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Christian de Chalonge(1937-2025)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Christian de Chalonge was born on 21 January 1937 in Douai, Nord, France. He was a director and writer, known for Voyage of Silence (1967), L'argent des autres (1978) and Malevil (1981). He was married to Dominique Garnier. He died on 6 December 2025 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.
BornJanuary 21, 1937
DiedDecember 6, 2025(88)
BornJanuary 21, 1937
DiedDecember 6, 2025(88)
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  • Awards
    • 7 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

Voyage of Silence (1967)
Voyage of Silence
7.1
  • Director
  • 1967
L'argent des autres (1978)
L'argent des autres
6.8
  • Director
  • 1978
Malevil (1981)
Malevil
6.5
  • Director
  • 1981
Le bel été 1914 (1996)
Le bel été 1914
6.3
  • Director
  • 1996

Credits

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Director

  • Christian Clavier, Jean-Louis Barcelona, and Anthony Gavard in Le bourgeois gentilhomme (2009)
    Le bourgeois gentilhomme
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Le malade imaginaire (2008)
    Le malade imaginaire
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Michel Serrault in L'avare (2007)
    L'avare
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Maigret et la grande perche (1991)
    Maigret
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1999–2002
  • Le comédien (1997)
    Le comédien
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Le bel été 1914 (1996)
    Le bel été 1914
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1996
  • The Children Thief (1991)
    The Children Thief
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Dr. Petiot (1990)
    Dr. Petiot
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Maux croisés (1989)
    Les dossiers secrets de l'inspecteur Lavardin
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Les quarantièmes rugissants (1982)
    Les quarantièmes rugissants
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Malevil (1981)
    Malevil
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1981
  • L'argent des autres (1978)
    L'argent des autres
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Gert Fröbe and Juliet Berto in Histoires insolites (1974)
    Histoires insolites
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1974
  • L'alliance (1970)
    L'alliance
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Voyage of Silence (1967)
    Voyage of Silence
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1967

Writer

  • Christian Clavier, Jean-Louis Barcelona, and Anthony Gavard in Le bourgeois gentilhomme (2009)
    Le bourgeois gentilhomme
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 2009
  • Le malade imaginaire (2008)
    Le malade imaginaire
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 2008
  • Maigret et la grande perche (1991)
    Maigret
    7.9
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 2002–2004
  • Le bel été 1914 (1996)
    Le bel été 1914
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • The Children Thief (1991)
    The Children Thief
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 1991
  • Dr. Petiot (1990)
    Dr. Petiot
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 1990
  • Mélodie Collin and Neil Stubbs in Tom and Lola (1990)
    Tom and Lola
    6.2
    • Writer
    • dialogue
    • 1990
  • Malevil (1981)
    Malevil
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • L'argent des autres (1978)
    L'argent des autres
    6.8
    • adaptation
    • 1978
  • Gert Fröbe and Juliet Berto in Histoires insolites (1974)
    Histoires insolites
    5.7
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1974
  • Españolas en París (1971)
    Españolas en París
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1971
  • L'alliance (1970)
    L'alliance
    6.2
    • scenario and dialogue
    • 1970
  • Voyage of Silence (1967)
    Voyage of Silence
    7.1
    • writer
    • 1967

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Sins (1986)
    Sins
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • director: second unit
    • 1986
  • The Desert of the Tartars (1976)
    The Desert of the Tartars
    7.5
    • second unit director
    • 1976
  • State of Siege (1972)
    State of Siege
    7.7
    • first assistant director
    • 1972
  • Españolas en París (1971)
    Españolas en París
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1971
  • The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
    The Charge of the Light Brigade
    6.6
    • second unit director (as Christian De Chalonge)
    • 1968
  • The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
    The Sailor from Gibraltar
    6.0
    • assistant director
    • 1967
  • Jeanne Moreau in Mademoiselle (1966)
    Mademoiselle
    7.1
    • assistant director
    • 1966
  • Emmanuelle Riva, Fabrice Rouleau, and Edith Scob in Thomas the Impostor (1965)
    Thomas the Impostor
    6.6
    • first assistant director (as Christian de Chalonges)
    • 1965
  • Jeanne Moreau in Mata Hari, agent H21 (1964)
    Mata Hari, agent H21
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1964
  • Life Upside Down (1964)
    Life Upside Down
    7.3
    • assistant director
    • 1964
  • Un mari à prix fixe (1964)
    Un mari à prix fixe
    4.1
    • first assistant director
    • 1964
  • Sundays and Cybèle (1962)
    Sundays and Cybèle
    7.7
    • second assistant director
    • 1962

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • France national library catalogue
    • Gens du
  • Alternative names
    • Christian De Chalonge
  • Born
    • January 21, 1937
    • Douai, Nord, France
  • Died
    • December 6, 2025
    • Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Dominique Garnier? - December 2025 (his death)

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