Yves Allégret
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Yves Allégret was a French
film
director in the film noir
genre.
He is noted as having been the husband of actress Simone Signoret
between the years 1944–1949.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
director in the film noir
Film noir
Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s...
genre.
He is noted as having been the husband of actress Simone Signoret
Simone Signoret
Simone Signoret was a French cinema actress often hailed as one of France's greatest movie stars. She became the first French person to win an Academy Award, for her role in Room at the Top...
between the years 1944–1949.
Selected filmography
- The Ball of Count Orgel (1970)
- Konga YoKonga YoKonga Yo is a 1962 French adventure film directed by Yves Allégret. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Nicole Courcel - Marie* Jean Lefebvre - Jean* Sophie M'Bali - Angèle* Roger Pigaut - Georges...
(1962) - OasisOasis (1955 film)Oasis is a 1955 French adventure film directed by Yves Allégret. It was based on novel by Joseph Kessel who co-wrote screenplay with Ben Barzman and Georges Kessel...
(1955) - Mam'zelle NitoucheMam'zelle Nitouche (1954 film)Mam'zelle Nitouche , is a French comedy film from 1954, directed by Yves Allégret, written by Marcel Achard, starring Fernandel and Louis de Funès.- Cast :* Fernandel : Célestin, the organist and Floridor the compositor...
(1954) - The Proud and the BeautifulThe Proud and the BeautifulThe Proud and the Beautiful is a 1953 Franco-Mexican co-production drama directed by Yves Allégret. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story; the nomination officially went to Jean-Paul Sartre.-Cast:...
(1953) - ManègesManègesManèges is a French film directed by Yves Allégret and released in 1950. The film stars Simone Signoret , Bernard Blier and Jane Marken. It is shot in black-and-white in film noir style, with extensive use of flashback and the voiceover of characters' unspoken thoughts...
(1950) - Une si jolie petite plageUne si jolie petite plageUne si jolie petite plage is a French film shot in black-and-white, directed by Yves Allégret and released in 1949. The film stars Gérard Philipe, Madeleine Robinson and Jane Marken....
(1949)