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Laurent Heynemann

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Laurent Heynemann was born on 9 November 1948 in Paris, France. He is a director and writer, known for La question (1977), Les mois d'avril sont meurtriers (1987) and Birgitt Haas Must Be Killed (1981). He has been married to Caroline Huppert since 31 May 1975. They have two children. He was previously married to Marion Monestier.
BornNovember 9, 1948
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins total

    Known for

    La question (1977)
    La question
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1977
    Les mois d'avril sont meurtriers (1987)
    Les mois d'avril sont meurtriers
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1987
    Birgitt Haas Must Be Killed (1981)
    Birgitt Haas Must Be Killed
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1981
    Maigret et la grande perche (1991)
    Maigret
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Director

    • Laval, le collaborateur (2021)
      Laval, le collaborateur
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • directed by
      • 2021
    • Hippolyte Girardot and Elsa Zylberstein in An Irrepressible Woman (2019)
      An Irrepressible Woman
      5.9
      • Director
      • 2019
    • CinéKino (2016)
      CinéKino
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017–2018
    • Géraldine Pailhas in An Unlikely Alliance (2013)
      An Unlikely Alliance
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2013
    • La grande peinture (2013)
      La grande peinture
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Natacha Régnier and Christophe Dominici in Pour toi, j'ai tué (2012)
      Pour toi, j'ai tué
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Chez Maupassant (2007)
      Chez Maupassant
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007–2011
    • Accusé Mendès France (2011)
      Accusé Mendès France
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Au siècle de Maupassant: Contes et nouvelles du XIXème siècle (2009)
      Au siècle de Maupassant: Contes et nouvelles du XIXème siècle
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009–2010
    • The King, the Squirrel and the Grass Snake (2010)
      The King, the Squirrel and the Grass Snake
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Un homme d'honneur (2009)
      Un homme d'honneur
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2009
    • La mort n'oublie personne (2008)
      La mort n'oublie personne
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Ludmila Mikaël and Daniel Prévost in René Bousquet ou Le grand arrangement (2007)
      René Bousquet ou Le grand arrangement
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Maigret et la grande perche (1991)
      Maigret
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2003–2004
    • Quand la mer se retire (2004)
      Quand la mer se retire
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2004

    Writer

    • Hippolyte Girardot and Elsa Zylberstein in An Irrepressible Woman (2019)
      An Irrepressible Woman
      5.9
      • scenario
      • dialogue
      • 2019
    • CinéKino (2016)
      CinéKino
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Chez Maupassant (2007)
      Chez Maupassant
      8.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • scenario & adaptation
      • 2007–2011
    • Au siècle de Maupassant: Contes et nouvelles du XIXème siècle (2009)
      Au siècle de Maupassant: Contes et nouvelles du XIXème siècle
      8.1
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2009–2010
    • The King, the Squirrel and the Grass Snake (2010)
      The King, the Squirrel and the Grass Snake
      7.0
      TV Series
      • scenario and adaptation
      • based on: original idea and concept
      • original idea
      • 2010
    • Un homme d'honneur (2009)
      Un homme d'honneur
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • scenario
      • 2009
    • La mort n'oublie personne (2008)
      La mort n'oublie personne
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2008
    • Maigret et la grande perche (1991)
      Maigret
      7.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • screenplay
      • 2003–2004
    • Lorànt Deutsch, Barbara Schulz, and Jacques Villeret in Un aller simple (2001)
      Un aller simple
      4.8
      • Writer
      • 2001
    • La place du père (1992)
      La place du père
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1992
    • The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea (1991)
      The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea
      5.9
      • adaptation
      • 1991
    • Faux et usage de faux (1990)
      Faux et usage de faux
      6.0
      • adaptation
      • 1990
    • Ceux de la soif (1989)
      Ceux de la soif
      TV Movie
      • adaptation
      • 1989
    • Grandeur et décadence d'un petit commerce de cinéma (1986)
      Black Sequence
      6.4
      TV Series
      • adaptation
      • writer
      • 1985–1989
    • Médecins des hommes (1988)
      Médecins des hommes
      6.6
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1988

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Le grand fanfaron (1976)
      Le grand fanfaron
      2.7
      • assistant director (segment "Partie française", uncredited)
      • 1976
    • Mad Enough to Kill (1975)
      Mad Enough to Kill
      6.7
      • second assistant director
      • 1975
    • Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
      Let Joy Reign Supreme
      7.0
      • assistant director
      • 1975
    • Christine Pascal and Christian Rist in Black Thursday (1974)
      Black Thursday
      6.3
      • assistant director
      • 1974
    • The Clockmaker (1974)
      The Clockmaker
      7.1
      • second assistant director
      • 1974

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Laurent Heyneman
    • Born
      • November 9, 1948
      • Paris, France
    • Spouses
        Caroline HuppertMay 31, 1975 - present (divorced, 2 children)
    • Children
        Justine Heynemann

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    • Trivia
      Son-in-law of Annick Huppert.

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