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

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Filmography

Feature films

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Tobias Is an Angel ''Tobias Is an Angel'' (French: ''Tobie est un ange'') is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Yves Allégret.Waldman p.149 The title is a reference to Tobias and the Angel. The film was made at Toulon, then in Vichy France. It is now a lost film ...

'' (1940) * '' The Emigrant'' (dir.

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, 1940) * '' Box of Dreams'' (1945) * ''Les démons de l'aube'' (1946) * ''

Dédée d'Anvers ''Woman of Antwerp'' or ''Dédée of Antwerp'' (French: ''Dédée d'Anvers'' ) is a 1948 French drama film directed by Yves Allégret that stars Bernard Blier, Simone Signoret, and Marcel Dalio. The film was released in English-speaking markets un ...

'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1949) * '' Manèges'' (1950) * '' Les Miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois'' (1951) * ''

Leathernose ''Leathernose'' (French: ''Nez de cuir'', Italian: ''Naso di cuoio'') is a 1952 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Yves Allégret and starring Jean Marais, Françoise Christophe and Mariella Lotti.Hayward p.68 It is an adaptation of ...

'' (1952) * ''La Jeune Folle'' (1952) * ''

The Proud and the Beautiful ''The Proud and the Beautiful'' (french: Les Orgueilleux, sub-title: ''Alvarado'', aka ''The Proud Ones'') is a 1953 drama film directed by Yves Allégret. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story (the nomination officially went to J ...

'' (1953) * ''

Oh No, Mam'zelle ''Oh No, Mam'zelle'' (French title: ''Mam'zelle Nitouche'') is a French-Italian musical comedy film from 1954, directed by Yves Allégret, written by Marcel Achard, starring Fernandel and Louis de Funès. Cast * Fernandel as Célestin, the org ...

'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1955) * '' The Best Part'' (1956) * ''Méfiez-vous fillettes'' (1957) * ''

Send a Woman When the Devil Fails ''Send a Woman When the Devil Fails'' (french: Quand la femme s'en mêle) is a 1957 French-Italian-West German drama film. It is an adaptation of Jean Amila's novel ''Sans attendre Godot''. Directed by Yves Allégret, it was Alain Delon's and al ...

'' (1957) * ''

The Daughter of Hamburg ''The Daughter of Hamburg'' (French: ''La Fille de Hambourg'', German ''Das Mädchen aus Hamburg'') is a 1958 French drama film directed by Yves Allégret and starring Hildegarde Neff, Daniel Gélin and Jean Lefebvre.Broadbent & Hake p.123 Locatio ...

'' (1958) * ''

The Restless and the Damned ''The Restless and the Damned'' (also known as ''L'Ambitieuse'') is a 1959 French-Australian film co produced by Lee Robinson. It was shot on location in Tahiti and the Tuamotu Islands. There are French and English-language versions. Synopsis I ...

'' (1959) * '' Jack of Spades'' (1960) * ''

Konga Yo ''Konga Yo'' is a 1962 French adventure film directed by Yves Allégret. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Nicole Courcel as Marie * Jean Lefebvre as Jean * Sophie M'Bali as Angèle * Roger Pigaut Roger Pigaut (birth ...

'' (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