Robert Georgio Enrico (13 April 1931 – 23 February 2001) was a French

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and scriptwriter best known for making the Oscar-winning short ''

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (1890) is a short story by the American writer and Civil War veteran Ambrose Bierce. Described as "one of the most famous and frequently anthologized stories in American literature","An Occurrence at Owl Creek ...

'' (1961). He was born in

Liévin Liévin (; pcd, Lévin; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The inhabitants are called ''Liévinois''. Overview The town of Liévin is an old mining area of Pas-de-Calais. Near Lens, this town is of modest size but ...

Pas-de-Calais Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments ...

, in the north of France, to Italian immigrant parents, and died in Paris.

Filmography as director

* '' Fait d'hiver'' (1999) * '' Saint-Exupéry: La dernière mission'' (1996) (TV) * ''

Vent d'est ''Vent d'est'' (; ) is a Franco-Swiss historical drama film directed by Robert Enrico, on a script co-written with Frédéric H. Fajardie, released in 1993. Plot At the end of the Second World War, a regiment of the First Russian National Army, ...

'' (1993) * ''

La Révolution française ''La Révolution Française'' is a French rock opera by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Raymond Jeannot, book by Alain Boublil and Jean-Max Rivière, created in 1973. The show premiered at the Palais des Sports de Paris. Synopsis With the Frenc ...

'' (1989) (segment "Les Années Lumière") * '' Le Hérisson'' (1989) (TV) * ' (1987) * ' (1986) * '' Au nom de tous les miens'' (1985) (TV miniseries) * '' Au nom de tous les miens'' (1983) *''

Heads or Tails Coin flipping, coin tossing, or heads or tails is the practice of throwing a coin in the air and checking obverse and reverse, which side is showing when it lands, in order to choose between two alternatives, heads or tails, sometimes used to res ...

'' (1980) * ' (1980) * '' Un neveu silencieux'' (1977) * '' Le vieux fusil'' (1975) –

César Award for Best Film The winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Film ( French: ''César du meilleur film''). Winners and nominees 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also *Lumières Award for Best Film *Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film * ...

* '' Le Secret'' (1974) * ' (1972) * ''

Boulevard du Rhum ''Boulevard du Rhum'' also known as ''Rum Runners'' is a 1971 French-Italian-Spanish adventure film directed by Robert Enrico and produced by Alain Poiré. It is based on Jacques Pecheral's novel of the same name. It stars Brigitte Bardot and Li ...

'' (1971) * '' Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément...'' (1971) * '' Ho!'' (1968) * ''

Tante Zita Tante is the French, Dutch (Nederland), German, Danish, and Yiddish word for aunt (female sibling of a parent) ''Tante'' may also refer to: * A novel by Anne Douglas Sedgwick, upon which the film ''The Impossible Woman'' is based * Tante Leen (19 ...

'' (1967) * '' Les aventuriers'' (1967) * ''

Les Grandes Gueules ''The Wise Guys'' (U.S. video title: ''Jailbirds' Vacation'') (french: Les Grandes Gueules) is a 1965 French drama film directed by Robert Enrico, based on a novel by José Giovanni. Featuring two popular male leads in Bourvil and Lino Ventura, it ...

'' (1966) * '' Le Théâtre de la jeunesse: La redevance du fantôme'' (1965) (TV) * ''

Contre point Contre (; pcd, Conte) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Contre is situated on the D242 road, some southwest of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commun ...

'' (1964) * ''

La Belle vie 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 ...

'' (1963) – Prix Jean Vigo * '' Au coeur de la vie'' (1963) – feature film comprising the

Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – ) was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and American Civil War veteran. His book ''The Devil's Dictionary'' was named as one of "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature" by t ...

adaptations ''La Rivière du hibou'', ''Chickamauga'', and ''L'oiseau moqueur'' * ''La Rivière du hibou'' (1962) – "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", episode of ''

The Twilight Zone ''The Twilight Zone'' is an American media franchise based on the anthology television series created by Rod Serling. The episodes are in various genres, including fantasy, science fiction, absurdism, dystopian fiction, suspense, horror, su ...

'' (1964) * ''

Chickamauga Chickamauga may refer to: Entertainment * "Chickamauga", an 1889 short story by American author Ambrose Bierce * "Chickamauga", a 1937 short story by Thomas Wolfe * "Chickamauga", a song by Uncle Tupelo from their 1993 album ''Anodyne'' * ''Chic ...

'' (1962) * '' L'oiseau moqueur'' (1962) * ''

Montagnes magiques Montagnes may refer to: France Communes: * Ferrals-les-Montagnes, in the Hérault Department * Riom-ès-Montagnes, in the Cantal Department * Saint-Affrique-les-Montagnes, in the Tarn Department * Viviers-lès-Montagnes, in the Tarn Department ...

'' (1962) * '' Thaumetopoea, la vie des chenilles processionnaires du pain et leur extermination contrôlée'' (1961) * ''

Thaumetopoea ''Thaumetopoea'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. In their caterpillar form, they bear the vernacular name of processionary because their gregarious larvae conspicuou ...

'' (1960) * ''

Jehanne Joan of Arc (french: link=yes, Jeanne d'Arc, translit= �an daʁk} ; 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronati ...

'' (1956) * ''

Paradiso terrestre Paradiso (Italian: ''Heaven'', literally: Paradise); may refer to: People * Paradiso (surname) Places * Gran Paradiso, a 4,000 metres mountain in Italy * Paradiso railway station (Luxembourg) * Paradiso, Switzerland, a municipality of the Italia ...

'' (1956) (co-director)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Enrico, Robert 1931 births 2001 deaths People from Liévin French film directors French people of Italian descent Best Director César Award winners Burials at Montparnasse Cemetery