Biography
François Leterrier (26 May 1929 – 4 December 2020) was a French film director and actor. He entered the film industry when he was cast in Robert Bresson 's film A Man Escaped . After this he went on to become a director himself. François Leterrier studied at the University of Paris where he took a degree in philosophy. During his student years he frequently attended the university's film club. He did his military service in Morocco, where he was discovered by the film director Robert Bresson , ...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Essence of Forms
2010
as Self
L'essence des formes (The Essence of Forms), a documentary from 2010 in which collaborators and admirers of Bresson’s, including actor François Leterr...
The Son of the Mekong
1992
Director
Tran and three of his friends flee Vietnam by swimming across the Mekong river. They take refuge in Thailand.
Imogène
1989
Director
Loosely based on the book series by Charles Exbrayat.
Slices of Life
1985
Director
A series of humorous sketches on life: "A Night to Remember", "Summit Showdown", and "A Book? That's personal!"
The Bodyguard
1984
Director, Screenplay
Barbara marries Julien a charming and sexy man. Barbara's old flame Paul is highly suspicious of Julien. It seems Julien's previous two wives died und...
Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe !
1981
Director, Scenario Writer
Whilst driving through rural France, Antoine Bonfils comes across a community of babas - men and women who have turned their back on the modern commer...
Rat Race
1980
Writer, Director, Dialogue
Young dynamic executive, married and father of two children, Jérôme Ozendron dreams of writing and escaping a life he considers mediocre. The meeting ...
Pierrot mon ami
1979
Director
Pierrot, a short-sighted, indolent and distracted young boy gets involved in a carnival at the Palais de la Rigolade whose main attraction is to place...
Your Turn, My Turn
1978
Director, Writer
Family mother and model wife, Agnes hits a vehicle while driving in Paris. She immediately falls in love with the driver of the damaged car.
Emmanuelle 3
1977
Director, Writer
Emmanuelle and her architect husband continue their amoral lifestyle in the Seychelles. But when a casual dilliance between her and a film director st...
Milady
1976
Director
Commandant Gardefort, horseman at the Cadre Noir Riding Academy in Saumur, having given up hope of promotion decides to retire. To fill his time until...
Stavisky...
1974
as André Malraux
Biarritz, 1933. Charm and talent help small-time swindler Serge Alexandre, alias Stavisky, to bribe his way into the centre of French political power....
Private Screening
1973
Director, Writer
Complications abound in this French film, which tells the story of a filmmaker who is attempting to put his real life into a movie; his interactions ...
The Royal Chase
1969
Director, Screenplay
Two friends, who go hunting meet a woman who questions their practice.
A King Without Distraction
1963
Director
A policeman and a serial killer play cat and mouse in an isolated mountain village in Nineteenth century France. The second film directed by the man w...
Naked Autumn
1961
Director, Writer
Milan is an ex Formula One driver and now he lives with his wife Roberte in a small country town. But Milan is not satisfied, so Roberte encourages a ...
Bobosse
1959
First Assistant Director
Bobosse is increasingly immersing himself into the world of theater and experiencing his role as an actor more intensively. He plays in a piece where ...
Provincial Chronicle
1958
Assistant Director
Elevator to the Gallows
1958
Second Assistant Director
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
A Man Escaped
1956
as Fontaine
A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.