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François Truffaut
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Additional Credits
Born February 6, 1932Died October 21, 1984 (52 years)
François Roland Truffaut (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five films. Along with Jean-Luc Godard, Truffaut was one of the most influential figures of the French New Wave, inspiring directors such as Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Brian De Palma, Martin Scorsese and Wes Anderson.
Known For
François Truffaut Filmography
| 1978 | The Green Room · as Julien Davenne |
| 1977 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind · as Claude Lacombe |
| 1977 | The Man Who Loved Women · as Un Homme Aux Fénérailles (uncredited) |
| 1976 | Small Change · as Martine's Father |
| 1975 | The Story of Adele H · as Officer (uncredited) |
| 1973 | Day for Night · as Ferrand, The Director |
| 1972 | A Gorgeous Girl Like Me · as Un Journaliste |
| 1971 | Two English Girls · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1970 | Bed & Board · as Le Marchand De Journaux (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1970 | The Wild Child · as Le Dr Jean Itard |
| 1964 | The Soft Skin · as Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1960 | The Army Game · as Le Taulard Passionné De Lecture |
| 1959 | The 400 Blows · as Man In Funfair (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Fool's Mate · as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Kreutzer Sonata · as Cameo (uncredited) |
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| 2002 | The Truth About Charlie · as Original Film Writer |
| 1995 | Belle Époque (TV Series) |
| 1983 | The Man Who Loved Women · as Original Film Writer |
| 1983 | Confidentially Yours · as Screenplay |
| 1981 | The Woman Next Door · as Screenplay |
| 1980 | The Last Metro · as Screenplay |
| 1979 | Love on the Run · as Screenplay |
| 1978 | The Green Room · as Screenplay |
| 1977 | The Man Who Loved Women · as Screenplay |
| 1976 | Small Change · as Screenplay |
| 1975 | The Story of Adele H · as Screenplay |
| 1973 | Day for Night · as Screenplay |
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| 1970 | The Wild Child · as Screenplay |
| 1966 | Fahrenheit 451 · as Screenplay |
| 1964 | Mata Hari, agent H21 · as Screenplay |
| 1964 | The Soft Skin · as Screenplay |
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| 1959 | The 400 Blows · as Screenplay |
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| 1957 | The Mischief Makers · as Screenplay |
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| 1960 | Testament of Orpheus · as Associate Producer |
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| 2025 | Bo Being Bo Widerberg · as Self |
| 2024 | François Truffaut, My Life, a Screenplay · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Catherine Deneuve - In the Eye of the Camera · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Passion Fanny Ardant · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Viva Varda! · as Self |
| 2023 | Godard by Godard · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Somebody Down There Likes Me · as Self |
| 2022 | Godard Cinema · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | Gregory Peck, the Gentleman Actor · as Self |
| 2022 | The French New Wave: A Cinema Revolution · as Self |
| 2022 | Deneuve, la reine Catherine · as Self |
| 2021 | Jim Morrison - Last Days in Paris · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | I Am Alfred Hitchcock · as Self |
| 2020 | Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible · as Self |
| 2019 | Hitchcock Confidential · as Self |
| 2018 | Jeanne Moreau, l'affranchie · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | Spielberg · as Self - Segment "close Encounters Of The Third Kind" |
| 2016 | Vadim Mister Cool · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2016 | My Journey Through French Cinema · as Self |
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| 2015 | John Travolta: Rückkehr nach Hollywood · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage) |
| 2015 | Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood · as Self - Director |
| 2015 | Hitchcock/Truffaut · as Self |
| 2013 | Ain't Misbehavin · as Self |
| 2010 | Two in the Wave · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2009 | Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' · as Self (archive Footage) |
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| 2009 | Looking for Truffaut · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2008 | 68 · as Self |
| 2008 | Psycho: Hitchcock/Truffaut · as Self - Interviewer |
| 2005 | Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe · as Self |
| 2004 | François Truffaut, une autobiographie · as Self |
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| 2003 | The Dreamers · as Self |
| 2001 | Roberto Rossellini: Frammenti e battute · as Self |
| 1996 | François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1996 | François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1995 | The World of Jacques Demy · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1995 | Citizen Langlois · as Self |
| 1994 | The Secret of the Wild Child · as Self |
| 1993 | François Truffaut: Portraits volés · as Self (archive Footage) |
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| 1976 | César Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Apostrophes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | I'm a Stranger Here Myself · as Self |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | Langlois · as Self |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Filmmakers of our time (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | Take It All · as Self (uncredited) |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | Lifeboat: Hitchcock/Truffaut · as Self - Interviewer |
| 1956 | Cinépanorama (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | Camera Three (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Reflets de Cannes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | The Little Thief · as Story |
| 1983 | Breathless · as Author |
| 1980 | Willie & Phil · as Adaptation And Dialogue |
| 1971 | Two English Girls · as Adaptation |
| 1970 | Bed & Board · as Dialogue |
| 1969 | Mississippi Mermaid · as Adaptation |
| 1968 | Stolen Kisses · as Dialogue |
| 1968 | The Bride Wore Black · as Adaptation |
| 1962 | Jules and Jim · as Adaptation |
| 1960 | The Army Game · as Co-Director |
| 1960 | Shoot the Piano Player · as Adaptation |
| 1960 | The Army Game · as Adaptation |
| 1960 | Breathless · as Original Story |