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- Birth nameClaude Autant Larapide de Lisle
- Claude Autant-Lara was born on August 5, 1901 in Luzarches, Val-d'Oise, France. He was a director and writer, known for Devil in the Flesh (1947), The Crossing of Paris (1956) and The Red and the Black (1954). He was married to Ghislaine Autant-Lara. He died on February 5, 2000 in Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- SpouseGhislaine Autant-Lara(July 16, 1934 - July 7, 1967) (her death)
- His ideological viewpoints underwent a somewhat dramatic turnaround: from strident socialist and atheist in his youth, to becoming an outspoken member of France's far-right National Front Party in his later years.
- Was forced to stand down as representative of France's far-right National Front in the European Parliament after describing the Nazi gas chambers as a "string of lies".
- Mother Louise Lara played leading róles at the Comédie- Française. When the First World War broke out, she declared herself a pacifist and refused to entertain the troops. She sought exile in Britain. Son Claude consequently completed secondary education at Mill Hill School in London.
- Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 12-15. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
- 17th November, 1981: Freddy Buache was donated his film library, objects and papers' from his movies. The costumes and photographs etc were placed in Freddy Buache Swiss Cinémathèque.
- The director must consider himself surrounded by enemies; what I mean is that, in a business where the taste of one man must prevail, he is surrounded by people who want to do nothing but improve their own tastes.
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