René Gainville (

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, 2 December 1931– Paris, 5 August 2014) was a Hungarian-born French screenwriter and film director, film producer and actor.

Biography

René Gainville was born ''René Jacques Froc de Géninville'' on 2 December 1931 in Budapest, Hungary. Graduated from Budapest High School. After

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, he moved with his family to Paris, where he began his film career after graduating as a film director.''Elhunyt a budapesti születésű francia filmes, René Gainville'' Life.hu 2014.08.07. 19:10 https://www.life.hu/kultura/20140807-meghalt-a-budapesti-szuletesu-francia-filmes-rene-gainville.html His wife was the actress Edith Vignaud, under the stage name of

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. They had a daughter, Catherine de Geninville. He died on 5 August 2014 in Paris.

Filmography

Director

* 1964: ''Tambi'' (short film) * 1964: ''Libérez-nous du mal'' (short film) * 1964: ''Le père'' (short film) * 1966: ''L'Homme de Mykonos'' * 1968: ''Le Démoniaque /'' The Woman Is a Stranger * 1969: ''Un jeune couple'' / A Young Couple * 1970: ''Alyse et Chloé /'' Alyse and Chloé * 1973: ''Le Complot'' * 1974: ''Le Bon Samaritain'' (TV) * 1975: ''Le Pensionnat et ses inimitiés'' (as Catherine Balogh) * 1975: ''... Et tu n'auras d'autres adversaires que toi'' (TV) * 1979: ''L'associé /'' The Associate

Assistant director

* 1965: ''Mission spéciale à Caracas'' /

Mission to Caracas ''Mission to Caracas'' or ''Mission spéciale à Caracas'' is a Spanish films of 1965, 1965 spy film directed by Raoul André. Plot Special agent Becker (Roland Carey) is after a briefcase that contains some secret documents. The documents are ...

Producer

* 1966: ''L'Homme de Mykonos'' * 1968: ''Le Démoniaque'' * 1970: ''Alyse et Chloé /'' Alyse and Chloé * 1973: ''Le Complot'' * 1975: ''Le Pensionnat et ses inimitiés'' * 1979: ''L'associé /'' ''The Associate'' * 1996: ''The Associate'' (continued from ''L'Associé)'' * 2001: ''Mikor siel az oroszlán?'' (Hungarian)

Screenwriter

* 1966: ''L'Homme de Mykonos'' * 1968: ''Le Démoniaque'' * 1979: ''L'Associé'' * 1996: ''The Associate''

Actor

* 1989: ''Thank You Satan'' (André Farwagi's film) * 1996: Kisváros / Tengerparti végjáték (TV, Hungarian)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gainville, Rene 1941 births 2014 deaths French male screenwriters Hungarian male screenwriters Hungarian film directors Hungarian emigrants to France Film directors from Paris 20th-century French screenwriters 20th-century French male writers 20th-century Hungarian screenwriters 20th-century Hungarian male writers