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Michel Boisrond(1921-2002)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
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Michel Boisrond was born on 9 October 1921 in Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais, Eure-et-Loir, France. He was a director and assistant director, known for Le Samouraï (1967), Three Murderesses (1959) and Naughty Girl (1956). He was married to Annette Wademant, Marie-Christine Barrault and Francine Bernard. He died on 10 November 2002 in La-Celle-Saint-Cloud, Yvelines, France.
BornOctober 9, 1921
DiedNovember 10, 2002(81)
BornOctober 9, 1921
DiedNovember 10, 2002(81)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Alain Delon and Nathalie Delon in Le Samouraï (1967)
Le Samouraï
8.0
  • Wiener
  • 1967
Alain Delon, Mylène Demongeot, Pascale Petit, and Jacqueline Sassard in Three Murderesses (1959)
Three Murderesses
6.1
  • Director
  • 1959
Brigitte Bardot in Naughty Girl (1956)
Naughty Girl
5.7
  • Director(as Michel J. Boisrond)
  • 1956
The Man Who Was Worth Millions (1967)
The Man Who Was Worth Millions
6.1
  • Director
  • 1967

Credits

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Director

  • Police des polices (1995)
    Police des polices
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Meurtre en ut majeur (1993)
    Meurtre en ut majeur
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Séparément vôtre (1992)
    Séparément vôtre
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Softly from Paris (1986)
    Softly from Paris
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986–1991
  • Marie-Christine Barrault in Marie Curie, une femme honorable (1991)
    Marie Curie, une femme honorable
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Le retour d'Arsène Lupin (1989)
    Le retour d'Arsène Lupin
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989–1990
  • Cinéma 16 (1975)
    Cinéma 16
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Le loufiat (1987)
    Le loufiat
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Daniel Gélin and Michèle Morgan in Le tiroir secret (1986)
    Le tiroir secret
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Le Jardin d'Éponine (1984)
    Le Jardin d'Éponine
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Tout comme un homme
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Serge Avedikian and Sophie Desmarets in Toutes griffes dehors (1982)
    Toutes griffes dehors
    8.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Histoire contemporaine (1981)
    Histoire contemporaine
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Daniel Prévost, Michel Roux, and Michel Serrault in Les folies Offenbach (1977)
    Les folies Offenbach
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1977–1978
  • Jane Birkin in Catherine & Co. (1975)
    Catherine & Co.
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1975

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The Grand Maneuver (1955)
    The Grand Maneuver
    6.7
    • second unit director
    • 1955
  • Danger Flight 931 (1955)
    Danger Flight 931
    5.6
    • assistant director
    • 1955
  • Interdit de séjour (1955)
    Interdit de séjour
    5.9
    • assistant director
    • 1955
  • Crainquebille (1954)
    Crainquebille
    5.8
    • assistant director
    • 1954
  • Act of Love (1953)
    Act of Love
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1953
  • Caroline Cherie (1953)
    Caroline Cherie
    4.6
    • assistant director (as Michel J. Boisrond)
    • 1953
  • Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, and Susan Hayward in The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
    The Snows of Kilimanjaro
    6.1
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Beauties of the Night (1952)
    Beauties of the Night
    6.8
    • associate director
    • 1952
  • Le plus joli péché du monde (1951)
    Le plus joli péché du monde
    5.7
    • assistant director
    • 1951
  • Les petites Cardinal (1951)
    Les petites Cardinal
    5.7
    • assistant director
    • 1951
  • Beauty and the Devil (1950)
    Beauty and the Devil
    7.3
    • assistant director
    • 1950
  • Rellys in Amédée (1950)
    Amédée
    4.9
    • assistant director
    • 1950
  • Jo la Romance (1949)
    Jo la Romance
    5.1
    • assistant director
    • 1949
  • Danielle Darrieux and Jean Marais in Ruy Blas (1948)
    Ruy Blas
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1948
  • Rocambole (1947)
    Rocambole
    5.9
    • assistant director
    • 1947

Writer

  • L'histoire du samedi (1995)
    L'histoire du samedi
    4.8
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • Meurtre en ut majeur (1993)
    Meurtre en ut majeur
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1993
  • Histoire contemporaine (1981)
    Histoire contemporaine
    TV Mini Series
    • adaptation
    • 1981
  • Dis-moi que tu m'aimes (1974)
    Dis-moi que tu m'aimes
    4.8
    • scenario
    • 1974
  • Du soleil plein les yeux (1970)
    Du soleil plein les yeux
    4.4
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Tender Moment (1968)
    Tender Moment
    6.8
    • writer
    • 1968
  • The Man Who Was Worth Millions (1967)
    The Man Who Was Worth Millions
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • Tales of Paris (1962)
    Tales of Paris
    6.1
    • Writer (segment "Antonia", uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Un soir sur la plage (1961)
    Un soir sur la plage
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1961
  • Brigitte Bardot in Come Dance with Me! (1959)
    Come Dance with Me!
    6.3
    • adaptation
    • 1959
  • Alain Delon, Mylène Demongeot, Pascale Petit, and Jacqueline Sassard in Three Murderesses (1959)
    Three Murderesses
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1959
  • Brigitte Bardot in The Parisian (1957)
    The Parisian
    6.2
    • adaptation
    • 1957
  • C'est arrivé à Aden... (1956)
    C'est arrivé à Aden...
    5.3
    • screenplay
    • 1956
  • Brigitte Bardot in Naughty Girl (1956)
    Naughty Girl
    5.7
    • adaptation (as Michel J. Boisrond)
    • 1956

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Michel Boiron
  • Born
    • October 9, 1921
    • Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais, Eure-et-Loir, France
  • Died
    • November 10, 2002
    • La-Celle-Saint-Cloud, Yvelines, France(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Annette WademantNovember 14, 1960 - ? (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      François Boisrond

Did you know

  • Trivia
    French writer-director associated chiefly -with commercially successful romantic comedies in the 1950's and 60's. Latterly worked in television.

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