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Jean Valère(1925-2017)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
  • Writer
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Jean Valère was born on 21 May 1925 in Paris, France. He was an assistant director and director, known for La sentence (1959), Paris la nuit (1956) and Le gros coup (1964). He was married to Catherine Valère. He died on 29 May 2017 in Paris, France.
BornMay 21, 1925
DiedMay 29, 2017(92)
BornMay 21, 1925
DiedMay 29, 2017(92)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Béatrice Bretty, Christine Gouze-Rénal, Roger Hanin, Robert Hossein, Marcel Moussy, Lucien Raimbourg, Jean Valère, and Marina Vlady in La sentence (1959)
La sentence
6.4
  • Director(as Jean Valere)
  • 1959
Paris la nuit (1956)
Paris la nuit
7.0
Short
  • Director
  • 1956
Le gros coup (1964)
Le gros coup
6.2
  • Director
  • 1964
Jacques Brel in Mont-Dragon (1970)
Mont-Dragon
5.4
  • Director
  • 1970

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Marina Vlady in The Wicked Go to Hell (1955)
    The Wicked Go to Hell
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1955
  • Le dossier noir (1955)
    Le dossier noir
    6.9
    • first assistant director (as Jean Valere)
    • 1955
  • María Félix in La bella Otero (1954)
    La bella Otero
    6.0
    • first assistant director
    • 1954
  • Miss Nitouche (1954)
    Miss Nitouche
    5.6
    • assistant director
    • 1954
  • Before the Deluge (1954)
    Before the Deluge
    6.9
    • assistant director (as Jean Valere)
    • 1954
  • The Adultress (1953)
    The Adultress
    7.4
    • assistant director
    • 1953
  • Carmen Sevilla in Violetas imperiales (1952)
    Violetas imperiales
    5.3
    • assistant director
    • 1952
  • Le Plaisir (1952)
    Le Plaisir
    7.5
    • assistant director
    • 1952
  • Dear Caroline (1951)
    Dear Caroline
    5.9
    • first assistant director
    • 1951
  • Three Sinners (1950)
    Three Sinners
    6.7
    • assistant director (as Jean Valere)
    • 1950
  • La Marie du Port (1950)
    La Marie du Port
    6.6
    • second assistant director (as Jean Valere)
    • 1950
  • Mademoiselle de la Ferté (1949)
    Mademoiselle de la Ferté
    • assistant director
    • 1949
  • La maternelle (1949)
    La maternelle
    5.8
    • second assistant director
    • 1949
  • Jo la Romance (1949)
    Jo la Romance
    5.1
    • assistant director
    • 1949
  • Le destin exécrable de Guillemette Babin (1948)
    Le destin exécrable de Guillemette Babin
    5.7
    • second assistant director
    • 1948

Director

  • Vive la mariée (1985)
    Vive la mariée
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1985
  • La baraka (1982)
    La baraka
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Jean Reney and Yves Thuillier in Il était un musicien (1978)
    Il était un musicien
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Jacques Brel in Mont-Dragon (1970)
    Mont-Dragon
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Robert Hossein, Maurice Ronet, and Monica Vitti in The Scarlet Lady (1969)
    The Scarlet Lady
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Anatole (1966)
    Anatole
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Le gros coup (1964)
    Le gros coup
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Micheline Presle, Françoise Prévost, Maurice Ronet, and Jean Seberg in Time Out for Love (1961)
    Time Out for Love
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Béatrice Bretty, Christine Gouze-Rénal, Roger Hanin, Robert Hossein, Marcel Moussy, Lucien Raimbourg, Jean Valère, and Marina Vlady in La sentence (1959)
    La sentence
    6.4
    • Director (as Jean Valere)
    • 1959
  • Paris la nuit (1956)
    Paris la nuit
    7.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1956

Writer

  • Vive la mariée (1985)
    Vive la mariée
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1985
  • La baraka (1982)
    La baraka
    4.8
    • adaptation
    • 1982
  • Jean Reney and Yves Thuillier in Il était un musicien (1978)
    Il était un musicien
    6.2
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • 1978
  • Jacques Brel in Mont-Dragon (1970)
    Mont-Dragon
    5.4
    • adaptation
    • 1970
  • Robert Hossein, Maurice Ronet, and Monica Vitti in The Scarlet Lady (1969)
    The Scarlet Lady
    5.9
    • original screenplay
    • adaptation
    • 1969
  • Le gros coup (1964)
    Le gros coup
    6.2
    • adaptation
    • 1964
  • Micheline Presle, Françoise Prévost, Maurice Ronet, and Jean Seberg in Time Out for Love (1961)
    Time Out for Love
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • Béatrice Bretty, Christine Gouze-Rénal, Roger Hanin, Robert Hossein, Marcel Moussy, Lucien Raimbourg, Jean Valère, and Marina Vlady in La sentence (1959)
    La sentence
    6.4
    • adaptation
    • 1959
  • Paris la nuit (1956)
    Paris la nuit
    7.0
    Short
    • collaboration
    • 1956

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Jean Valere
  • Born
    • May 21, 1925
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • May 29, 2017
    • Paris, France
  • Spouse
    • Catherine Valère1978 - May 29, 2017 (his death)

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