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Jacques Bobet(1919-1996)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Jacques Bobet was born on 29 June 1919 in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. He was a producer and writer, known for Tadpole and the Whale (1988), Going the Distance (1979) and Leaving It to the Experts (1955). He died on 7 March 1996 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
BornJune 29, 1919
DiedMarch 7, 1996(76)
BornJune 29, 1919
DiedMarch 7, 1996(76)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Denis Forest, Fanny Lauzier, Félix-Antoine Leroux, and Marina Orsini in Tadpole and the Whale (1988)
Tadpole and the Whale
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1988
Going the Distance (1979)
Going the Distance
6.8
  • Producer
  • 1979
Leaving It to the Experts
Short
  • Writer
  • 1955
Pour ou contre les étrangers
Short
  • Writer
  • 1955

Credits

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Producer

  • Gabriel Arcand and Anne Létourneau in The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (1984)
    The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 1984
  • Mario (1984)
    Mario
    7.5
    • executive producer
    • 1984
  • En scène
    • executive producer
    • 1983
  • Les enfants des normes post scriptum (1983)
    Les enfants des normes post scriptum
    • producer
    • 1983
  • Ghyslain Tremblay in La plante (1983)
    La plante
    6.7
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1983
  • La phonie furieuse (1982)
    La phonie furieuse
    Short
    • producer
    • 1982
  • The Shimmering Beast (1982)
    The Shimmering Beast
    7.6
    • producer
    • 1982
  • The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau (1966)
    The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
    8.5
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1982
  • Marie Uguay in Marie Uguay (1982)
    Marie Uguay
    7.2
    • producer
    • 1982
  • Deux épisodes dans la vie d'Hubert Aquin (1981)
    Deux épisodes dans la vie d'Hubert Aquin
    8.2
    • producer
    • 1981
  • Les adeptes (1981)
    Les adeptes
    • producer
    • 1981
  • Fermont, P.Q.
    • producer
    • 1981
  • Cycling: Still the Greatest (1980)
    Cycling: Still the Greatest
    Short
    • producer
    • 1980
  • Diving: No Place for Cowards
    Short
    • producer
    • 1980
  • Far from Away: The Arts in St. John's
    • executive producer
    • 1980

Writer

  • Denis Forest, Fanny Lauzier, Félix-Antoine Leroux, and Marina Orsini in Tadpole and the Whale (1988)
    Tadpole and the Whale
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1988
  • The Machine Age (1977)
    The Machine Age
    6.6
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Alpha Boucher and Claudette Delorimier in Pris au collet (1974)
    Pris au collet
    6.9
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • A Child in His Country (1967)
    A Child in His Country
    5.8
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • Minute, papillon!
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1966–1967
  • Chantons maintenant
    6.0
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • Leaving It to the Experts
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • Pour ou contre les étrangers
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • Le voleur de rêves
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Winter Week-end
    5.1
    Short
    • script
    • 1952
  • Winter Week-end: Revised
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1952
  • Double Heritage
    Short
    • writer
    • 1948
  • Saguenay
    Short
    • writer
    • 1948

Director

  • Denis Neale and Jaroslav Stanek in 21 Points (1968)
    21 Points
    Short
    • Director
    • 1968
  • 9 minutes
    Short
    • Director
    • 1967
  • En octobre
    Short
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Jeux de Québec 1967
    Short
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Les femmes parmi nous
    Short
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Man of America (1956)
    Man of America
    Short
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Community Responsibilities
    Short
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Leaving It to the Experts
    Short
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Pour ou contre les étrangers
    Short
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Across Arctic Ungava (1949)
    Across Arctic Ungava
    6.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1949

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 29, 1919
    • Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France
  • Died
    • March 7, 1996
    • Montréal, Québec, Canada

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