Georges Lautner (; 24 January 1926 – 22 November 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter, known primarily for his comedies created in collaboration with screenwriter

Michel Audiard Paul Michel Audiard (; 15 May 1920 – 27 July 1985) was a French screenwriter and film director, known for his witty, irreverent and slang-laden dialogues which made him a prominent figure on the French cultural scene of the 1960s and 1970s. He ...

. Lautner's ventures into other genres were less successful though the thriller Le Professionnel starring

Jean-Paul Belmondo Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo (; 9 April 19336 September 2021) was a French actor and producer. Initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s, he was a major French film star for several decades from the 1960s onward. His best known credits ...

was a big commercial hit in France in 1981. He was born in

Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard dialect, Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department in France. The Nice urban unit, agg ...

, the son of actress

Renée Saint-Cyr Renée Saint-Cyr (; 16 November 1904 – 11 July 2004) was a French actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1933 and 1994. She was the mother of Georges Lautner, who also achieved fame in the film business, albeit as a director. ...

Biography

Career

Filmography

As director

* 1958: ''

La Môme aux boutons LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...

'' * 1960: '' Arrêtez les tambours'' * 1960: ' * 1961: '' Le Monocle noir'' * 1962: '' Le Septième juré'' * 1962: '' En plein cirage'' * 1962: '' L'Œil du Monocle'' * 1963: '' Les Tontons flingueurs'' * 1964: ''

Salad by the Roots ''Salad by the Roots'' (french: Des pissenlits par la racine, literally ''(Eating) dandelions by the roots'' which is the French idiom for ''Pushing up the daisies'') is a Franco-Italian comedy directed by Georges Lautner and released in 1964, a y ...

'' * 1964: ''

Le Monocle rit jaune ''The Monocle Laughs'' or ''The Monocle'' (French: ''Le monocle rit jaune'', Italian:''L'ispettore spara a vista'') is a 1964 French-Italian comedy thriller film directed by Georges Lautner and starring Paul Meurisse, Marcel Dalio and Olivier Des ...

'' * 1964: ''

Les Barbouzes ''Les Barbouzes'' ( Barbouze being French slang for a spy, deriving from the idea that spies hide behind false beards) is a 1964 French cult comedy film, screened in the USA as ''The Great Spy Chase''. Starring Lino Ventura, Bernard Blier and Mir ...

'' * 1965: '' Les Bons Vivants'', co-directed with Gilles Grangier * 1966: ' * 1966: ' * 1967: ' * 1968: ' * 1968: ' * 1971: ''

Road to Salina '' Road to Salina '' (french: La Route de Salina) ( it, Quando il sole scotta) is a 1970 French-Italian psychological thriller film directed by Georges Lautner. It stars Robert Walker, Mimsy Farmer and Rita Hayworth. The film is based upon Ma ...

'' * 1971: ' * 1972: ' * 1973: ' * 1973: '' Quelques messieurs trop tranquilles'' * 1974: ''

Les Seins de glace ''Icy Breasts'' (french: Les seins de glace, it, Esecutore oltre la legge, also known as ''Someone Is Bleeding'') is a 1974 French-Italian psychological thriller film written and directed by Georges Lautner and starring Alain Delon. It is based on ...

'' * 1975: '' Pas de problème !'' * 1976: '' On aura tout vu'' * 1977: ''

Death of a Corrupt Man ''Death of a Corrupt Man'' (french: Mort d'un pourri), also known as ''The Twisted Detective'' and ''To Kill a Rat'', is a 1977 French political thriller directed by Georges Lautner and starring Alain Delon. The film is based on the novel by R ...

'' * 1978: '' Ils sont fous ces sorciers'' * 1979: '' Cop or Hood'' * 1980: '' Le Guignolo'' * 1981: '' Est-ce bien raisonnable ?'' * 1981: '' Le Professionnel'' * 1983: '' My Other Husband'' (''Attention! Une femme peut en cacher une autre'') * 1984: '' Le Cowboy'' * 1984: ''

Happy Easter ''Happy Easter'' (french: Joyeuses Pâques) is a 1984 French comedy film directed by Georges Lautner. Cast *Jean-Paul Belmondo as Stéphane Margelle * Sophie Marceau as Julie *Marie Laforêt as Sophie Margelle *Rosy Varte Rosy Varte (22 Nov ...

'' * 1985: '' La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding'' * 1987: ''

La Vie dissolue de Gérard Floque LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...

'' * 1988: '' La Maison assassinée'' * 1989: '' L'Invité surprise'' * 1990: ' * 1991: '' Triplex'' * 1992: ' * 1992: '' Prêcheur en eau trouble'' (TV) * 1992: '' Stranger in the House'' * 1994: '' L'Homme de mes rêves'' (TV) * 1996: '' Le Comédien'' (TV) * 2000: ''

Scénarios sur la drogue ''Drug Scenes'' (original French title ''Scénarios sur la drogue'', also titled ''Drugs!'') is an omnibus film (2000) of 24 French short films depicting drug abuse. Varying in length from three to seven minutes, they showed in movie theaters befor ...

'' (segment ''Le bistrot'')

As screenwriter

* 1960: '' Arrêtez les tambours'' * 1960: ' * 1962: '' En plein cirage'' * 1962: '' L'Œil du Monocle'' * 1963: '' Les Tontons flingueurs'' * 1964: ''

'' * 1964: ''

'' * 1965: '' Les Bons Vivants'', co-directed with Gilles Grangier * 1966: ' * 1967: ' * 1968: ' * 1968: ' * 1970: '' Strogoff'', directed by

Eriprando Visconti Eriprando Visconti di Modrone, Count of Vico Modrone (September 24, 1932 – May 26, 1995) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was the nephew of the more famous Luchino Visconti. Born in Milan into a noble family, i ...

* 1971: ''

'' * 1971: ' * 1972: ' * 1973: ' * 1973: '' Quelques messieurs trop tranquilles'' * 1975: '' Pas de problème !'' * 1978: '' Ils sont fous ces sorciers'' * 1981: '' Le Professionnel'' * 1984: '' Le Cowboy'' * 1984: ''

'' * 1985: '' La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding'' * 1987: ''

'' * 1988: '' La Maison assassinée'' * 1989: '' L'Invité surprise'' * 1990: '' Présumé dangereux'' * 1992: '' Prêcheur en eau trouble'' (TV) * 1992: '' Stranger in the House'' * 1994: '' L'Homme de mes rêves'' (TV) * 1995: '' Entre ces mains-là'', directed by

Arnaud Sélignac Arnaud may refer to: People * Arnaud (given name) or Arnauld (formerly Arnoul), the French form of the German given name Arnold * Arnaud (surname) or Arnauld (formerly Arnoul), the French form of the name Arnold * Arnauld family, a noble French f ...

(TV) * 2003: '' La Trilogie des 'Monocle''', directed by David Maltese (TV)

As actor

* ''

The Pirates of the Bois de Boulogne ''The Pirates of the Bois de Boulogne'' (French: ''Les Corsaires du Bois de Boulogne'') is a 1954 French comedy film directed by Norbert Carbonnaux and starring Raymond Bussières, Annette Poivre and Christian Duvaleix. Synopsis A group of Pari ...

'' (1954)

Bibliography

''On achève bien les cons !'', is a thriller comic written by Georges Lautner and drawn by Phil Castaza, published by Soleil Productions in January the 28th 2004. This comics has been recently adapted for the screen by SystemD Productions.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lautner, Georges 1926 births 2013 deaths French film directors French people of German descent People from Nice Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres