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Gilles Grangier
Director 1911 - 1996

Gilles Grangier

Paris, France

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... Read full bio →

Director Information

Full Name

Gilles Grangier

Known For

Directing

Birthday

May 5th, 1911 00:00

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Died

April 27th, 1996 00:00 (aged 84)

TMDB ID

33781

IMDb ID

nm0335093

Films Directed

18

Biography

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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