René Delacroix (August 27, 1900 - June 11, 1976) was a French film director and screenwriter. He was most noted for a mid-career period from 1949 to 1954 when he was based in

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, during which he directed or co-directed several of the most important early feature films in the Cinema of Quebec.Michel Houle et Alain Julien, ''Dictionnaire du cinéma québécois'', Fides, 1978. The film ''

Tit-Coq ''Tit-Coq'' (lit. "Little Rooster") is a Canadian film, directed by René Delacroix and Gratien Gélinas, and released in 1953. Gélinas' immensely popular play started life as a film script, but when he had difficulty with the financing he perfo ...

'', codirected with

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, won the

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for Film of the Year at the

5th Canadian Film Awards The 5th Canadian Film Awards were presented on April 30, 1953 to honour achievements in Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 21-23. The cer ...

in 1953."On the Screen". ''

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'', May 1, 1953.

Filmography

*''La relève'' - 1932 *''Meute et kangourous...'' - 1935 *''Promesses'' - 1939 *''

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'' - 1941, writer only *'' The Murderer Is Not Guilty (L'assassin n'est pas coupable)'' - 1946 *''Gonzague'' - 1947 *'' The Grand Bill (Le Gros Bill)'' - 1949, with

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*'' The Story of Dr. Louise (On ne triche pas la vie)'' - 1949, with

Paul Vandenberghe Paul Vandenberghe (1912–1961) was a French actor, screenwriter and playwright.Goble p.474 He also co-directed two films. Selected filmography * '' My First Love'' (1945) * '' Gringalet'' (1946) * '' Not So Stupid'' (1946) * ''The Heart on the ...

*''Ils ont vingt ans'' - 1950 *''

The Nightingale and the Bells ''The Nightingale and the Bells'' (french: Le rossignol et les cloches) is a Canadian musical comedy-drama film, directed by René Delacroix and released in 1952.Tit-Coq ''Tit-Coq'' (lit. "Little Rooster") is a Canadian film, directed by René Delacroix and Gratien Gélinas, and released in 1953. Gélinas' immensely popular play started life as a film script, but when he had difficulty with the financing he perfo ...

'' - 1953, with

*''

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'' - 1953 *'' The Heartthrob (Le Tombeur)'' - 1958

References

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* 1900 births 1976 deaths 20th-century French screenwriters French male screenwriters French film directors Film directors from Montreal Film directors from Paris Writers from Montreal Writers from Paris French emigrants to Canada {{France-film-director-stub