Frédéric Rossif

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-08-14 (68 years old)

Deathday

1990-04-18

Place of Birth

Cetinje, Yugoslavia [now Serbia and Montenegro]

Frédéric Rossif

Biography

Frédéric Rossif (February 16, 1922 – April 18, 1990) was a French film and television director who specialized primarily in documentaries, frequently using archive footage. Rossif's common themes included wildlife, 20th-century history and contemporary artists. He frequently collaborated with notable composers Maurice Jarre and Vangelis. Rossif was born in Cetinje, Montenegro, Yugoslavia. His family was killed during the Second World War. He studied in Rome in late 1930s and early 1940s before joining the French Foreign Legion's 13th Demi-Brigade in 1944. After the war, in 1945 Rossif established himself in Paris and worked at Club Saint-Ger...

Acting

1954

Royal Affairs in Versailles

as Un homme du peuple (uncredited)

Production

1970

Why America

as Director

1963

To Die in Madrid

as Director

1976

The Wild Nation

as Director

1961

The Witnesses

as Writer

1984

Sauvage et beau

as Director

1963

Spain

as Writer

1963

Spain

as Director

1952

La Villa Santo-Sospir

as Assistant Director

1982

Brel

as Director

1963

To Die in Madrid

as Screenplay

1968

1971

1968

1968

1963

The Animals

as Director

1961

The Witnesses

as Director

1967

1982

1951

Matisse

as Director

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