Christian-Jaque

Christian-Albert-François Maudet

Born September 4, 1904· Paris, France

† Died July 8, 1994

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Emerging from Parisian roots, Christian-Jaque entered cinema in the late 1920s, first shaping sets as an art director before turning to screenwriting and directing in the early 1930s. His versatile output spanned comedies, historical epics and swash-bucklers, with titles such as Fanfan la Tulipe (1952) earning him the Cannes Best Director prize and a Silver Bear at Berlin, while A Lover's Return w…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

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Boys' School

Boys' School1938

The Law Is the Law

The Law Is the Law1958