Sacha Guitry
About
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Also Known As
Alexandre-Georges Pierre Guitry
Birth Place
Russia
Born
February 21, 1885
Died
July 24, 1957
Biography
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Playwright Sacha Guitry turned his attention to film as a means of bringing his witty, inventive theatrical work to a wider audience. Although Guitry's films tended to be stagey, they evinced a subtle cinematic technique most evident in his masterpiece, "The Story of a Cheat" (1936)....
Filmography
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Three Make A Pair
(1957)
Director
Lovers and Thieves
(1957)
Director
If Paris Were Told To Us
(1956)
Director
Napoleon
(1955)
Director
Royal Affairs in Versailles
(1954)
Director
La Vie d'un honnete homme
(1953)
Director
Family & Companions
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Charlotte Lyses
Wife
Actor. Married from 1907 to 1918.
Yvonne Printemps
Wife
Actor. Married from 1919 to 1934.
Jacqueline Delubac
Wife
Actor. Married from 1934 to 1939; died in October 1997.
Genevieve De Sereville
Wife
Actor. Married form 1939 to 1945.
Biography
Playwright Sacha Guitry turned his attention to film as a means of bringing his witty, inventive theatrical work to a wider audience. Although Guitry's films tended to be stagey, they evinced a subtle cinematic technique most evident in his masterpiece, "The Story of a Cheat" (1936).
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Three Make A Pair
(1957)
Director
Lovers and Thieves
(1957)
Director
If Paris Were Told To Us
(1956)
Director
Napoleon
(1955)
Director
Royal Affairs in Versailles
(1954)
Director
La Vie d'un honnete homme
(1953)
Director
Remontons les Champs-Elysees
(1938)
Director
Quadrille
(1938)
Director
Les Perles de la Couronne
(1937)
Director
The Story of a Cheat
(1936)
Director
Mon pere avait raison
(1936)
Director
Le Nouveau testament
(1936)
Director
Le Mot de Cambronne
(1936)
Director
Pasteur
(1935)
Director
Ceux de chez nous
(1915)
Director
Cast (Feature Film)
Three Make A Pair
(1957)
If Paris Were Told To Us
(1956)
Napoleon
(1955)
Royal Affairs in Versailles
(1954)
Louis Xiv
La Vie d'un honnete homme
(1953)
Remontons les Champs-Elysees
(1938)
Quadrille
(1938)
Les Perles de la Couronne
(1937)
Mon pere avait raison
(1936)
The Story of a Cheat
(1936)
Le Mot de Cambronne
(1936)
Le Nouveau testament
(1936)
Pasteur
(1935)
Un Roman d'amour... et d'aventures
(1918)
Ceux de chez nous
(1915)
Writer (Feature Film)
Un Crime au paradis
(2001)
From Film ("La Poison")
Un Crime au paradis
(2001)
From Screenplay
Quadrille
(1997)
Screenwriter
Desire
(1995)
Play As Source Material
La Vie a deux
(1958)
Screenwriter
La Vie a deux
(1958)
Dialogue
La Vie a deux
(1958)
From Plays ("Desire" "L'Illusionniste" "Francoise" "Le Blanc Et Le Noir")
Three Make A Pair
(1957)
Dialogue
Lovers and Thieves
(1957)
Dialogue
Three Make A Pair
(1957)
Screenwriter
Lovers and Thieves
(1957)
Screenwriter
If Paris Were Told To Us
(1956)
Writer (Dialogue)
If Paris Were Told To Us
(1956)
Screenplay
Napoleon
(1955)
Writer (Dialogue)
Napoleon
(1955)
Screenplay
Royal Affairs in Versailles
(1954)
Dialogue
Royal Affairs in Versailles
(1954)
Screenwriter
La Vie d'un honnete homme
(1953)
Screenwriter
La Vie d'un honnete homme
(1953)
Dialogue
Lucky Partners
(1940)
Original Story
Remontons les Champs-Elysees
(1938)
Screenwriter
Quadrille
(1938)
Writer
Remontons les Champs-Elysees
(1938)
Dialogue
Les Perles de la Couronne
(1937)
Dialogue
Les Perles de la Couronne
(1937)
Screenwriter
Mon pere avait raison
(1936)
Screenwriter
The Story of a Cheat
(1936)
Dialogue
Le Mot de Cambronne
(1936)
Screenwriter
Le Mot de Cambronne
(1936)
Play As Source Material
Le Nouveau testament
(1936)
Dialogue
Le Nouveau testament
(1936)
Screenwriter
The Story of a Cheat
(1936)
Screenwriter
Mon pere avait raison
(1936)
Play As Source Material
Le Mot de Cambronne
(1936)
Dialogue
The Story of a Cheat
(1936)
Novel As Source Material ("Le Memoires D'Un Tricheur")
Le Nouveau testament
(1936)
Play As Source Material
Mon pere avait raison
(1936)
Dialogue
Pasteur
(1935)
Screenwriter
Pasteur
(1935)
Dialogue
Pasteur
(1935)
Play As Source Material
Deux couverts, Les
(1934)
Play As Source Material
Le Blanc et le Noir
(1931)
Play As Source Material
Le Blanc et le Noir
(1931)
Screenwriter
Le Blanc et le Noir
(1931)
Dialogue
Sleeping Partners
(1930)
Play As Source Material ("Faisons Un Reve")
Ceux de chez nous
(1915)
Screenwriter
Producer (Feature Film)
Royal Affairs in Versailles
(1954)
Producer
Music (Feature Film)
La Vie d'un honnete homme
(1953)
Lyrics
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Beaumarchais: The Scoundrel
(1996)
Other
Life Events
1902
Wrote first play, "Yves le fou"
1904
Began acting career with father's theater company
1905
First acted in own piece, "Chez Les Zoaques"
1915
Film debut, wrote, directed, and featured with his father in the short documentary, "Ceux de chez nous"
1924
First US production, "The Lover of Camille," from his play, "Deburau"
1929
Theater company tour of US and Canada
1931
First feature length screenplay credit, "Le Blanc et le Noir"
1935
Sound film debut, wrote, appeared in, and co-directed with Fernand Rivers, "Pasteur"
1938
First credit as production supervisor, also wrote screenplay from his play, "L'Accroche-coeur/Riviera Express"
1944
Imprisoned for two months after France's liberation, accused of collaborating with the enemy
1947
Had charges against him dropped and ban on his work lifted
1951
First lyrics credit, also screenplay, "Adhemar"
1953
Final stage appearance in his play, "Palsambleu"
1957
Final feature, appeared in, wrote, and co-directed with Clement Duhour, "Les Trois font la paire"
1960
Last screenplay credit, film produced posthumously, "Au voleur"
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Family
Lucien Guitry
Father
Stage actor. Died 1925.
Companions
Charlotte Lyses
Wife
Actor. Married from 1907 to 1918.
Yvonne Printemps
Wife
Actor. Married from 1919 to 1934.
Jacqueline Delubac
Wife
Actor. Married from 1934 to 1939; died in October 1997.
Genevieve De Sereville
Wife
Actor. Married form 1939 to 1945.
Lana Marconi
Wife
Actor. Married from 1949 until his death.
