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Eugène Lourié
Director 1903 - 1991

Eugène Lourié

Kharkov, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]

Eugène Lourié (1903 - 26 May 1991) was a French film director, art director, production designer, set designer and screenwriter who was known for his collaborations with Jean Renoir and for his 1950s science fiction movies. Allmovie contributor, Sandra Brennan, has wrote that... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

4 titles
Gorgo

Gorgo

Eugène Lourié 1961 1h 18m 5.0

Never take a baby from his mother. You'll see why in this action-packed monster thriller as young Gorgo, a creature from the sea, is relocated to London from Ireland, with rampaging mommy-dearest not far behind.

Behemoth the Sea Monster

Behemoth the Sea Monster

Eugène Lourié, Douglas Hickox 1959 1h 20m 7.0

Marine atomic tests cause changes in the ocean's ecosystem resulting in dangerous blobs of radiation and the resurrection of a dormant dinosaur that threatens London.

The Colossus of New York

The Colossus of New York

Eugène Lourié 1958 1h 10m 6.7

A brilliant surgeon encases his dead son's brain in a large robot body, with unintended results...

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

Eugène Lourié 1953 1h 20m 6.7

The controlled explosion of an atomic bomb in the Arctic Circle awakens a frozen dinosaur that will wreak havoc in New York City.

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