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François Reichenbach(1921-1993)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Cinematographer
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A documentary about fraud and fakery.
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F for Fake (1973)
François Reichenbach was born on 3 July 1921 in Paris, France. He was a director and producer, known for The Winner (1961), America as Seen by a Frenchman (1960) and Do You Hear the Dogs Barking? (1975). He died on 2 February 1993 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
BornJuly 3, 1921
DiedFebruary 2, 1993(71)
BornJuly 3, 1921
DiedFebruary 2, 1993(71)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

The Winner (1961)
The Winner
6.9
  • Director
  • 1961
America as Seen by a Frenchman (1960)
America as Seen by a Frenchman
7.0
  • Director
  • 1960
Do You Hear the Dogs Barking? (1975)
Do You Hear the Dogs Barking?
6.4
  • Director
  • 1975
Norman Eshley and Jeanne Moreau in The Immortal Story (1968)
Portrait: Orson Welles
7.2
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1968

Credits

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Director

  • De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre de 1958 - 1991 (1994)
    De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre de 1958 - 1991
    7.3
    Video
    • Director (segment "Bonnie and Clyde")
    • 1994
  • Swiss Faces (1991)
    Swiss Faces
    • Director
    • Segments "Jean-François Borel, Chercheur / Forscher", "Xavier Ferla, Danseur / Tänzer"
    • 1991
  • Le Japon insolite (1983)
    Le Japon insolite
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Grâce à la musique (1979)
    Grâce à la musique
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1979–1982
  • Houston, Texas (1981)
    Houston, Texas
    8.1
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Mientras haya niños habra payasos
    • Director
    • 1980
  • La maison de Molière
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1980
  • México mágico
    Short
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Quand les hommes habitent leur demeure
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Pelé (1977)
    Pelé
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Lettres de Paris et d'ailleurs
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1975–1977
  • Un presidente con su pueblo
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Sex O'Clock U.S.A. (1976)
    Sex O'Clock U.S.A.
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Do You Hear the Dogs Barking? (1975)
    Do You Hear the Dogs Barking?
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Hildegard Knef and Her Songs
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1975

Producer

  • Jeux sans frontières (1965)
    Jeux sans frontières
    8.1
    TV Series
    • producer: France
    • producer
    • 1988–1990
  • Grâce à la musique (1979)
    Grâce à la musique
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1979–1982
  • Lettres de Paris et d'ailleurs
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1975–1977
  • Un presidente con su pueblo
    • producer
    • 1976
  • Orson Welles in F for Fake (1973)
    F for Fake
    7.7
    • executive producer
    • 1973
  • La raison du plus fou (1973)
    La raison du plus fou
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Absences répétées (1972)
    Absences répétées
    6.9
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Desmond Dekker in Review (1969)
    Review
    4.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1970

Cinematographer

  • Swiss Faces (1991)
    Swiss Faces
    • Cinematographer
    • 1991
  • Le Japon insolite (1983)
    Le Japon insolite
    5.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1983
  • Forty Deuce (1982)
    Forty Deuce
    5.5
    • Cinematographer (as Francois Reichenbach)
    • 1982
  • Pelé (1977)
    Pelé
    • Cinematographer
    • 1977
  • Un presidente con su pueblo
    • Cinematographer
    • 1976
  • Orson Welles in F for Fake (1973)
    F for Fake
    7.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973
  • La sixième face du pentagone (1968)
    La sixième face du pentagone
    7.1
    Short
    • Cinematographer (as Reichenbach)
    • 1968
  • Norman Eshley and Jeanne Moreau in The Immortal Story (1968)
    Portrait: Orson Welles
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1968
  • Carmen (1968)
    Carmen
    8.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1968
  • Gromaire
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1967
  • Je vous salue Paris (1967)
    Je vous salue Paris
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1967
  • Mexico-Mexico (1967)
    Mexico-Mexico
    7.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1967
  • Les Chansons de Jeanne Moreau (1966)
    Les Chansons de Jeanne Moreau
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1966
  • Le cinquième soleil
    • Cinematographer
    • 1965
  • Les amoureux du France (1964)
    Les amoureux du France
    4.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1964

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Francois Reichenbach
  • Born
    • July 3, 1921
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • February 2, 1993
    • Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France(undisclosed)

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    Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1965

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