Michel Deville

Director (Apr 13, 1931-)

Biography

An assistant director to Henri Decoin in the early '50s, Michel Deville co-directed Une Balle Dans Le Canon with Charles Gérard in 1958. Two years later he soloed as a director with Ce Soir Ou Jamais, which he also produced and co-scripted with Nina Companeez. The two worked together throughout the '60s, their credits including Lucky Jo, Martin Soldat, Tendres Requins, and Benjamin Ou Les Mémoires D'Un Puceau (aka Benjamin). Among Deville's notable later films are Le Mouton Enragé (aka Love at the Top; The French Way Is), Le Voyage En Douce, and La Lectrice. ~ All Movie Guide

Most loved movie

La Lectrice

Most disliked movie

La Lectrice

Awards

Best Screenplay (win)
La maladie de Sachs 1999
San Sebastian Film Festival

Best Screenplay (nom)
La maladie de Sachs 1999
French Academy of Cinema

Best Director (win)
La maladie de Sachs 1999
San Sebastian Film Festival

Best Director (nom)
La maladie de Sachs 1999
French Academy of Cinema

Best Director (win)
Péril en la Demeure 1985
French Academy of Cinema

Best Original Screenplay (win)
Le Dossier 51 1978
French Academy of Cinema

Worked With

Production Teams:

Rosalinde Deville

Claude Leconte

Nina Companeez

Mag Bodard

André Diot

Leo Fuchs

Rosalinde Damamme

Gilles Perrault

Christopher Frank

Dominique Le Rigoleur

Actors:

Michel Piccoli

Francois Marthouret

Richard Bohringer

Patrick Chesnais

Sylvie Laporte

Francoise Lugagne

Claude Piéplu

Georges Wilson

Jeanne Moreau

Christian Benedetti

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