Alex Joffé (18 November 1918 – 18 August 1995) was a French film director and screenwriter, known for ''Les cracks'' (1968), ''Fortunat'' (1960) and ''La grosse caisse'' (1965). He was the father of the director

Arthur Joffé Arthur Joffé (born 20 September 1953) is a French film director, the son of the director and screenwriter Alex Joffé.Philippe Rège, ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors'', volume 1, p538 He was awarded the Palme d'Or du court métrage at the ...

, as well as Marion (born 1952) and Nina (born 1956). Alex Joffé was born on 18 November 1918 in Alexandria, Egypt, as Alexandre Joffé. He was married to Renée Asseo. on his mother's side, he is related to author and journalist Salomon Malka, the biographer of

Emmanuel Lévinas Emmanuel Levinas (; ; 12 January 1906 – 25 December 1995) was a French philosopher of Lithuanian Jewish ancestry who is known for his work within Jewish philosophy, existentialism, and phenomenology, focusing on the relationship of ethics to ...

and

Franz Rosenzweig Franz Rosenzweig (, ; 25 December 1886 – 10 December 1929) was a German theologian, philosopher, and translator. Early life and education Franz Rosenzweig was born in Kassel, Germany, to an affluent, minimally observant Jewish family. His fa ...

, and theatre professor, director and playwright Avraham Oz. He died on 18 August 1995 in Paris.Alex Joffé
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Filmography

Director

* 1946 : '' Six heures à perdre'' starring

André Luguet André Luguet (15 May 1892 – 24 May 1979) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1910 and 1970. He was born in Fontenay-sous-Bois, France, and died in Cannes, France. His daughter Rosine Luguet became ...

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Denise Grey Denise Grey (born Édouardine Verthuy; 17 September 1896 – 13 January 1996) was an Italian-born actress who became a naturalized French citizen. Biography Édouardine Grey was born in Châtillon in the Aosta Valley of north-west Italy, clos ...

* 1953 : ''

Open Letter An open letter is a Letter (message), letter that is intended to be read by a wide audience, or a letter intended for an individual, but that is nonetheless widely distributed intentionally. Open letters usually take the form of a letter (mess ...

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Robert Lamoureux Robert Lamoureux (4 January 1920 – 29 October 2011) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1951 and 1994. He starred in the film ''The Adventures of Arsène Lupin'', which was entered ...

and

Geneviève Page Geneviève Page (born Geneviève Bonjean, 13 December 1927) is a French actress with a film career spanning fifty years and also numerous English-speaking film productions. She is the daughter of French art collector Jacques Paul Bonjean (1899– ...

* 1955 : ''

Les Hussards ''Les Hussards'' ( en, Cavalrymen), is a French comedy film from 1955, directed by Alex Joffé, written by Gabriel Arout, starring Bernard Blier, Giovanna Ralli, Bourvil, and with Georges Wilson, Virna Lisi, Louis de Funès playing supporting rol ...

'' starring

Bourvil André Robert Raimbourg (; 27 July 1917 – 23 September 1970), better known as André Bourvil (), and mononymously as Bourvil, was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy films, most notably in his collaboration with Louis ...

Bernard Blier Bernard Blier (11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute, was posted at the time. Life and career His rotund features an ...

Louis de Funès Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in fil ...

and

Georges Wilson Georges Wilson (16 October 1921 – 3 February 2010) was a French film and television actor. He was the father of French actor Lambert Wilson. Biography Wilson was born in Champigny-sur-Marne, Seine (now Val-de-Marne) as the illegitimate s ...

* 1956 : ''

Les Assassins du dimanche ''Les Assassins du dimanche'' () is a French drama film made in 1956. It is directed by Alex Joffé, written by Alex Joffé and stars Barbara Laage. Cast * Barbara Laage : Simone Simonet * Dominique Wilms : Ginette Garcet * Jean-Marc Thibault ...

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Barbara Laage Barbara Laage (30 July 1920 – 21 May 1988) was a French film actress who flourished in the 1950s. After fleeing Paris with her family during the German occupation in World War II, Laage returned to the city after the war and commenced her acti ...

Dominique Wilms Dominique Wilms (born 8 June 1930) is a Belgian film actress. Life and career Married to actor Jean Gaven, she was widowed by him in 2014.Lentz IIII, Harris. Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2014', p. 126. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarlan ...

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Jean-Marc Thibault Jean-Marc Thibault (1923–2017) was a French film and television actor.Halliwell p.56 He also directed three films. Selected filmography * ''First on the Rope'' (1944) * '' Cage of Girls'' (1949) * ''I Like Only You'' (1949) * ''Women of Paris'' ...

* 1957 : ''

A Bomb for a Dictator ''A Bomb for a Dictator'' or ''The Fanatics'' (French: ''Les fanatiques'') is a 1957 French thriller film directed by Alex Joffé and starring Pierre Fresnay, Michel Auclair and Tilda Thamar. Oscherwitz & Higgins p.158 It was shot at the Boulogn ...

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Pierre Fresnay Pierre Fresnay (4 April 1897 – 9 January 1975) was a French stage and film actor. Biography Born Pierre Jules Louis Laudenbach, he was encouraged by his uncle, actor Claude Garry, to pursue a career in theater and film. He joined the company a ...

and

Michel Auclair Michel Auclair (born Vladimir Vujović, sr-cyr, Владимир Вујовић; 14 September 1922 – 7 January 1988) was an actor of Serbian and French ancestry, known best for his roles in French cinema. Auclair was born to a Serbian fathe ...

* 1959 : ''

Du rififi chez les femmes ''Du rififi chez les femmes'' ("The Riff Raff Girls") is a French-Italian film directed by Alex Joffé and released in 1959. Plot In Brussels, rival criminal gangs confront each other. One is led by Vicky, proprietor of a nightclub on a barge ...

'' starring

Robert Hossein Robert Hossein (30 December 1927 – 31 December 2020) was a French film actor, director, and writer. He directed the 1982 adaptation of ''Les Misérables'' and appeared in ''Vice and Virtue'', '' Le Casse'', ''Les Uns et les Autres'' and ''Ve ...

Roger Hanin Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ( ...

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Silvia Monfort Silvia Monfort (born Simone Marguerite Favre-Bertin; 6 June 1923 – 30 March 1991) was a French actress and theatre director. She was the daughter of the sculptor Charles-Maurice Favre-Bertin and the wife of Pierre Gruneberg. She was named a ...

* 1960 : ''

Fortunat ''Fortunat'' (English: ''Fortunate'') is a 1960 Franco-Italian co-production motion picture comedy directed and written by Alex Joffé, based on a novel by Michel Breitman. The film stars Bourvil and Michèle Morgan. It tells the story of a la ...

'' starring

Michèle Morgan Michèle Morgan (; née Simone Renée Roussel; 29 February 1920 – 20 December 2016) was a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades in both French cinema and Hollywood features. She is considered to have been one of the g ...

* 1961 : '' Le Tracassin ou Les Plaisirs de la ville'' starring

and Pierrette Bruno * 1962 : '' Les Culottes rouges'' starring

and

Laurent Terzieff Laurent Terzieff (27 June 1935, in Toulouse – 2 July 2010, in Paris) was a French actor. Biography Terzieff was the son of French ceramistPas question le samedi'' starring Robert Hirsch * 1965 : '' La Grosse Caisse'' starring

and

Paul Meurisse Paul Meurisse (; 21 December 1912 – 19 January 1979) was a French actor who appeared in over 60 films and many stage productions. Meurisse was noted for the elegance of his acting style, and for his versatility. He was equally able to pl ...

* 1968 : '' Les Cracks'' starring

, Robert Hirsch and

Monique Tarbès Monique is a female given name. It is the French form of the name Monica. The name has enjoyed some popularity in the United States since about 1955, and is less common in other English-speaking countries except for Canada although mostly used ...

Screenwriter

* 1943 : '' Ne le criez pas sur les toits'' * 1944 : '' Florence est folle'' * 1946 : '' Adieu chérie'' (released in English as ''Goodbye Darling'') * 1946 : ''

Tant que je vivrai ''As Long as I Live'' (French: ''Tant que je vivrai'') is a 1946 French-Italian drama film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Edwige Feuillère, Jacques Berthier and Jean Debucourt.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.167 The film's sets were desig ...

'' * 1946 : '' Christine se marie'' * 1946 : '' La Fille du diable'' * 1946 : '' L'assassin n'est pas coupable'' (released in English as ''The Murderer is Not Guilty'') * 1947 : '' Six heures à perdre'' * 1948 : '' El supersabio'' (released in English as ''The Genius'') * 1949 : ''

El Mago ''El Mago'' (Spanish for "the magician") or ''Mago'' is a nickname given to: * Pablo Aimar (born 1979), Argentine retired footballer * Guido Alvarenga (born 1970), Paraguayan former footballer * Thiago Alcântara (born 1991), Spanish-Brazilian fo ...

'' (released in English as ''Magician'') * 1949 : ''

Millionaires for One Day ''Millionaires for One Day'' (French: ''Millionnaires d'un jour'') is a 1949 French comedy film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Gaby Morlay, Jean Brochard and Ginette Leclerc. It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's se ...

'' * 1950 : '' Le 84 prend des vacances'' * 1950 : '' Trois Télégrammes'' * 1951 : ''

Monte Carlo Baby ''Monte Carlo Baby'' is a 1951 comedy film co-directed by Jean Boyer and Lester Fuller. It featured an early performance by Audrey Hepburn playing a spoiled actress. Most Hepburn biographies indicate that it was during the filming of this fil ...

'' * 1951 : '' ...Sans laisser d'adresse'' (released in English as ''Without Leaving an Address'') * 1951 : ''

Alone in Paris ''Alone in Paris'' (French: ''Seul dans Paris'') is a 1951 French comedy drama film directed by Hervé Bromberger and starring Bourvil, Magali Noël, Georgette Anys and Yvette Etiévant.Siclier p.21 It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris ...

'' * 1951 : '' Nous irons à Monte-Carlo'' (French version of ''Monte Carlo Baby'') * 1953 : ''

Taxi A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice ...

'' * 1953 : ''

Lettre ouverte ''Open Letter'' (French: ''Lettre ouverte'') is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Alex Joffé and starring Robert Lamoureux, Geneviève Page and Jean-Marc Thibault.Bessy & Chirat p.187 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert C ...

'' * 1953 : ''

Women of Paris ''Women of Paris'' (French: ''Femmes de Paris'') is a 1953 French comedy drama film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Michel Simon, Brigitte Auber and Henri Génès.Tsikounas p.68 Cast * Michel Simon as Professeur Charles Buisson * Brigitte ...

'' * 1954 : '' L'Aventurier de Séville'' * 1955 : ''

'' * 1956 : ''

I'll Get Back to Kandara ''I'll Get Back to Kandara'' (French: ''Je reviendrai à Kandara'') is a 1956 French drama film directed by Victor Vicas and starring François Périer, Daniel Gélin and Bella Darvi.Rège p.240 The film's art direction was by Raymond Gabu ...

'' * 1957 : '' Les Fanatiques'' * 1959 : ''

'' * 1960 : ''

'' * 1961 : '' Le Tracassin ou Les Plaisirs de la ville'' * 1962 : '' Les Culottes rouges'' * 1965 : '' Pas question le samedi'' * 1965 : '' La Grosse Caisse'' * 1968 : '' Les Cracks''

Actor

* 1957 : ''

Amour de poche ''Amour de poche'' (''Girl in His Pocket'') is a French comedy fantasy film from 1957, directed by Pierre Kast, written by France Roche, starring Jean Marais. The scenario was based on a novel ''Diminishing Draft'' of Waldemar Kaempffert.

'' (directed by

Pierre Kast Pierre Kast (; 22 September 1920, Paris20 October 1984, Rome) was a French screenwriter and film and television director. Biography A member of the ''Cahiers du cinéma'' in the 1950s, Kast created many short films and documentaries. Kast died ...

) * 1960 : ''

Tirez sur le pianiste ''Shoot the Piano Player'' (french: Tirez sur le pianiste; UK title: ''Shoot the Pianist'') is a 1960 French New Wave crime drama film directed by François Truffaut that stars Charles Aznavour as the titular pianist with Marie Dubois, Nicole ...

'' (directed by

François Truffaut François Roland Truffaut ( , ; ; 6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film critic. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of the French New Wave. After a career of more tha ...

) * 1986 : ''

Hôtel du Paradis ''Hôtel du Paradis'' is a 1986 French drama film directed by Jana Boková. It was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Fernando Rey – Joseph * Fabrice Luchini – Arthur * – Frédérique * Georges Géret ...

'' (directed by

Jana Boková Jana Boková is a Czech film director. Boková was born in Prague, but left Czechoslovakia in August 1968 to attend a conference of art students in Austria, then emigrated to Paris, France to study at the Sorbonne. She then lived in the United S ...

)

References

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Alex Joffé
at ''Les gens du cinéma'' web site French film directors French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters 1918 births 1995 deaths People from Alexandria 20th-century French male writers Egyptian emigrants to France {{France-film-director-stub