Sacha Guitry
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Sacha Guitry was a French playwright and filmmaker who lived from 1885 to 1957 and was a prominent figure in French theater and cinema during the early-to-mid 20th century. He matters because he made significant contributions to both dramatic writing and film, helping shape French cultural output during a transformative period in entertainment history.
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- 1885
- Died
- 1957
- Works
- 178
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Directing · Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Alexandre-Pierre Georges Guitry (21 February 1885 – 24 July 1957), known as Sacha Guitry, was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and followed his father into the theatrical profession. He became known for his stage performances, particularly in boulevardier roles. He was also a…
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- A Night at the Opera2020
- Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma — Self (archive footage)1978
- If Paris Were Told to Us — le narrateur et Louis XI1956
- Napoleon — Talleyrand1955
- The Virtuous Scoundrel — Self in the prologue / Narrator (uncredited)1953
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Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry ( French: [gitʁi]; 21 February 1885 – 24 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and followed his father into the theatrical profession. He became known for his stage performances, particularly in boulevardier roles. He was also a prolific playwright, writing 115 plays throughout his career. He was married five times, always to rising actresses whose careers he furthered. Probably his best-known wife was Yvonne Printemps to whom he was married between 1919 and 1932.
Guitry's plays range from historical dramas to contemporary light comedies. Some have incidental music by composers including André Messager and Reynaldo Hahn. When silent films became popular Guitry avoided them, finding the lack of spoken dialogue fatal to dramatic impact. From the 1930s to the end of his life he enthusiastically embraced the cinema, making as many as five films in a single year.
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