Pierre Granier-Deferre

Director, Writer

July 22, 1927 — November 16, 2007 (80 years)
Pierre Granier-Deferre (27 July 1927 – 16 November 2007) was a French film director and screenwriter.

His 1971 film Le Chat (The Cat) won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards at the 21st Berlin International Film Festival. His 1964 film The Adventures of Salavin won the Silver Shell for Best Actor at the 12th San Sebastian International Film Festival.

Granier-Deferre married Annie Fratellini, who starred in his film La Métamorphose des cloportes. They had one daughter, Valerie.

He had two children with his second wife, Susan Hampshire, an English actress: a son, Christopher, a producer/director, and a daughter, Victoria, who died shortly after birth. Granier-Deferre is also the father of Denys Granier-Deferre, a director/actor, whose mother is Denise Leve.

He is also the father to three other daughters.

Source: Article "Pierre Granier-Deferre" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Last Train
    The Last Train1973

Known For

  • The Cat
    The Cat1971
  • The French Detective
    The French Detective1975
  • The Last Train
    The Last Train1973
  • Taxi for Tobruk
    Taxi for Tobruk1961
  • Strange Affair
    Strange Affair1981
  • The Horse
    The Horse1970
  • A Woman at Her Window
    A Woman at Her Window1976
  • The Medic
    The Medic1979
  • The North Star
    The North Star1982
  • Private Tuition
    Private Tuition1986
  • The Cage
    The Cage1975
  • Creezy
    Creezy1974
  • Widow's Walk
    Widow's Walk1987
  • A Friend of Vincent
    A Friend of Vincent1983
  • Air of Paris
    Air of Paris1954
  • One Summer
    One Summer2006
  • Crime and Punishment
    Crime and Punishment1956
  • L'homme aux yeux d'argent
    L'homme aux yeux d'argent1985
  • Paris in August
    Paris in August1966
  • The Son
    The Son1973

Filmography