Philippe de Broca
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-03-15 (71 years old)
Deathday
2004-11-26
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Also known As
de Broca de Ferrussac
Филипп де Брока
Philippe de Broca
Biography
Philippe de Broca (15 March 1933 – 26 November 2004) was a French movie director. He directed 30 full-length feature films, including the highly successful That Man from Rio (L'Homme de Rio), The Man from Acapulco (Le Magnifique) and On Guard (Le Bossu). His works include historical, romantic epics such as Chouans! and King of Hearts (Le Roi de cœur), as well as comedies with a charismatic, breezy hero ready to embark upon any adventure which comes his way, so long as it means escaping everyday modern life: Practice Makes Perfect (Le Cavaleur), The Devil by the Tail (Le Diable par la queue), The African (L'Africain). He had links with the ac...
Acting
1973
as Second Plumber (uncredited)
1958
as Jacques Rivette de la Chasuble
1964
as Le timide
2011
as Self (archive footage)
1981
as Self
1969
as Un passant suédois
2006
as Self
1964
as le chauffeur de taxi
1996
as Self
1960
as L'homme au cabaret Le Bateau Mouche
1959
as Man in Funfair (uncredited)
1971
as Jean Timent
1960
as A Journalist (uncredited)
1966
as Adolf Hitler
1962
as L'homme qui crie 'les aristocrates à la lanterne'
1963
as Le passant qui reçoit l'affiche (« Une nuit avec la vedette »)
2020
as Self (archive footage)
1953
as Alex, le peintre
Production
1964
as Director
1990
as Director
1990
as Writer
1964
as Writer
2004
as Director
2004
as Writer
1962
as Director
1978
as Director
1997
as Director
1980
as Director
1975
as Director
1965
as Director
1963
as Director
1966
as Director
1991
as Director
1983
as Director
1983
as Writer
1988
as Director
1973
as Director
1973
as Writer
2000
as Director
1981
as Director
1962
as Director
1979
as Director
1962
as Director
1986
as Writer
1986
as Director
1967
as Director
1969
as Director
1961
as Director
1984
as Director
1960
as Director
1961
as Director
1975
as Writer
1996
as Director
1978
as Adaptation
2003
as Director
1972
as Director
1961
as Screenplay
1979
as Writer
1971
as Director
1971
as Writer
1970
as Director
1970
as Writer
1977
as Director
1964
as Director
2000
as Writer
1960
as Screenplay
1961
as Scenario Writer
1964
as Writer
2002
as Director
1962
as Writer
1994
as Director
1966
as Producer
1997
as Screenplay
1959
as Assistant Director
2003
as Director
1968
as Co-Producer
1963
as Writer
1988
as Scenario Writer
1991
as Writer
1953
as Director
1953
as Screenplay
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