André Cayatte

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1909-02-03 (80 years old)

Deathday

1989-02-06

Place of Birth

Carcassonne, Aude, France

André Cayatte

Biography

André Cayatte (3 February 1909, in Carcassonne – 6 February 1989, in Paris) was a French filmmaker, writer and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility. Cayatte began his directoral career at the German-controlled Continental Films during the French occupation. Some of Cayatte's earlier films that addressed his characteristic themes include Justice est faite (Justice is Done; 1950), Nous sommes tous des assassins (We Are All Murderers; 1952), and Le passage du Rhin (Tomorrow Is My Turn; 1960). In 1963, he undertook a bold experiment in film narrative with a set of two films: Jean...

Production

1967

Risky Business

as Screenplay

1967

Risky Business

as Director

1974

Jury of One

as Author

1974

Jury of One

as Director

1949

Return to Life

as Director

1942

Twisted Mistress

as Director

1943

1949

1950

Justice Is Done

as Director

1969

Katmandu

as Director

1980

La Faute

as Director

1980

La Faute

as Writer

1983

1983

1983

1971

To Die of Love

as Director

1948

1973

1957

An Eye for an Eye

as Screenplay

1955

Black Dossier

as Director

1954

1952

1957

1981

1981

1981

1965

1965

1978

State Reasons

as Director

1978

State Reasons

as Writer

1960

1946

1950

Justice Is Done

as Screenplay

1942

Whims

as Dialogue

1938

The Curtain Rises

as Adaptation

1938

1946

1948

1977

To Each His Hell

as Director

1977

1977

To Each His Hell

as Screenplay

1946

The Last Penny

as Director

1978

Question of Love

as Director

1946

The Last Penny

as Screenplay

1943

Pierre and Jean

as Director

1978

Question of Love

as Screenplay

1943

Pierre and Jean

as Screenplay

1954

Before the Deluge

as Screenplay

1955

Black Dossier

as Screenplay

1941

1942

Annette and the Blonde Woman

as Assistant Director

1969

Katmandu

as Writer

1946

1947

1996

The Mirror Has Two Faces

as Original Story

1941

Stormy Waters

as Adaptation

1942

Twisted Mistress

as Screenplay

1946

1943

1952

We Are All Murderers

as Scenario Writer

1960

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