Pierre Kast (; 22 September 1920,

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20 October 1984,

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and film and television director.

Biography

A member of the ''

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'' in the 1950s, Kast created many short films and documentaries. Kast died from a

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on board an aircraft on 20 October 1984, aged 64.

Filmography

Director

* 1949: ''Les Charmes de l'existence'', codirected with Jean Grémillon (short film) * 1951: ''Les Femmes du Louvre'' (documentary) * 1951: ''Arithmétique'' (documentary) * 1952: ''Je sème à tout vent'' * 1954: ''L'Architecte maudit: Claude-Nicolas Ledoux'' (short film) * 1957: ''Le Corbusier, l'architecte du bonheur'' (short film) * 1957: '' Amour de poche'' * 1959: ''Images pour Baudelaire'' * 1959: ''Des ruines et des hommes'', codirected with Marcelle Lioret (short film) * 1960: ' * 1960: ''Une question d'assurance'' * 1960: ''La Morte saison des amours'' * 1960: ''

Thank You, Natercia ''Thank You, Natercia'' (French: ''Merci Natercia!'') is a 1963 French drama film directed by Pierre Kast and starring Clara D'Ovar, Pierre Vaneck and Pierre Dudan.Marie p.68 Cast * Clara D'Ovar as Natércia * Pierre Vaneck as Alain * Pi ...

'' * 1962: ''P.X.O.'' (documentary) * 1963: ''

Portuguese Vacation ''Portuguese Vacation'' (French: ''Vacances portugaises'') is a 1963 French-Portuguese drama film directed by Pierre Kast and starring Françoise Arnoul, Michel Auclair and Jean-Pierre Aumont.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.26 Cast * Françoise Arnoul as ...

'' * 1964: ' * 1965: ''La Brûlure de mille soleils'' (short film) * 1966: ''Les Carnets Brésiliens'' (TV documentary) * 1968: ''Bandeira Branca de Oxalá'' (documentary) * 1968: '' Drôle de jeu'', codirected with

Jean-Daniel Pollet Jean-Daniel Pollet (; 1936–2004) was a French film director and screenwriter who was most active in the 1960s and 1970s. He was associated with two approaches to filmmaking: comedies which blended burlesque and melancholic elements, and poetic f ...

* 1972: ''Les Soleils de l'Ile de Pâques'' * 1976: ''Un animal doué de déraison'' (''A Nudez de Alexandra'') * 1980: ''Le Soleil en face'' * 1982: ''La Guérilléra'' * 1985: ''L'Herbe rouge'' (TV)

Assistant director

* 1949: '' Pattes blanches'' by Jean Grémillon * 1951: '' L'Étrange Madame X'' by Jean Grémillon * 1952: ''

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'', de René Clément (non credited) * 1955: ''French Cancan'' by

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* 1955: ''

Les Carnets du Major Thompson ''The French, They Are a Funny Race'' (french: Les Carnets du Major Thompson, lit=The Notebooks of Major Thompson; released in the United Kingdom as ''The Diary of Major Thompson'') is a 1955 French comedy film written and directed by Preston St ...

'' by

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Writer

* 1951: ''Arithmétique'' with

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* 1952: ''Je sème à tout vent'' with François Chalais * 1955: ''

The Red Cloak ''The Red Cloak'' (Italian: ''Il mantello rosso'') is a 1955 French-Italian historical adventure film directed by Giuseppe Maria Scotese and starring Patricia Medina, Fausto Tozzi and Jean Murat.Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908–1990 p.1 ...

'' * 1959: ''Des ruines et des hommes'' with Marcelle Lioret * 1960: ' with Jacques Doniol-Valcroze * 1960: ''Une question d'assurance'' * 1960: ''La Morte saison des amours'' * 1960: '' Merci Natercia!'' with Peter Oser * 1963: '' Vacances portugaises'' with Alain Aptekman, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze and Robert Scipion * 1964: ''Le Grain de sable'' with Alain Aptekman * 1965: ''Une balle au cœur'' with Didier Goulard and Jean-Daniel Pollet * 1965: ''La Brûlure de mille soleils'' with Eduard Luis * 1966: ''Les Carnets Brésiliens'' (TV) * 1968: ''Bandeira Branca de Oxalá'' with

Jean-Gabriel Albicocco Jean-Gabriel Albicocco (15 February 1936, Cannes – 10 April 2001, Rio de Janeiro) was a French film director. In 1960 he married French actress and singer Marie Laforêt. He is considered a figure of the French New Wave cinema or ''Nouve ...

* 1970: ''Le Maître du temps'' with Jean-Daniel Pollet * 1971: ''Le Petit matin'' with Jean-Gabriel Albicocco * 1972: ''Les Soleils de l'Ile de Pâques'' * 1974: ''L'Ironie du sort'' with Paul Guimard and Édouard Molinaro * 1976: ''Un animal doué de déraison'' (''A Nudez de Alexandra'') * 1980: ''Le Soleil en face'' with Alain Aptekman * 1982: ''La Guérilléra'' with Antonio Tarruella * 1985: ''

L'Herbe rouge ''The Red Grass'' (french: L'Herbe rouge) is a 1950 novel by the French writer Boris Vian, published by Éditions Toutain. See also * 1950 in literature * 20th-century French literature References 1950 French novels Novels by Boris Vian ...

'' (TV)

External links

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