Robert Georgio Enrico (13 April 1931 – 23 February 2001) was a French
film director 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 bu ...
,
Pas-de-Calais, 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'' (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'' (1980)
* ' (1980)
* ''
Un neveu silencieux'' (1977)
* ''
Le vieux fusil'' (1975) –
César Award for Best Film
* ''
Le Secret'' (1974)
* ' (1972)
* ''
Boulevard du Rhum'' (1971)
* ''
Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément...'' (1971)
* ''
Ho!'' (1968)
* ''
Tante Zita'' (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'' (1964)
* ''
La Belle vie'' (1963) –
Prix Jean Vigo
* ''
Au coeur de la vie'' (1963) – feature film comprising the
Ambrose Bierce 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, sup ...
'' (1964)
* ''
Chickamauga'' (1962)
* ''
L'oiseau moqueur'' (1962)
* ''
Montagnes magiques'' (1962)
* ''
Thaumetopoea, la vie des chenilles processionnaires du pain et leur extermination contrôlée'' (1961)
* ''
Thaumetopoea'' (1960)
* ''
Jehanne'' (1956)
* ''
Paradiso terrestre'' (1956) (co-director)
References
External links
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1931 births
2001 deaths
People from Liévin
French film directors
French people of Italian descent
Best Director César Award winners
Burials at Montparnasse Cemetery