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Georges Wakhévitch(1907-1984)

  • Production Designer
  • Costume Designer
  • Art Director
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Georges Wakhévitch was born on 18 August 1907 in Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. He was a production designer and costume designer, known for La tragédie de Carmen (1983), Personal Column (1939) and Paris Holiday (1958). He was married to Marica Wakhévitch. He died on 11 February 1984 in Paris, France.
BornAugust 18, 1907
DiedFebruary 11, 1984(76)
BornAugust 18, 1907
DiedFebruary 11, 1984(76)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

La tragédie de Carmen (1983)
La tragédie de Carmen
7.8
  • Production Designer
  • 1983
Robert Siodmak in Personal Column (1939)
Personal Column
6.9
  • Art Director(as G. Wakhevitch)
  • 1939
Anita Ekberg, Bob Hope, Fernandel, and Martha Hyer in Paris Holiday (1958)
Paris Holiday
5.7
  • Production Designer
  • 1958
Jeanne Moreau in Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)
Diary of a Chambermaid
7.3
  • Production Designer
  • 1964

Credits

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Production Designer

  • La tragédie de Carmen (1983)
    La tragédie de Carmen
    7.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1983
  • Tovaritch (1981)
    Tovaritch
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1981
  • Le tout pour le tout (1981)
    Le tout pour le tout
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1981
  • La Puce à l'oreille (1980)
    La Puce à l'oreille
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1980
  • Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979)
    Meetings with Remarkable Men
    7.1
    • Production Designer
    • 1979
  • Das Rheingold (1978)
    Das Rheingold
    8.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1978
  • Jacques Balutin, Darry Cowl, Jean Lefebvre, Jacqueline Maillan, Maria Pacôme, Fernand Raynaud, and Michel Roux in Au théâtre ce soir (1966)
    Au théâtre ce soir
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1971–1977
  • Otello (1974)
    Otello
    7.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1974
  • Brigitte Mira in Kleiner Mann - was nun? (1973)
    Kleiner Mann - was nun?
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1973
  • Louis de Funès and Yves Montand in Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
    Delusions of Grandeur
    7.2
    • Production Designer
    • 1971
  • King Lear (1971)
    King Lear
    7.2
    • Production Designer
    • 1971
  • Pagliacci (1968)
    Pagliacci
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • James Mason, Catherine Deneuve, Ava Gardner, and Omar Sharif in Mayerling (1968)
    Mayerling
    6.2
    • Production Designer (as Georges Wakhevitch)
    • 1968
  • Oscar (1967)
    Oscar
    7.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1967
  • Sylva Koscina in Monnaie de singe (1966)
    Monnaie de singe
    5.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1966

Costume Designer

  • Tovaritch (1981)
    Tovaritch
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1981
  • Das Rheingold (1978)
    Das Rheingold
    8.0
    • Costume Designer
    • 1978
  • Il trovatore (1978)
    Il trovatore
    8.9
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer (as Georges Wakhewitsch)
    • 1978
  • Jacques Balutin, Darry Cowl, Jean Lefebvre, Jacqueline Maillan, Maria Pacôme, Fernand Raynaud, and Michel Roux in Au théâtre ce soir (1966)
    Au théâtre ce soir
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Costume Designer
    • 1976
  • Le fol amour de Monsieur de Mirabeau (1974)
    Le fol amour de Monsieur de Mirabeau
    TV Mini Series
    • Costume Designer
    • 1974
  • Hilda Muramer (1973)
    Hilda Muramer
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1973
  • Électre (1972)
    Électre
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1972
  • Carmen (1968)
    Carmen
    8.0
    • Costume Designer
    • 1968
  • Les fêtes galantes (1965)
    Les fêtes galantes
    5.8
    • Costume Designer
    • 1965
  • Ruy Blas (1965)
    Ruy Blas
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1965
  • Jeanne Moreau in Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)
    Diary of a Chambermaid
    7.3
    • Costume Designer
    • 1964
  • Gérard Barray, Anna Karina, and Antonio Vilar in Scorching Sands (1963)
    Scorching Sands
    5.7
    • Costume Designer
    • 1963
  • Don Carlos
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1962
  • Crime Does Not Pay (1962)
    Crime Does Not Pay
    6.3
    • Costume Designer
    • 1962
  • King of Kings (1961)
    King of Kings
    7.0
    • costumes designed by (as Georges Wakhevitch)
    • 1961

Art Director

  • Tender Scoundrel (1966)
    Tender Scoundrel
    5.7
    • Art Director
    • 1966
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo and Geraldine Chaplin in Crime on a Summer Morning (1965)
    Crime on a Summer Morning
    6.3
    • Art Director
    • 1965
  • The Restless and the Damned (1959)
    The Restless and the Damned
    5.9
    • Art Director
    • 1959
  • Marie-Octobre (1959)
    Marie-Octobre
    7.5
    • Art Director
    • 1959
  • Clara et les méchants (1958)
    Clara et les méchants
    5.3
    • Art Director
    • 1958
  • Me and the Colonel (1958)
    Me and the Colonel
    7.0
    • Art Director (as Georges Wakhevitch)
    • 1958
  • Fernandel in Don Juan (1956)
    Don Juan
    5.8
    • Art Director
    • 1956
  • The Medium (1951)
    The Medium
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 1951
  • Richard Greene in Now Barabbas (1949)
    Now Barabbas
    6.6
    • Art Director (as Georges Wakhevitch)
    • 1949
  • The Room Upstairs (1946)
    The Room Upstairs
    6.6
    • Art Director (as Georges Wakhevitch)
    • 1946
  • Sérénade aux nuages (1946)
    Sérénade aux nuages
    6.9
    • Art Director (as Wakhevitch)
    • 1946
  • L'invité de la onzième heure (1945)
    L'invité de la onzième heure
    5.8
    • Art Director (as Wackewitch)
    • 1945
  • Le soleil a toujours raison (1943)
    Le soleil a toujours raison
    6.4
    • Art Director
    • 1943
  • Robert Siodmak in Personal Column (1939)
    Personal Column
    6.9
    • Art Director (as G. Wakhevitch)
    • 1939
  • Les chevaliers de la cloche (1938)
    Les chevaliers de la cloche
    • Art Director
    • 1938

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Vakevitch
  • Born
    • August 18, 1907
    • Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
  • Died
    • February 11, 1984
    • Paris, France
  • Spouse
    • Marica Wakhévitch
  • Children
      Alexandre Wakhévitch
  • Relatives
    • Michel Wakhevitch(Sibling)

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  • Trivia
    Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1978

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