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Louis Daquin(1908-1980)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Writer
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Louis Daquin was born on 20 May 1908 in Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France. He was a director and actor, known for The Mark of the Day (1949), Les frères Bouquinquant (1947) and The Thistles of the Baragan (1957). He was married to Clara Gansard. He died on 2 October 1980 in Paris, France.
BornMay 20, 1908
DiedOctober 2, 1980(72)
BornMay 20, 1908
DiedOctober 2, 1980(72)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 5 nominations total

Known for

The Mark of the Day (1949)
The Mark of the Day
6.8
  • Director
  • 1949
Les frères Bouquinquant (1947)
Les frères Bouquinquant
7.0
  • Director
  • 1947
The Thistles of the Baragan (1957)
The Thistles of the Baragan
7.3
  • Director
  • 1957
Patrie (1946)
Patrie
6.7
  • Director
  • 1946

Credits

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Director

  • Catherine Allégret and Georges Staquet in Café du square (1969)
    Café du square
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969
  • La foire aux cancres (Chronique d'une année scolaire) (1963)
    La foire aux cancres (Chronique d'une année scolaire)
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Honoré de Balzac, Louis Daquin, Philippe Hériat, Jean-Claude Pascal, and Madeleine Robinson in Les arrivistes (1960)
    Les arrivistes
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1960
  • The Thistles of the Baragan (1957)
    The Thistles of the Baragan
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Bel Ami (1955)
    Bel Ami
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Skipper Next to God (1951)
    Skipper Next to God
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Marcel Herrand, Hélène Perdrière, and Serge Reggiani in Le parfum de la dame en noir (1949)
    Le parfum de la dame en noir
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1949
  • The Mark of the Day (1949)
    The Mark of the Day
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1949
  • La Grande Lutte des mineurs (1948)
    La Grande Lutte des mineurs
    8.2
    Short
    • supervising director
    • 1948
  • Les frères Bouquinquant (1947)
    Les frères Bouquinquant
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1947
  • Patrie (1946)
    Patrie
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Premier de cordée (1944)
    Premier de cordée
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Madame et le mort (1943)
    Madame et le mort
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Le voyageur de la Toussaint (1943)
    Le voyageur de la Toussaint
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Nous les gosses (1941)
    Nous les gosses
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1941

Actor

  • Cinéma 16 (1975)
    Cinéma 16
    6.0
    TV Series
    • 1980
  • Alain Cuny in Le journal (1979)
    Le journal
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Antoine Costa
    • 1979
  • Mais où et donc Ornicar (1979)
    Mais où et donc Ornicar
    5.6
    • Le vieil homme du bistrot
    • 1979
  • En l'autre bord (1978)
    En l'autre bord
    • Le procureur
    • 1978
  • Like a Turtle on Its Back (1978)
    Like a Turtle on Its Back
    6.1
    • Voice only
    • 1978
  • Larga noche (1977)
    Larga noche
    Short
    • Comensal Brindis
    • 1977
  • Special Section (1975)
    Special Section
    7.6
    • Le bâtonnier Étienne Carpentier du Barreau de Paris
    • 1975
  • La nuit du phoque (1974)
    La nuit du phoque
    6.3
    Short
    • (voice)
    • 1974
  • L'agression
    5.4
    Short
    • Cameo appearance
    • 1973
  • Léa l'hiver (1971)
    Léa l'hiver
    4.2
    • 1971
  • Catherine Allégret and Georges Staquet in Café du square (1969)
    Café du square
    TV Series
    • Le représentant
    • 1969
  • Is Paris Burning? (1966)
    Is Paris Burning?
    6.8
    • (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • The Mark of the Day (1949)
    The Mark of the Day
    6.8
    • Cameo (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Adieu Léonard (1943)
    Adieu Léonard
    6.1
    • (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Lady Killer (1937)
    Lady Killer
    7.3
    • Le maître d'hôtel (uncredited)
    • 1937

Writer

  • La foire aux cancres (Chronique d'une année scolaire) (1963)
    La foire aux cancres (Chronique d'une année scolaire)
    5.8
    • collaboration
    • 1963
  • Honoré de Balzac, Louis Daquin, Philippe Hériat, Jean-Claude Pascal, and Madeleine Robinson in Les arrivistes (1960)
    Les arrivistes
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • The Thistles of the Baragan (1957)
    The Thistles of the Baragan
    7.3
    • writer
    • 1957
  • Bel Ami (1955)
    Bel Ami
    5.2
    • Writer
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • Skipper Next to God (1951)
    Skipper Next to God
    6.4
    • adaptation
    • 1951
  • The Mark of the Day (1949)
    The Mark of the Day
    6.8
    • writer
    • 1949
  • Les frères Bouquinquant (1947)
    Les frères Bouquinquant
    7.0
    • adaptation
    • 1947
  • Patrie (1946)
    Patrie
    6.7
    • adaptation
    • 1946
  • Premier de cordée (1944)
    Premier de cordée
    6.2
    • shooting script
    • 1944
  • Nous les gosses (1941)
    Nous les gosses
    6.5
    • adaptation
    • 1941

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 20, 1908
    • Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France
  • Died
    • October 2, 1980
    • Paris, France
  • Spouse
    • Clara GansardMarch 28, 1953 - October 2, 1980 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Marc Daquin
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 182-186. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.

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