Biography
Pierre Sabbagh (18 July 1918 – 30 September 1994) was a major personality in French television, as a journalist, producer and director. Pierre Alain Sabbagh was born in Lannion (Côtes-d'Armor) and died in Paris. He was the younger son of the artist Georges Hanna Sabbagh and the art historian and resistance heroine Agnès Humbert. His brother was naval officer Jean Sabbagh. Pierre Sabbagh became a war correspondent in the hope of finding his mother Agnès in World War II. He had visited her in Fresnes Prison and the Prison de la Santé in 1942, a few days before she was deported by the Nazis, sentenced to slave labour in Germany. In 1944, he travelled into Germany behind the advancing American army, but did not find her until he returned to Paris in 1945. Pierre Sabbagh presented and directed the first television news in the world on 29 June 1949. His greatest success was the creation, in 1966, of the programme "Au théâtre ce soir" ("The Theatre Tonight") following a strike on French television and the success of a Belgian television comedy called "La Bonne planque", which provoked the appetite of the public for this kind of programme: over 300 plays were produced in the series. To his credit also is the first audiovisual game which reunited France of the 1960s in front of the black-and-white screen: "L'Homme du XXe siècle" ("20th Century Man"), a game of general cultural questions which went on for many years and which finished with the final "Super homme du XXe siècle" ("20th Century Superman") which brought together all the previous winners of whom the comedian, Robert Manuel, beat a professor of complementary medicine, Georges Rivault. He was Director-General of the television network France 2 between September 1971 and July 1972. His wife was the French television presenter and actress Catherine Langeais. Source: Article "Pierre Sabbagh" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Directed 110
1980s
- 1985
La Pomme
Director
Chacun pour moi
Director
Georges Courteline au travail & Boubouroche
Director
- 1984
Nono
Director
Un Parfum De Miel
Director
La vie est trop courte
Director
- 1983
Un dîner intime
Director
Et ta sœur ?
Director
Je l'aimais trop
Director
Allô Hélène
Director
- 1982
Jean de la lune
Director
Histoire de rire
Director
- 1981
La Cruche
Director
L'Amant de Bornéo
Director
Le Traité d'Auteuil
Director
Silence on aime
Director
Ce que femme veut
Director
Une sacrée famille
Director
Comédie pour un meurtre
Director
Il est important d'être aimé
Director
- 1980
Peau de vache
Director
La Maîtresse de bridge
Director
La chambre mandarine
Director
Beaufils et fils
Director
Hold Up
Director
La Route des Indes
Director
1970s
- 1979
Nina
Director
- 1978
Acapulco Madame
Director
Les coucous
Director
Miam-miam ou le Dîner d'affaires
Director
Les Deux Vierges
Director
Les deux timides
Director
La Fessée
Director
- 1977
L'amour fou
Director
Les Petits Oiseaux
Director
L'École des cocottes
Director
Une femme presque fidèle
Director
Appelez-moi maître
Director
Le Faiseur
Director
Attends-moi pour commencer
Director
Le Coin tranquille
Director
La Bagatelle
Director
- 1976
La Femme de paille
Director
Le Cœur sous le paillasson
Director
Am Stram Gram
Director
Le Pirate
Director
La facture
Director
- 1975
Le noir te va si bien
Director
Chat en poche
Director
Ah ! La Police de papa
Director
Le Système Ribadier
Director
- 1974
Pétrus
Director
- 1973
- 1972
La Main passe
Director
Noix de coco
Director
Ferraille et chiffons
Director
Detective Story
Director
Le don d'Adèle
Director
An Ideal Husband
Director
Les Œufs de l'autruche
Director
L'École des contribuables
Director
La Pèlerine écossaise
Director
La Voyante
Director
Huit femmes
Director
- 1971
Cash-Cash
Director
Fric-Frac
Director
Herminie
Director
Pour Karine
Director
Échec et meurtre
Director
- 1970
Un fil à la patte
Director
La Manière forte
Director
Les Dix Petits Nègres
Director
La Brune que voilà
Director
Un Ami Imprévu
Director
Le Mari, la Femme et la Mort
Director
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
Director
Les Assassins associés
Director
Frédéric
Director
Un ange passe
Director
1960s
- 1969
L'Amour des 4 colonels
Director
Constance
Director
La Perruche et le Poulet
Director
Le minotaure
Director
Je veux voir Mioussov
Director
La Toile d'araignée
Director
- 1968
La Coquine
Director
Azaïs
Director
Feu la mère de madame
Director
Monsieur le Trouhadec saisi par la débauche
Director
Mademoiselle
Director
- 1967
Docteur Glass
Director
Auguste
Director
Vacances pour Jessica
Director
Ami-Ami
Director
Pour avoir Adrienne
Director
Bon appétit monsieur
Director
- 1966
Les portes claquent
Director
J'y suis, j'y reste
Director
Produced 29
1980s
- 1983
Je l'aimais trop
Producer
- 1981
L'Amant de Bornéo
Producer
- 1980
Peau de vache
Producer
Hold Up
Producer
1970s
- 1979
Nina
Producer
- 1978
Acapulco Madame
Producer
Les deux timides
Producer
- 1977
Attends-moi pour commencer
Producer
- 1976
La Femme de paille
Producer
La facture
Producer
- 1975
Ah ! La Police de papa
Producer
Le Système Ribadier
Producer
- 1974
Folle Amanda
Producer
L'Or et la paille
Producer
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime
Producer
- 1973
La Tête des autres
Producer
- 1972
Noix de coco
Producer
Ferraille et chiffons
Producer
Le don d'Adèle
Producer
An Ideal Husband
Producer
Les Œufs de l'autruche
Producer
La Voyante
Producer
- 1971
Fric-Frac
Producer
- 1970
La Manière forte
Producer
1960s
- 1969
L'Amour des 4 colonels
Producer
Le minotaure
Producer
- 1968
Feu la mère de madame
Producer
- 1967
Pour avoir Adrienne
Producer
- 1966
Interdit au public
Producer
Art department 3
1970s
- 1977
L'École des cocottes
Production Design
- 1976
Am Stram Gram
Production Design
- 1970
Un fil à la patte
Art Direction
Acted in 1
1940s
- 1941
Volpone
Un vénitien
Created 1
1960s
- 1966
Appearances4
2020s
- 2022
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Self (archive footage)
1950s
- 1956
En direct de...
self · 1 episode