Georges Franju
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1912-04-12 (75 years old)
Deathday
1987-11-05
Place of Birth
Fougères, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
Also known As
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Georges Franju
Biography
Georges Franju was a French filmmaker. He was born in Fougères, Ille-et-Vilaine. Before working in French cinema, Franju had several different jobs. Franju was also briefly in the military in Algeria and was discharged in 1932. On his return, Franju studied to become a set designer and later created backdrops for music halls including Casino de Paris and the Folles Bergère. In the mid-thirties, Franju and Henri Langlois met through Franju's twin brother Jacques Franju. As well as creating the 16 mm short film Le Métro, Langlois and Franju also started a short-lived film magazine and created a film club called Le Cercle du Cinema with 500 fr...
Acting
1987
as Self
2019
as Self (archive footage)
1964
1998
as Self (archive footage)
2019
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
1966
as Self
Production
1974
as Director
1974
as Original Music Composer
1960
as Director
1961
as Director
1970
as Director
1962
as Director
1949
as Director
1956
as Director
1956
as Writer
1963
as Director
1965
as Scenario Writer
1959
as Director
1965
as Director
1978
as Director
1952
as Director
1959
as Adaptation
1952
as Director
1950
as Director
1950
as Writer
1955
as Director
1955
as Screenplay
1955
as Writer
1955
as Director
1934
as Director
1952
as Screenplay
1965
as Director
1956
as Director
1973
as Director
1973
as Writer
1953
as Director
1953
as Writer
1962
as Writer
1970
as Screenplay
1956
as Director
1956
as Script
1957
as Director
1957
as Writer
1961
as Writer
1967
as Director
1979
as Director
1966
as Director
1967
as Director
1949
as Writer
1958
as Director
1958
as Adaptation
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