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- Birth nameYves Félix Claude Boisset
- Yves Boisset was born on March 14, 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 March 31, 2025 in Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
- SpouseCharlotte Schousboe (1 child)
- Children
- Graduated from l'IDHEC (La Fémis)
- Best known for his political thrillers and cop stories.
- Was hired by MGM to find some documents about the moon, for Stanley Kubrick who prepared 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). In that purpose, Boisset spend many months around the world with scientists. But when he began to direct himself he had no more time to work directly for Kubrick. Eventually, the material which he purchased for 2001 Space Odyssey was never used.
- Boisset frequently contributed to the scripts he shot and is known for his fast-paced action-adventures and his social and political thrillers.
- Boisset began his career as an assistant director.
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