Yves Allegret
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Also Known As
Yves Champlain
Birth Place
Paris, FR
Born
October 13, 1907
Died
January 31, 1987
Biography
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Leading figure of post-World War II French cinema. Allegret revived the "poetic realism" which had colored French film of the 1930s with a trilogy of grim dramas--"Dedee" (1948), "Riptide" (1949) and "The Cheat" (1950)--all written by Jacques Sigurd. "Dedee" made a star of Simone Signoret, Allegret's wife from 1944 to 1949 and the mother of his actress daughter Catherine. His brother Mar...
Filmography
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Mords pas on t'aime
(1976)
Director
Orzowei
(1975)
Director
L' Ambitieuse
(1959)
Director
La Fille de Hambourg
(1958)
Director
When the Woman Butts In
(1957)
Director
La Meilleure part
(1956)
Director
Family & Companions
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Simone Signoret
Wife
Actor. Married 1944, divorced 1949.
Biography
Leading figure of post-World War II French cinema. Allegret revived the "poetic realism" which had colored French film of the 1930s with a trilogy of grim dramas--"Dedee" (1948), "Riptide" (1949) and "The Cheat" (1950)--all written by Jacques Sigurd. "Dedee" made a star of Simone Signoret, Allegret's wife from 1944 to 1949 and the mother of his actress daughter Catherine. His brother Marc was also a director.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Mords pas on t'aime
(1976)
Director
Orzowei
(1975)
Director
L' Ambitieuse
(1959)
Director
La Fille de Hambourg
(1958)
Director
When the Woman Butts In
(1957)
Director
La Meilleure part
(1956)
Director
The Proud Ones
(1953)
Director
La Jeune folle
(1952)
Director
Les Sept peches capitaux
(1952)
Director ("Lust")
Maneges
(1950)
Director
La Boite aux Reves
(1945)
Director
Assistant Direction (Feature Film)
Un Partie de Campagne
(1936)
Assistant Director
Writer (Feature Film)
Mords pas on t'aime
(1976)
Screenwriter
La Meilleure part
(1956)
Screenplay
The Proud Ones
(1953)
Screenwriter
La Boite aux Reves
(1945)
Screenwriter
Life Events
1932
Short film directing debut, "Teneriffe"
1936
Feature co-directing debut (with Leo Joannon), "Vous n'avez rien a declarer"
1941
Completed first solo feature, "Tobie est un ange" (destroyed)
1942
First (still extant) feature as solo director, "Les deux timides" (under pseudonym Yves Champlain)
Family
Marc Allegret
Brother
Director.
Catherine Allegret
Daughter
Actor.
Companions
Simone Signoret
Wife
Actor. Married 1944, divorced 1949.
