Henri Decoin
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1890-03-18 (79 years old)
Deathday
1969-07-04
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Also known As
Henry Decoin
Анри Декуэн
Анри Декуан
Henri Decoin
Biography
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...
Acting
1951
as Self, the director (uncredited)
2006
as Self (archive footage)
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Production
1952
as Director
1949
as Director
1942
as Director
1955
as Director
1949
as Director
1947
as Director
1947
as Director
1958
as Director
1946
as Director
1949
as Screenplay
1956
as Director
1955
as Director
1960
as Director
1951
as Writer
1943
as Director
1962
as Director
1951
as Director
1954
as Director
1957
as Director
1948
as Director
1947
as Director
1959
as Director
1940
as Director
1964
as Director
1953
as Director
1957
as Director
1957
as Screenplay
1937
as Writer
1937
as Director
1934
as Director
1954
as Screenplay
1934
as Screenplay
1954
as Director
1962
as Writer
1962
as Director
1925
as Screenplay
1957
as Director
1928
as Writer
1947
as Screenplay
1935
as Director
1941
as Director
1959
as Director
1964
as Director
1964
as Writer
1937
as Director
1950
as Director
1942
as Director
1951
as Screenplay
1933
as Director
1933
as Writer
1933
as Dialogue
1933
as Director
1938
as Writer
1938
as Director
1960
as Writer
1956
as Writer
1957
as Writer
1935
as Writer
1959
as Writer
1946
as Writer
1943
as Director
1942
as Screenplay
1960
as Writer
1955
as Writer
1931
as Screenplay
1953
as Director
1936
as Writer
1963
as Director
1941
as Screenplay
1955
as Writer
1931
as Writer
1933
as Director
1942
as Director
1961
as Director
1960
as Director
1951
as Director
1954
as Director
1949
as Adaptation
1960
as Director
1953
as Writer
1936
as Writer
1932
as Writer
1943
as Writer
1934
as Writer
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