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Denys de La Patellière(1921-2013)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Denys de La Patellière
Denys de La Patellière was born on 8 March 1921 in Nantes, France. He was a writer and director, known for Taxi for Tobruk (1961), Soleil noir (1966) and Forbidden Priests (1973). He was married to Jeanne de Faultrier and Florence Renard. He died on 21 July 2013 in Dinard, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.
BornMarch 8, 1921
DiedJuly 21, 2013(92)
BornMarch 8, 1921
DiedJuly 21, 2013(92)
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Known for

Taxi for Tobruk (1961)
Taxi for Tobruk
7.2
  • Writer(as Denys de la Patellière)
  • 1961
Soleil noir (1966)
Soleil noir
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1966
Forbidden Priests (1973)
Forbidden Priests
5.4
  • Writer
  • 1973
Le tonnerre de Dieu (1965)
Le tonnerre de Dieu
6.7
  • Writer(as Denys de La Patelliere)
  • 1965

Credits

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Writer

  • Van Loc: un grand flic de Marseille (1992)
    Van Loc: un grand flic de Marseille
    6.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1997
  • Maigret et la grande perche (1991)
    Maigret
    7.9
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 1994–1995
  • Les épées de diamants (1993)
    Les épées de diamants
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1993
  • Paparoff (1988)
    Paparoff
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1988–1990
  • Secret diplomatique (1983)
    Secret diplomatique
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1983
  • Un juge, un flic (1977)
    Un juge, un flic
    5.2
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1977–1979
  • Histoires de voyous (1978)
    Histoires de voyous
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 1978
  • René Floriot in Erreurs judiciaires (1975)
    Erreurs judiciaires
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 1976
  • Cinéma 16 (1975)
    Cinéma 16
    6.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1976
  • Le renard dans l'île (1975)
    Le renard dans l'île
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1975
  • Forbidden Priests (1973)
    Forbidden Priests
    5.4
    • screenplay, adaptation and dialogue by
    • 1973
  • Le tueur (1972)
    Le tueur
    5.8
    • scenario & adaptation
    • 1972
  • Death of a Jew (1969)
    Death of a Jew
    5.3
    • screenplay
    • adaptation
    • 1969
  • Soleil noir (1966)
    Soleil noir
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1966
  • Le voyage du père (1966)
    Le voyage du père
    6.5
    • adaptation
    • 1966

Director

  • Maigret et la grande perche (1991)
    Maigret
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1994–1995
  • Les épées de diamants (1993)
    Les épées de diamants
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1993
  • L'affaire Salengro (1992)
    L'affaire Salengro
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Paparoff (1988)
    Paparoff
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1988–1990
  • Bonjour maître (1987)
    Bonjour maître
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Charles Aznavour in Le paria (1985)
    Le paria
    3.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Secret diplomatique (1983)
    Secret diplomatique
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983
  • The Count of Monte Cristo (1979)
    The Count of Monte Cristo
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Un juge, un flic (1977)
    Un juge, un flic
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977–1979
  • Jean Richard in Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret (1967)
    Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Histoires de voyous (1978)
    Histoires de voyous
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Cinéma 16 (1975)
    Cinéma 16
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Forbidden Priests (1973)
    Forbidden Priests
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Le tueur (1972)
    Le tueur
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Death of a Jew (1969)
    Death of a Jew
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1969

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Le défroqué (1954)
    Le défroqué
    5.9
    • first assistant director
    • 1954
  • Suivez cet homme (1953)
    Suivez cet homme
    6.4
    • first assistant director
    • 1953
  • The King's Musketeers (1951)
    The King's Musketeers
    • first assistant director
    • 1951
  • Gaby André and Fernandel in The Sleepwalker (1951)
    The Sleepwalker
    5.7
    • first assistant director (as Denis de la Patellière)
    • 1951
  • Caught in the Foreign Legion (1950)
    Caught in the Foreign Legion
    4.3
    • assistant director (as Denis de La Patellière)
    • 1950
  • Le tampon du capiston (1950)
    Le tampon du capiston
    4.5
    • assistant director
    • 1950
  • Roberto Benzi, Paul Bernard, Jean Debucourt, Georges Lacombe, and Jean Bernard-Luc in Prélude à la gloire (1950)
    Prélude à la gloire
    6.7
    • assistant director
    • 1950
  • Fernandel, Germaine Montero, Gaston Orbal, and Richard Pottier in Three Feet in a Bed (1950)
    Three Feet in a Bed
    5.3
    • assistant director
    • 1950
  • L'héroïque Mr Boniface (1949)
    L'héroïque Mr Boniface
    5.4
    • second assistant director
    • 1949

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Denys de La Patelliere
  • Born
    • March 8, 1921
    • Nantes, France
  • Died
    • July 21, 2013
    • Dinard, Ille-et-Vilaine, France(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Jeanne de Faultrier1946 - ? (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Alexandre de La Patellière
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of Alexandre de La Patellière, Isabelle de La Patellière, Fabrice de La Patellière.

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