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Édouard Molinaro

Writer, Director, Actor, Additional Credits
Born May 13, 1928Died December 7, 2013 (85 years)
He was born in Bordeaux, Gironde.

He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès (Oscar, etc.), My Uncle Benjamin (with Jacques Brel and Claude Jade), Dracula and Son (with Christopher Lee), and the Academy Award-nominated La Cage aux Folles (with Michel Serrault and Ugo Tognazzi). Molinaro was active as a director until a few years before his death, although he had almost exclusively been producing works for television.[2]

In 1996, his cinematic work was awarded the René Clair Award, a prize given by the Académie française for excellent film work.

Molinaro died of a respiratory insufficiency in 2013. He was 85.

(source: wikipedia)

Known For

  • The Birdcage
  • La Cage aux Folles
  • Oscar
  • Hibernatus
  • A Pain in the Ass
  • La Cage aux Folles II
  • Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator
  • Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
  • Just the Way You Are
  • L'homme pressé
  • Witness in the City
  • For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now
  • H
  • Dracula and Son
  • My Uncle Benjamin
  • Back to the Wall
  • Male Hunt
  • Le souper
  • The Count of Monte Cristo
  • Agent 38-24-36
  • Sunday Lovers
  • The Passion of Slow Fire
  • The Pink Telephone
  • When the Pheasants Pass

Édouard Molinaro Filmography

1996
1996
The Birdcage · as Original Film Writer
1985
1984
1978
La Cage aux Folles · as Screenplay
1976
1973
1972
1969
My Uncle Benjamin · as Screenplay
1967
To Commit a Murder · as Screenplay
1962
1961
1960
A Mistress for the Summer · as Screenplay
1959
Witness in the City · as Screenplay
1954
L'honneur est sauf · as Screenplay

1982
For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now · as Le Marchand De Journaux Des Petites Annonces (uncredited)
1975
The Pink Telephone · as L'homme Dans Les Toilettes (uncredited)
1973
A Pain in the Ass · as Café Owner (uncredited)
1965
When the Pheasants Pass · as Un Serveur Qui Cherche Le Chien De Larsan-Bellac
1964
Male Hunt · as L'amoureux Sur Le Bateau (uncredited)
1963
1962
1962
A Touch of Treason · as L'amoureux Au Parc
1961
The Season for Love · as Le Nouveau Secrétaire
1954
L'honneur est sauf · as Bertrand

2023
2020
2018
Lino Ventura, la part intime · as Self (archive Footage)
2012
Cinephiles of Our Time (TV Series) · as Self
2007
One Day, One Fate (TV Series) · as Self
2006
Ce soir (ou jamais !) (TV Series) · as Self
1998
Le plus grand Cabaret du monde (TV Series) · as Self
1998
Roll on Sunday (TV Series) · as Self
1990
Faut pas rêver (TV Series) · as Self
1975
Sunday meetings (TV Series) · as Self
1972
Midi Trente (TV Series) · as Self
1956
Cinépanorama (TV Series) · as Self
1952
Reflets de Cannes (TV Series) · as Self

2019
Butterfly House · as Original Screenplay "la Cage Aux Folles"
1992
Le souper · as Adaptation
1990
The Gorilla (TV Series) · as Adaptation
1985
Love on the Quiet · as Adaptation
1982
1974
The Irony of Chance · as Adaptation
1971
The Most Gentle Confessions · as Adaptation And Dialogue
1967
Oscar · as Adaptation
1964
Agent 38-24-36 · as Adaptation
1962
1954
The Count of Monte Cristo · as Assistant Director

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