Henri Decoin

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18 marzo 1890 — 4 luglio 1969 (79 anni)
Henri Decoin (18 March 1890 – 4 July 1969) was a French film director and screenwriter, who directed more than 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who won the national title in 1911 and held the national record in the 500 m freestyle. He competed in the 400 m freestyle at the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the water polo tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

During World War I Decoin served as a pilot. After that he worked as a sports journalist for L'Auto, L'Intransigeant and Paris-Soir. In 1926 he published his first book, influenced by Dadaism, the experimental and prize-winning Quinze Combats (Fifteen Rounds), in which a boxing match is seen subjectively by a boxer, and in 1933 directed his first film, Les requins du pétrole (The Oil Sharks).

He was known for tackling many genres; with adaptations of Georges Simenon as The Strangers in the House (1942) - featuring Raimu in one of his famous roles, and The Truth Of Our Marriage (1952), historical films like The Case Of Poisons (1955), and The Iron Mask (1962), espionage flicks like The Cat (1958), police procedurals with Raid on the Drug Ring (1955) and Fire To The Powder (1957), psychological dramas in Green Domino (1935) (where he first met his second wife, Danielle Darrieux), and The Lovers Are Alone In The World (1948) and even an odd film noir like Between Eleven And Midnight (1949). He worked with such stars of French cinema as Jean Marais, Louis Jouvet, Juliette Gréco, Lino Ventura, Corinne Calvet, Anouk Aimée, and Jean Gabin; to name a few.

He directed Darrieux in several films, and accompanied her to Hollywood in 1938 while she signed a Universal Pictures contract. He took the opportunity to observe how Hollywood made films, and returned to France with these techniques in hand. Decoin was one of the more prolific directors of his time. Decoin was married four times. His second marriage was to actress and singer Danielle Darrieux. He had two sons; Jacques Decoin (1928–1998) and Didier Decoin who was also a prominent screenwriter.

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Famoso per

  • La grande razzia
    La grande razzia1955
  • La follia di Roberta Donge
    La follia di Roberta Donge1952
  • L'uomo dalla maschera di ferro
    L'uomo dalla maschera di ferro1962
  • Gioventù traviata
    Gioventù traviata1942
  • Condannatemi!
    Condannatemi!1947
  • Piccola ladra
    Piccola ladra1940
  • Tra le undici e mezzanotte
    Tra le undici e mezzanotte1949
  • Gli anni più belli
    Gli anni più belli1948
  • The Scheming Women
    The Scheming Women1954
  • L'intrusa (Abuso di fiducia)
    L'intrusa (Abuso di fiducia)1937
  • Il dormitorio delle adolescenti
    Il dormitorio delle adolescenti1953
  • La gatta
    La gatta1958
  • Primo appuntamento
    Primo appuntamento1941
  • La figlia del diavolo
    La figlia del diavolo1946
  • Ritratto di un assassino
    Ritratto di un assassino1949
  • Il processo dei veleni
    Il processo dei veleni1955
  • Quattro donne nella notte
    Quattro donne nella notte1954
  • Tutti possono uccidermi
    Tutti possono uccidermi1957
  • Il sepolcro d'acqua
    Il sepolcro d'acqua1962
  • Au grand balcon
    Au grand balcon1949

Filmografia

2019
Danielle Darrieux: Il est poli d'être gai! · as Self (archive Footage)
2016
1956
Cinépanorama · as Self

1961
Le pavé de Paris · as Adaptation
1958
La chatte · as Adaptation
1953
The Lovers of Toledo · as Adaptation
1951
Boîte de nuit · as Dialogue
1949
1942
The Benefactor · as Adaptation