Maurice Delbez

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-07-28 (98 years old)

Deathday

2020-03-23

Place of Birth

Bezons, Val-d'Oise, France

Maurice Delbez

Biography

Maurice Delbez was a French film director and screenwriter known for his contributions to mid-20th-century French cinema. Born in Bezons, he pursued his education at the Lycée Charlemagne in Paris. During World War II, Delbez joined the French Resistance, participating in student protests against the German occupation. After the war, he attended the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC). Delbez began his career as an assistant director, collaborating with filmmakers such as Maurice Cloche, Jean Grémillon, and Robert Bresson. He made his directorial debut with La Roue (1957) and gained recognition with À pied, à cheval et en ...

Production

1954

The Rebels of Lomanach

as Assistant Director

1954

Service Entrance

as Assistant Director

1957

The Wheel

as Director

1964

1955

Blackmail

as Assistant Director

1958

Et ta sœur…

as Director

1968

The Idols

as Production Manager

1964

1958

1959

The Chasers

as Story Consultant

1961

First Taste of Love

as Supervising Art Director

1951

Young Love

as Assistant Director

1964

Graduation Year

as Director

1969

Diamond Rush

as Technical Advisor

1952

She and Me

as Assistant Director

1953

Captain Slipper

as Assistant Director

1955

The Aristocrats

as First Assistant Director

1950

Born of Unknown Father

as First Assistant Director

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