marais as the arch villain with the same name opposite Louis de Funès as the earnest but outclassed commissaire Juve and the journalist Fandor, also played by Marais. It was France's answer, with the Fantômas trilogy starting in 1964, to the James...
with Jean MaraisJean Marais-Biography:A native of Cherbourg, France, Marais starred in several movies directed by Jean Cocteau, for a time his lover, most famously Beauty and the Beast and Orphée ....
, Louis de FunèsLouis de FunèsLouis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a very popular French actor who is one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel...
, Mylène DemongeotMylène DemongeotMylène Demongeot is a French actress, who has appeared in 72 films since 1953. She was born Marie-Hélène Demongeot in Nice, Southern France....
, Jacques DynamJacques DynamJacques Dynam was a French film actor. He appeared in over 150 films between 1942 and 2004. He was born and died in Paris, France.-Selected filmography:* My Wife Is Formidable... - 1967 : Fantômas contre Scotland YardFantômas contre Scotland YardFantômas contre Scotland Yard is the final installment of a trilogy of films starring Jean Marais as the arch villain with the same name opposite Louis de Funès as the earnest but outclassed commissaire Juve and the journalist Fandor, also played by Marais. The trilogy was France's answer,...
with Jean MaraisJean Marais-Biography:A native of Cherbourg, France, Marais starred in several movies directed by Jean Cocteau, for a time his lover, most famously Beauty and the Beast and Orphée ....
, Louis de FunèsLouis de FunèsLouis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a very popular French actor who is one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel...
, Mylène DemongeotMylène DemongeotMylène Demongeot is a French actress, who has appeared in 72 films since 1953. She was born Marie-Hélène Demongeot in Nice, Southern France....
, Jacques DynamJacques DynamJacques Dynam was a French film actor. He appeared in over 150 films between 1942 and 2004. He was born and died in Paris, France.-Selected filmography:* My Wife Is Formidable... - 1968 : Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo with Paul Barge, Claude JadeClaude JadeClaude Marcelle Jorré, better known as Claude Jade , was a French actress, known for starring as Christine in François Truffaut's three films Stolen Kisses , Bed and Board and Love on the Run . Jade acted in theatre, film and television...
, Anny DupereyAnny Duperey-External links:*...
, Pierre BrasseurPierre BrasseurPierre Brasseur , born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor.He was the son of actor Georges Espinasse and actress Germaine Brasseur while the latter was married to Albert Brasseur. His grandfather, Jules Brasseur, was an actor as well...
, Michel AuclairMichel AuclairMichel Auclair was an actor of Serbian and French ancestry, known best for his roles in French cinema.Auclair was born Vladimir Vujović to a Serbian father and a French mother in Koblenz. His father was Vojislav Vujović, prominent Yugoslav Communist and secretary of the Communist Youth... - 1968 : Niente rose per OSS 117 with John GavinJohn GavinJohn Gavin is an American film actor and a former United States Ambassador to Mexico. Gavin is half Mexican and fluent in Spanish....
, Margaret LeeMargaret Lee (British actress)Margaret Lee is a British actress who was a popular leading lady in Italian films in the 1960s and 1970s...
, Curt Jurgens - 1974 : Les quatre Charlots mousquetaires with Les CharlotsLes CharlotsLes Charlots was a group of French comedy actors, who were moderately popular in the 1970s. In English, Les Charlots means "the clowns" rather than being a direct reference to Charlie Chaplin, who was generally called Charlot in France. They were also musicians, accompanying first Antoine under the...
, Josephine ChaplinJosephine ChaplinJosephine Hannah Chaplin is an actress and the daughter of actor/comedian/director Charlie Chaplin and his last wife, Oona O'Neill. Her siblings include Geraldine Chaplin, Christopher Chaplin and Michael Chaplin. She was also half-sister to Sydney Chaplin, Charles Chaplin, Jr...
, Daniel CeccaldiDaniel CeccaldiDaniel Ceccaldi was a French actor.He was born in Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France. The mild-mannered Daniel Ceccaldi is famous as Claude Jade's father Lucien Darbon in François Truffaut's movies Stolen Kisses and Bed & Board.Note: Christine refers to him twice as "Lucien", not papa, indicating... - 1978 : Ça fait tilt with Bernard Menez, Eleonora GiorgiEleonora GiorgiEleonora Giorgi is an Italian actress, screenwriter and film director.Giorgi was born in Rome. She made her film debut in a minor role in Paolo Cavara's horror film Black Belly of the Tarantula . Giorgi has appeared in nearly fifty films, including Pasquale Festa Campanile's Conviene far bene...
, Michel ConstantinMichel ConstantinMichel Constantin was a French film actor.-Biography:Born to a Russian father and a Polish mother in Billancourt , Constantin made his first film appearance in 1956. His first credited role was in the prison breakout drama Le Trou in 1960.-External links:...
, Yoko TaniYoko Taniwas a French-born Japanese actress and nightclub entertainer.-Early life:Her birth name was Itani Yōko . She has occasionally been described as 'Eurasian', 'half-French', 'half-Japanese', and even 'Italian-Japanese', all of which are incorrect....
, Jacques Morel