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Pierre Guffroy(1926-2010)

  • Production Designer
  • Art Department
  • Art Director
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Pierre Guffroy
Pierre Guffroy was born on 22 April 1926 in Paris, France. He was a production designer and art director, known for The Tenant (1976), Tess (1979) and Elevator to the Gallows (1958). He died on 27 September 2010 in Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, France.
BornApril 22, 1926
DiedSeptember 27, 2010(84)
BornApril 22, 1926
DiedSeptember 27, 2010(84)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 4 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

Roman Polanski in The Tenant (1976)
The Tenant
7.5
  • Production Designer
  • 1976
Tess (1979)
Tess
7.3
  • Production Designer
  • 1979
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Elevator to the Gallows
7.9
  • Art Department
  • 1958
Fairuza Balk, Colin Firth, Meg Tilly, and Annette Bening in Valmont (1989)
Valmont
7.0
  • Production Designer
  • 1989

Credits

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Production Designer

  • Pop Corn (1998)
    Pop Corn
    6.8
    Short
    • Production Designer
    • 1998
  • Shadow Play (1996)
    Shadow Play
    5.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1996
  • Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley in Death and the Maiden (1994)
    Death and the Maiden
    7.2
    • Production Designer
    • 1994
  • Giorgino (1994)
    Giorgino
    7.2
    • Production Designer
    • 1994
  • Mother (1993)
    Mother
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1993
  • 588, rue Paradis (1992)
    588, rue Paradis
    6.9
    • Production Designer
    • 1992
  • Mother (1991)
    Mother
    7.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1991
  • Fairuza Balk, Colin Firth, Meg Tilly, and Annette Bening in Valmont (1989)
    Valmont
    7.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1989
  • Harrison Ford and Emmanuelle Seigner in Frantic (1988)
    Frantic
    6.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1988
  • Lena Olin in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
    The Unbearable Lightness of Being
    7.2
    • Production Designer
    • 1988
  • Twist again à Moscou (1986)
    Twist again à Moscou
    5.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1986
  • Max My Love (1986)
    Max My Love
    6.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1986
  • Walter Matthau and Wladyslaw Komar in Pirates (1986)
    Pirates
    6.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1986
  • Hanna K. (1983)
    Hanna K.
    6.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1983
  • L'Argent (1983)
    L'Argent
    7.3
    • Production Designer
    • 1983

Art Department

  • That Night in Varennes (1982)
    That Night in Varennes
    7.2
    • additional production design
    • 1982
  • Because, Because of a Woman (1963)
    Because, Because of a Woman
    6.5
    • assistant art director
    • 1963
  • Les mystères de Paris (1962)
    Les mystères de Paris
    6.5
    • assistant decorator
    • 1962
  • The Trial of Joan of Arc (1962)
    The Trial of Joan of Arc
    7.4
    • assistant art director
    • 1962
  • Adorable Liar (1962)
    Adorable Liar
    6.4
    • assistant production designer
    • 1962
  • Captain Blood (1960)
    Captain Blood
    6.3
    • assistant decorator
    • 1960
  • Erika Remberg and Laurent Terzieff in Le bois des amants (1960)
    Le bois des amants
    5.6
    • assistant art director
    • 1960
  • Pickpocket (1959)
    Pickpocket
    7.5
    • first assistant decorator (as P. Guffroy)
    • 1959
  • Bourvil, Jean Marais, and Sabine Sesselmann in Le Bossu (1959)
    Le Bossu
    6.9
    • assistant art director
    • 1959
  • Sérénade au Texas (1958)
    Sérénade au Texas
    4.3
    • first assistant decorator
    • 1958
  • Tabarin (1958)
    Tabarin
    5.2
    • assistant art director
    • 1958
  • Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
    Elevator to the Gallows
    7.9
    • first assistant art director
    • 1958
  • The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (1957)
    The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
    6.3
    • assistant art director
    • 1957
  • The Lebanese Mission (1956)
    The Lebanese Mission
    5.7
    • assistant art director
    • 1956

Art Director

  • Paul and Michelle (1974)
    Paul and Michelle
    5.7
    • Art Director
    • 1974
  • Romy Schneider and Yves Montand in Cesar & Rosalie (1972)
    Cesar & Rosalie
    7.3
    • Art Director
    • 1972
  • Jean-Louis Trintignant and Robert Ryan in ...And Hope to Die (1972)
    ...And Hope to Die
    6.7
    • Art Director
    • 1972
  • Helmut Berger, Charles Aznavour, and Virna Lisi in Love Me Strangely (1971)
    Love Me Strangely
    5.5
    • Art Director
    • 1971
  • Le grand dadais (1967)
    Le grand dadais
    7.0
    • Art Director
    • 1967
  • Is Paris Burning? (1966)
    Is Paris Burning?
    6.8
    • Art Director
    • 1966
  • Montgomery Clift, Christine Delaroche, Hardy Krüger, Karl Lieffen, Hannes Messemer, Macha Méril, and David Opatoshu in The Defector (1966)
    The Defector
    5.7
    • Art Director
    • 1966
  • The Immoral Moment (1962)
    The Immoral Moment
    6.5
    • Art Director
    • 1962

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • P. Guffroy
  • Born
    • April 22, 1926
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • September 27, 2010
    • Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, France

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  • Trivia
    Oscar-winning French art director and production designer, often associated with the films of Bresson, Bunuel and Polanski.

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