Henri Decoin

Regissör, Författare

18 mars 1890 — 4 juli 1969 (79 år)
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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Känd för

  • Narkotikarazzia
    Narkotikarazzia1955
  • Den fruktansvärda sanningen
    Den fruktansvärda sanningen1952
  • Järnmasken
    Järnmasken1962
  • Flickan och pojkligan
    Flickan och pojkligan1942
  • Icke skyldig
    Icke skyldig1947
  • Beating Heart
    Beating Heart1940
  • Mellan 11 och midnatt
    Mellan 11 och midnatt1949
  • Farlig oskuld
    Farlig oskuld1948
  • The Scheming Women
    The Scheming Women1954
  • Hon måste ljuga
    Hon måste ljuga1937
  • Girls' Dormitory
    Girls' Dormitory1953
  • Kattan
    Kattan1958
  • Hennes första rendez-vous
    Hennes första rendez-vous1941
  • Utstött
    Utstött1946
  • En mördares ansikte
    En mördares ansikte1949
  • The Case of Poisons
    The Case of Poisons1955
  • One Step to Eternity
    One Step to Eternity1954
  • Alla kan döda mig
    Alla kan döda mig1957
  • Syndens hus
    Syndens hus1962
  • Au grand balcon
    Au grand balcon1949

Filmografi

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