Michel Audiard

Michel Audiard
Audiard in 1981.
Born	Paul Michel Audiard (1920-05-15)15 May 1920 Paris, France
Died	27 July 1985(1985-07-27) (aged 65) Dourdan, Essonne, France
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1949–1985
Children	Jacques Audiard

Paul Michel Audiard (French: [miʃɛl odjaʁ]; 15 May 1920 – 27 July 1985) was a French screenwriter and film director, known for his witty, irreverent and slang-laden dialogues which made him a prominent figure on the French cultural scene of the 1960s and 1970s. He was the father of French film director Jacques Audiard.

Screenwriting filmography

1940s–1950s

• 1949 :
  • Mission à Tanger, directed by André Hunebelle
  • One Only Loves Once, directed by Jean Stelli
• 1950 :
  • Brune ou blonde, directed by Jacques Garcia
  • Beware of Blondes, directed by André Hunebelle
• 1951 :
  • Vedettes sans maquillage, directed by Jacques Guillon
  • Young Love, directed by Guy Lefranc
  • Le Passe-muraille, directed by Jean Boyer
  • Darling Caroline, directed by Richard Pottier
  • Ma femme est formidable (uncredited), directed by André Hunebelle
  • Massacre en dentelles, directed by André Hunebelle
  • L'Homme de ma vie, directed by Guy Lefranc
  • Bim le petit âne, directed by Albert Lamorisse
• 1952 :
  • Adorables Créatures (uncredited), directed by Christian-Jaque
  • Pour vous, mesdames (uncredited), directed by Jacques Garcia
  • Elle et moi, directed by Guy Lefranc
  • Le Feu quelque part, directed by Pierre Foucaud (Court-métrage)
  • Le Duel à travers les âges, directed by Pierre Foucaud (Court-métrage)
• 1953 :
  • Les Dents longues, directed by Daniel Gélin
  • Les Trois Mousquetaires, directed by André Hunebelle
  • The Most Wanted Man, directed by Henri Verneuil
• 1954 :
  • Destinées (uncredited), directed by Christian-Jaque, Jean Delannoy and Marcello Pagliero
  • Sang et lumières, directed by Georges Rouquier
  • Les Gaietés de l'escadron, directed by Paolo Moffa
  • Poisson d'avril (1954), directed by Gilles Grangier
  • Quay of Blondes, directed by Paul Cadéac
  • Série noire [fr], directed by Pierre Foucaud
• 1955 :
  • Gas-Oil, directed by Gilles Grangier
• 1956 :
  • Until the Last One, directed by Pierre Billon
  • Blood to the Head, directed by Gilles Grangier
  • Mannequins of Paris, directed by André Hunebelle
  • Short Head, directed by Norbert Carbonnaux
• 1957 :
  • Le rouge est mis, directed by Gilles Grangier
  • Fugitive in Saigon, directed by Marcel Camus
  • Three Days to Live, directed by Gilles Grangier
  • Retour de manivelle, directed by Denys de La Patellière
  • Maigret tend un piège, directed by Jean Delannoy
• 1958 :
  • Les Misérables, directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois
  • Le Désordre et la Nuit, directed by Gilles Grangier
  • Denys de la Patellière
  • Marchands de rien, directed by Daniel Lecomte (court-métrage)
• 1959 :
  • Le fauve est lâché (uncredited), directed by Maurice Labro
  • Archimède le clochard, directed by Gilles Grangier
  • Pourquoi viens-tu si tard?, directed by Henri Decoin
  • Maigret et l'Affaire Saint-Fiacre, directed by Jean Delannoy
  • 125 Rue Montmartre, directed by Gilles Grangier
  • Denys de la Patellière
  • Babette s'en va-t-en guerre, directed by Christian-Jaque
  • Denys de la Patellière
  • Vel d'Hiv', directed by Guy Blanc (Court-métrage)
  • La Bête à l'affût, directed by Pierre Chenal
  • Péchés de jeunesse, directed by Louis Duchesne