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Yves Boisset(1939-2025)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Yves Boisset
Yves Boisset was born on 14 March 1939 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for The Common Man (1975), Le juge Fayard dit Le Shériff (1977) and The French Conspiracy (1972). He was married to Charlotte Schousboe. He died on 31 March 2025 in Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
BornMarch 14, 1939
DiedMarch 31, 2025(86)
BornMarch 14, 1939
DiedMarch 31, 2025(86)
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  • Awards
    • 7 wins & 4 nominations total

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Known for

The Common Man (1975)
The Common Man
7.4
  • Director
  • 1975
Le juge Fayard dit Le Shériff (1977)
Le juge Fayard dit Le Shériff
7.2
  • Director
  • 1977
Roy Scheider, Gian Maria Volontè, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Michel Bouquet, Bruno Cremer, Daniel Ivernel, Philippe Noiret, François Périer, Michel Piccoli, and Jean Seberg in The French Conspiracy (1972)
The French Conspiracy
6.9
  • Director
  • 1972
Bruno Cremer, Michel Piccoli, and Lino Ventura in Espion, lève-toi (1982)
Espion, lève-toi
6.6
  • Director
  • 1982

Credits

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Director

  • Christophe Malavoy in 12 balles dans la peau pour Pierre Laval (2009)
    12 balles dans la peau pour Pierre Laval
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu in L'affaire Salengro (2009)
    L'affaire Salengro
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Infrarouge (2006)
    Infrarouge
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2006–2007
  • Ils veulent cloner le Christ (2005)
    Ils veulent cloner le Christ
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Jean Moulin (2002)
    Jean Moulin
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Christopher Lee, Edouard Montoute, and Alexandra Vandernoot in Les redoutables (2001)
    Les redoutables
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Cazas (2001)
    Cazas
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2001
  • La Proie et l'ombre (2000)
    Vertiges
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Sam (1999)
    Sam
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Roland Giraud in Run for Your Life (1997)
    Run for Your Life
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Le pantalon (1997)
    Le pantalon
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Private Lessons (1997)
    Private Lessons
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Les amants de Rivière Rouge (1996)
    Les amants de Rivière Rouge
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1996
  • L'affaire Dreyfus (1995)
    L'affaire Dreyfus
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Morlock (1993)
    Morlock
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1994

Writer

  • Christophe Malavoy in 12 balles dans la peau pour Pierre Laval (2009)
    12 balles dans la peau pour Pierre Laval
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2009
  • Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu in L'affaire Salengro (2009)
    L'affaire Salengro
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2009
  • Infrarouge (2006)
    Infrarouge
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2007
  • L'adieu (2003)
    L'adieu
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2003
  • La Proie et l'ombre (2000)
    Vertiges
    5.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2001
  • Le pantalon (1997)
    Le pantalon
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1997
  • L'affaire Dreyfus (1995)
    L'affaire Dreyfus
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • Morlock (1993)
    Morlock
    6.7
    TV Series
    • scenario & dialogue
    • 1994
  • Chute libre (1993)
    Chute libre
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1993
  • L'affaire Seznec (1993)
    L'affaire Seznec
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1993
  • Les carnassiers (1992)
    Les carnassiers
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • La tribu (1991)
    La tribu
    5.4
    • scenario (adaptation, dialogue)
    • 1991
  • Jacques Perrin in Pour cent millions (1990)
    Haute tension
    7.6
    TV Series
    • based on a story by
    • 1990
  • Le suspect (1989)
    Le suspect
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1989
  • Radio Raven (1989)
    Radio Raven
    5.8
    • adaptation and dialogue
    • scenario
    • 1989

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Death at Owell Rock (1967)
    Death at Owell Rock
    5.7
    • assistant director
    • 1967
  • Mexican Slayride (1967)
    Mexican Slayride
    5.0
    • second unit director
    • 1967
  • Is Paris Burning? (1966)
    Is Paris Burning?
    6.8
    • assistant director
    • 1966
  • Trap for the Assassin (1966)
    Trap for the Assassin
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1966
  • Nino Castelnuovo and Christine Delaroche in A New World (1966)
    A New World
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1966
  • The Dictator's Guns (1965)
    The Dictator's Guns
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1965
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo in Magnet of Doom (1963)
    Magnet of Doom
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1963
  • Liberté 1 (1962)
    Liberté 1
    • assistant director
    • 1962
  • The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)
    The Colossus of Rhodes
    5.8
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Qui êtes-vous, Monsieur Sorge? (1961)
    Qui êtes-vous, Monsieur Sorge?
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • Mylène Demongeot and Curd Jürgens in Time Bomb (1959)
    Time Bomb
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Discogs
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • March 14, 1939
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • March 31, 2025
    • Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France
  • Spouse
    • Charlotte Schousboe(1 child)
  • Children
    • Marine Boisset
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview

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  • Trivia
    Graduated from l'IDHEC (La Fémis)

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