Bernard Launois

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-04-08 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, France

Bernard Launois

Biography

Bernard Launois is a French exploitation film director, screenwriter and actor. As an actor, he sometimes used the pseudonym Bob Gary. He was born in Mézières , France. Having studied pharmacology for two years in the university, he sought a career in the film industry instead. He worked as a trainee editor and then as an assistant director. In 1953, he was employed by Paramount 's programming department in Paris. [ 2 ] During the 1960s, he worked for several film distribution and production companies, such as Parafrance ( fr ) and Les Films Copernic ( fr ). In 1979, he founded his own company, Lancaster Film, to finance the films he wrot...

Acting

1986

Devil Story

as A Victim

1956

Pity for the Vamps

as (uncredited)

1971

Chaleurs

as Jacques, le père de Philippe

1973

Pigalle Crossing of Illusions

as Leconte (uncredited)

1973

Production

1986

Devil Story

as Director

1980

1973

1976

Slot Machines

as Director

1986

Devil Story

as Screenplay

1980

1978

1978

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