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Alain Corneau

Alain Corneau

Director · 1943–2010 · Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret, France

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Biography

Alain Corneau (7 August 1943 – 30 August 2010) was a French film director and writer. Corneau was born in Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret. Originally a musician, he worked with Costa-Gavras as an assistant, which was also his first opportunity to work with the actor Yves Montand, with whom he would collaborate three times later in his career, including Police Python 357 (1976) and La Menace (1977). He directed Gérard Depardieu in the screen adaptation of Tous les matins du monde in 1991. Corneau died on 30 August 2010 from cancer,  and was interred at Pere-Lachaise cemetery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alain Corneau, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed 24

2000s

  1. 2007

    The Second Wind

    Director

  2. 2005

    Words in Blue

    Director

  3. 2003

    Fear and Trembling

    Director

  4. 2000

    The Prince of the Pacific

    Director

1990s

  1. 1997

    The Cousin

    Director

  2. 1995

    Lumière & Company

    Director

  3. Les Enfants de Lumière

    Director

  4. The New World

    Director

  5. 1991

    All the Mornings of the World

    Director

  6. Lest We Forget

    Director

1980s

  1. 1989

    Nocturne Indien

    Director

  2. 1986

    Extreme Justice

    Director

  3. 1984

    Fort Saganne

    Director

  4. 1981

    Choice of Arms

    Director

1970s

  1. 1979

    Serie Noire

    Director

  2. 1977
  3. 1976

    Police Python 357

    Director

  4. 1974

    France, Incorporated

    Director

  5. 1971

    It Only Happens to Others

    Assistant Director

  6. 1970

    Atlantic Wall

    Assistant Director

  7. The Confession

    Assistant Director

1960s

  1. 1969
  2. Time to Live

    Assistant Director

Wrote 17

2000s

  1. 2007

    The Second Wind

    Dialogue, Screenplay

  2. 2005

    Words in Blue

    Screenplay

  3. 2003

    Fear and Trembling

    Writer

  4. 2000

    The Prince of the Pacific

    Writer

1990s

  1. 1997

    The Cousin

    Writer

  2. 1995

    The New World

    Writer

  3. 1991

    All the Mornings of the World

    Screenplay

1980s

  1. 1989

    Nocturne Indien

    Writer

  2. 1984

    Fort Saganne

    Screenplay

  3. 1981

    Choice of Arms

    Writer

1970s

  1. 1979

    Serie Noire

    Writer

  2. 1977
  3. 1976

    Police Python 357

    Writer

  4. 1974

    France, Incorporated

    Screenplay

  5. 1973

    Défense de savoir

    Writer

Acted in 1

2000s

  1. 2009

    Beauties at War

    Le réalisateur

Produced 1

2000s

  1. 2003

    The Brainwashers

    Associate Producer

Other crew 1

1970s

  1. 1974

    Les Deux mémoires

    Second Unit

Sound 1

1970s

  1. 1977

    J.A. Martin Photographer

    Boom Operator

Appearances7

2020s

  1. 2022

    Patrick Dewaere, My Hero

    Self (archive footage) - director

2000s

  1. 2009

    Du rififi chez les hommes - Jules Dassin, l'élégance du noir

    Himself

  2. 2002

    A Day in the Life of French Cinema

    Self