Gilles Grangier

Director, Writer, Actor

May 5, 1911 — April 27, 1996 (84 years)
Gilles Grangier (5 May 1911 – 27 April 1996) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 50 films and several TV series between 1943 and 1985. His film Archimède le clochard was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival, where Jean Gabin won the Silver Bear for Best Actor. He had the most number of successful films at the French box office between 1945 and 2001 with 42 of his films having admissions of 500,000 or more, more than any other.

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Known For

  • The Gentleman from Epsom
    The Gentleman from Epsom1962
  • My Wife's Husband
    My Wife's Husband1963
  • The Night Affair
    The Night Affair1958
  • Maigret Sees Red
    Maigret Sees Red1963
  • The Magnificent Tramp
    The Magnificent Tramp1959
  • Speaking of Murder
    Speaking of Murder1957
  • 125 rue Montmartre
    125 rue Montmartre1959
  • How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
    How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning1965
  • Hi-Jack Highway
    Hi-Jack Highway1955
  • The Old Guard
    The Old Guard1960
  • Blood to the Head
    Blood to the Head1956
  • April Fools' Day
    April Fools' Day1954
  • Rhine Virgin
    Rhine Virgin1953
  • French Cuisine
    French Cuisine2015
  • The Man in the Buick
    The Man in the Buick1967
  • Three Days to Live
    Three Days to Live1957
  • Two Years Vacation
    Two Years Vacation6 episodes
  • Not Delivered
    Not Delivered1958
  • Under the Sign of the Bull
    Under the Sign of the Bull1969
  • Reproduction interdite
    Reproduction interdite1957

Filmography

1969
Under the Sign of the Bull · as Un Automobiliste Dans L'embouteillage
1963
My Wife's Husband · as Teacher (uncredited)
1959
125 rue Montmartre · as Un Acheteur De Journaux
1959
Archimède, le clochard · as L'homme Qui Achète Le Journal
1956
Blood to the Head · as Montillon

2017
1987
Sacrée soirée · as Self
1956
Cinépanorama · as Self

2015
French Cuisine · as Scenario Writer
1972
A Loser · as Adaptation
1964
That Tender Age · as Original Scenario
1963
Maigret voit rouge · as Adaptation
1963
The Trip to Biarritz · as Dialogue
1960
The Old Guard · as Adaptation
1959
Archimède, le clochard · as Adaptation
1958
The Night Affair · as Adaptation
1958
Not Delivered · as Adaptation
1957
Speaking of Murder · as Adaptation
1955
Spring, Autumn and Love · as Adaptation
1954
April Fools' Day · as Adaptation
1938
Un fichu métier · as Assistant Director