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Alain Poiré(1917-2000)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Production Manager
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Alain Poiré was born on 13 February 1917 in Paris, France. He was a producer and writer, known for A Man Escaped (1956), Jean de Florette (1986) and Le Dîner de Cons (1998). He died on 14 January 2000 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
BornFebruary 13, 1917
DiedJanuary 14, 2000(82)
BornFebruary 13, 1917
DiedJanuary 14, 2000(82)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

A Man Escaped (1956)
A Man Escaped
8.1
  • Producer
  • 1956
Gérard Depardieu, Ernestine Mazurowna, and Yves Montand in Jean de Florette (1986)
Jean de Florette
8.1
  • Producer
  • 1986
Thierry Lhermitte and Jacques Villeret in Le Dîner de Cons (1998)
Le Dîner de Cons
7.6
  • Producer
  • 1998
Emmanuelle Béart, Daniel Auteuil, and Yves Montand in Manon of the Spring (1986)
Manon of the Spring
8.0
  • Producer
  • 1986

Credits

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Producer

  • The Closet (2001)
    The Closet
    7.0
    • line producer
    • 2001
  • La vache et le président (2000)
    La vache et le président
    6.3
    • delegate producer
    • 2000
  • Sabine Azéma, Ticky Holgado, and Smaïn in Le schpountz (1999)
    Le schpountz
    3.1
    • producer
    • 1999
  • Thierry Lhermitte and Jacques Villeret in Le Dîner de Cons (1998)
    Le Dîner de Cons
    7.6
    • delegate producer
    • 1998
  • Jean Reno and Patrick Bruel in The Jaguar (1996)
    The Jaguar
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1996
  • The Victims (1996)
    The Victims
    5.0
    • producer
    • 1996
  • Fantôme avec chauffeur (1996)
    Fantôme avec chauffeur
    5.0
    • producer
    • 1996
  • Benjamin Chevillard, Gérard Klein, and Marie-France Pisier in Pourquoi maman est dans mon lit? (1994)
    Pourquoi maman est dans mon lit?
    5.5
    • delegate producer
    • 1994
  • Cache Cash (1994)
    Cache Cash
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1994
  • Yves Robert and Miou-Miou in Montparnasse-Pondichéry (1994)
    Montparnasse-Pondichéry
    5.5
    • producer
    • 1994
  • Thirst for Gold (1993)
    Thirst for Gold
    4.8
    • delegate producer
    • 1993
  • Sophie Marceau and Vincent Perez in Fanfan (1993)
    Fanfan
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1993
  • Kitchen with Apartment (1993)
    Kitchen with Apartment
    7.1
    • producer
    • 1993
  • The Visitors (1993)
    The Visitors
    7.0
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1993
  • Le bal des casse-pieds (1992)
    Le bal des casse-pieds
    5.4
    • producer
    • 1992

Writer

  • La menace (1961)
    La menace
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1961
  • La verte moisson (1959)
    La verte moisson
    6.9
    • adaptation
    • 1959
  • Robert Hossein and Marina Vlady in Double Agents (1959)
    Double Agents
    6.5
    • writer
    • 1959
  • Witness in the City (1959)
    Witness in the City
    7.0
    • adaptation
    • 1959

Production Management

  • Le puits aux trois vérités (1961)
    Le puits aux trois vérités
    5.6
    • production supervisor
    • 1961
  • I Was It Three Times (1952)
    I Was It Three Times
    6.3
    • unit production manager (uncredited)
    • 1952

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 13, 1917
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • January 14, 2000
    • Neuilly-sur-Seine, France(cancer)
  • Children
    • Jean-Marie Poiré
  • Other works
    Book: "200 films au soleil". Paris: Ramsay ISBN2-85956-729-1

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of director Poiré, Jean-Marie and producer Poiret, Philippe

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