Biography
Older brother of director Yves Allegret; Allegret's first film was the 1927 documentary Voyage Au Congo, about the trip to Africa undertaken by his uncle, the author Andre Gide. He went on to assist directors
Robert Florey and
Augusto Genina, and in 1931 completed
Le Blanc Et Le Noi for Florey and co-directed
Les Amants De Minuit with Genina. That same year he made his solo directing debut, lauching a 40-year career that includes such notable films as the
Josephine Baker musical Zou-Zou, the documentary
Avec Andre Gide, and the D.H. Lawrence adaptation Lady Chatterly's Lover. ~ All Movie Guide