Pierre Billon (born

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, 7 February 1901 – died

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, 31 August 1981) was a French film

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and

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. In 1952 he served on the jury of the

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Selected filmography

* ''

Venetian Nights ''Venetian Nights'' (French: ''Nuits de Venise'') is a 1931 German French-language operetta film directed by Pierre Billon and Robert Wiene and starring Janine Guise, Germaine Noizet and Roger Tréville. It was an alternative-language versio ...

'' (1931) * '' The House on the Dune'' (1934) * '' Second Bureau'' (1935) * '' Southern Mail'' (1937) * ''

The Silent Battle ''The Silent Battle'' is a 1939 British thriller film directed by Herbert Mason and starring Rex Harrison, Valerie Hobson and John Loder. It is also known by the alternative titles ''Continental Express'' and ''Peace in our Time''. It was insp ...

'' (1937) * ''

The Inevitable Monsieur Dubois ''The Inevitable Monsieur Dubois'' (French: ''L'Inévitable Monsieur Dubois'') is a 1943 French comedy film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Annie Ducaux, André Luguet and Germaine Reuver.Neupert p.315 It was shot at the Studio François 1 ...

'' (1943) * ''

Mademoiselle X ''Mademoiselle X'' is a 1945 French drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Madeleine Sologne, André Luguet and Ketti Gallian. It was partly shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art direct ...

'' (1945) * ''

Ruy Blas ''Ruy Blas'' is a tragic drama by Victor Hugo. It was the first play presented at the Théâtre de la Renaissance and opened on November 8, 1838. Though considered by many to be Hugo’s best drama, the play was initially met with only average ...

'' (1948) * ''

Clear the Ring ''Clear the Ring'', French title ''Au revoir M. Grock'' ( en, Farewell Mr Grock), is a French comedy drama film from 1950, directed by Pierre Billon, written by Christian-Falaize, and starring Grock and Louis de Funès. The German title of the ...

'' (1949) * ''

My Friend Oscar ''My Friend Oscar'' (Swedish: ''Min vän Oscar'') is a 1951 Swedish comedy film directed by Pierre Billon and Åke Ohberg and starring Åke Söderblom, Margareta Fahlén and Olof Winnerstrand.Qvist & Von Bagh p.111 A separate French-language ver ...

'' (1951) * ''

My Seal and Them ''My Seal and Them'' (French: ''Mon phoque et elles'') is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Marie Daëms, François Périer and Jeanne Fusier-Gir. A separate Swedish-language version ''My Friend Oscar'' was also pro ...

'' (1951) * ''

The Merchant of Venice ''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. Although classified as ...

'' (1953)

References

* 1901 births 1981 deaths French film directors French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters People from Gard 20th-century French male writers {{France-film-director-stub