Yves Allégret (13 October 1905 – 31 January 1987) was a French film director, often working in the

film noir Film noir (; ) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American ' ...

genre. He was born in

Asnières-sur-Seine Asnières-sur-Seine () is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department and Île-de-France region of north-central France. It lies on the left bank of the river Seine, some eight kilometres from the centre of Paris in the north-western suburbs of t ...

Hauts-de-Seine Hauts-de-Seine (; ) is a département in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It covers Paris's western inner suburbs. It is bordered by Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne to the east, Val-d'Oise to the north, Yvelines to the we ...

and died in Paris. He was an assistant to film directors such as his brother Marc Allégret,

Augusto Genina Augusto Genina (28 January 1892 – 18 September 1957) was an Italian film pioneer. He was a movie producer and director. Biography Born in Rome, Genina was a drama critic and wrote comedies for the ''Il Mondo'' Magazine, under advise of Aldo ...

, and Jean Renoir.

Filmography

Feature films

* '' Tobias Is an Angel'' (1940) * '' The Emigrant'' (dir.

Léo Joannon Léo Joannon (21 August 1904 – 28 March 1969) was a French writer and film director. Born in Aix-en-Provence, Joannon was originally a law student who became a novelist and journalist before entering the film industry in the 1920s as a cameram ...

, 1940) * '' Box of Dreams'' (1945) * ''Les démons de l'aube'' (1946) * '' Dédée d'Anvers'' (1948) * '' Une si jolie petite plage'' (1949) * ''

Manèges ''Manèges'' is a French film directed by Yves Allégret and released in 1950. The film stars Simone Signoret (married at the time to Allégret, although the marriage came to an end soon after), Bernard Blier and Jane Marken. It is shot in black ...

'' (1950) * ''

Les Miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois ''Les Miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois'' (''Miracles Only Happen Once'') is a 1951 Franco-Italian film, directed by Yves Allégret. The film is about a "psychic war-casualty" played by Jean Marais. Synopsis The educational year is ending and Jér� ...

'' (1951) * '' Leathernose'' (1952) * ''La Jeune Folle'' (1952) * '' The Proud and the Beautiful'' (1953) * '' Oh No, Mam'zelle'' (1954) * ''

Oasis In ecology, an oasis (; ) is a fertile area of a desert or semi-desert environmentThe Best Part'' (1956) * ''Méfiez-vous fillettes'' (1957) * '' Send a Woman When the Devil Fails'' (1957) * '' The Daughter of Hamburg'' (1958) * '' The Restless and the Damned'' (1959) * '' Jack of Spades'' (1960) * '' Konga Yo'' (1962) * '' Germinal'' (1963) * '' Johnny Banco'' (1967) * ''L'Invasion'' (1970) * ''Mords pas, on t'aime'' (1976)

TV series

* ' (1977)

References

External links

* 1905 births 1987 deaths People from Asnières-sur-Seine French film directors {{France-film-director-stub