Claude Pinoteau

Born May 25, 1925· Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

† Died October 5, 2012

3Roles★ 5.9Average rating

Emerging from Boulogne-Billancourt in the Île-de-France region, Claude Pinoteau built a career that intertwined directing and screenwriting, often collaborating with prominent French actors such as Lino Ventura, Yves Montand and Sophie Marceau. After early projects like It Only Happens to Others (1971) and The Slap (1974), he achieved widespread recognition with the teenage-drama La Boum (1980) an… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Lola Montès1955Smic, Smac, Smoc1971It Only Happens to Others1971

Filmography

YearRating

★ 6.9

Lola Montès1955

Conductor Claudio Pirotto (uncredited)

★ 5.5

Smic, Smac, Smoc1971

Commissioner

★ 5.2

It Only Happens to Others1971

Un collègue de Marcello (uncredited)

Also behind the camera

The films and series they directed.

★ 6.8

Pierre and Marie1997

★ 5.9

The Student1988

★ 6

The Seventh Target1984

★ 6.4

The Party 21982

★ 6.6

The Party1980

★ 5.6

Jig-Saw1979

★ 4.6

The Big Operator1976

★ 6.6

The Slap1974

★ 7.3

The Silent One1973