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Alain Corneau

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French film director (1943-2010)

Film & TV

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
Occupation
director
Languages spoken
French
Image
Alain Corneau Cannes 1990.jpg
Significant event
funeral
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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
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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