René Cloërec (

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, 31 May 1911 –

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, 13 December 1995) Opta was a French composer and conductor. While primarily known as a film score composer, he also wrote songs for

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Selected filmography

* '' Devil in the Flesh'' (1947) * '' En cas de malheur'' (''Love Is My Profession'', 1958) * '' La Traversée de Paris'' (''The Trip Across Paris'', 1956) * ''

Marguerite de la nuit ''Marguerite de la nuit'' (US title: ''Marguerite of the Night'') is a 1955 French language motion picture fantasy drama directed by Claude Autant-Lara, and written by Ghislaine Autant-Lara (screenplay & dialogue) and Gabriel Arout (adaptation), b ...

'' (''Marguerite of the Night'', 1955) * '' The Affair of the Poisons'' (1955) * '' Le Rouge et le Noir'' (''The Red and the Black'', 1954) * '' Stain in the Snow'' (1954) * '' Good Lord Without Confession'' (1953) * '' Les Sept péchés capitaux'' (1952) * '' The Red Inn'' (1951) * ''

God Needs Men ''God Needs Men'' (French: ''Dieu a besoin des hommes'') is a 1950 French historical drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Pierre Fresnay, Madeleine Robinson and Daniel Gélin. The film is based on a 1944 novel ''Un recteur de l'Î ...

'' (1950) * '' Jeannot l'intrépide'' (''Johnny the Giant Killer'', 1950) * '' Le diable au corps'' (''Devil in the Flesh'', 1947) * ''

Sylvie and the Ghost ''Sylvie and the Ghost'' (French: ''Sylvie et le fantôme'') is a 1946 French comedy film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Odette Joyeux, François Périer and Pierre Larquey. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The fil ...

'' (1946) * '' Gringalet'' (1946) * '' La Cage aux rossignols'' (''A Cage of Nightingales'', 1945)

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1911 births 1995 deaths French film score composers French male film score composers French people of Breton descent Musicians from Paris 20th-century French composers 20th-century French male musicians {{France-film-bio-stub