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Alain Corneau
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Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret, France
Alain Corneau (7 August 1943 – 30 August 2010) was a French film director and writer. Corneau was born in Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret. Originally a musician, he worked with Costa-Gavras as an assistant, which was also his first opportunity to work with the actor Yves Montand, with whom he would collaborate three times later in his career, including Police Python 357 (1976) and La Menace (1977). He…
Known for
- Patrick Dewaere, My Hero — Self (archive footage) - director2022
- Beauties at War — Le réalisateur2009
- Du rififi chez les hommes - Jules Dassin, l'élégance du noir — Himself2009
- A Day in the Life of French Cinema — Self2002
- Vivement dimanche — Self1998
- Ciné regards — Self1978
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self1975
- Spécial cinéma — Self1974
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1943-08-07 ) 7 August 1943, Meung-sur-Loire , Loiret, France
- Died
- 30 August 2010 (2010-08-30) (aged 67), Paris, France
- Occupations
- Film director, writer
- Spouse
- Nadine Marquand ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1998 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alain
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Orléans
- Place of death
- 13th arrondissement of Paris
- Spouse
- Nadine Trintignant
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- French
- Image
- Alain Corneau Cannes 1990.jpg
- Significant event
- funeral
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- place of burial
- Père Lachaise Cemetery
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- unmarried partner
- Nadine Trintignant
- Commons category
- Alain Corneau
- date of birth
- 1943-08-07
- date of death
- 2010-08-30
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Alain Corneau
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Alain Corneau
- birth name
- Alain Roger Corneau
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Encyclopedic overview
Alain Corneau (7 August 1943 – 30 August 2010) was a French film director and writer.
Corneau was born in Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret. Originally a musician, he worked with Costa-Gavras as an assistant, which was also his first opportunity to work with the actor Yves Montand, with whom he would collaborate three times later in his career, including Police Python 357 (1976) and La Menace (1977). He directed Gérard Depardieu in the screen adaptation of Tous les matins du monde in 1991.
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