André Hunebelle

Biography

André Hunebelle (1 September 1896 – 27 November 1985) was a French maître verrier (master glassmaker) and film director. After attending polytechnic school for mathematics, he became a decorator, a designer, and then a master glass maker in the mid-1920s (first recorded exhibition PARIS 1927 included piece "Fruit & Foliage"). His work is known for its clean lines, which are elegant and singularly strong. He exhibited his own glass in a luxurious store located at 2 Avenue Victor-Emmanuel III, at the roundabout of the Champs Èlysées in Paris. Etienne Franckhauser, who also made molds for Lalique and Sabino, made the molds for Hunebelle's glass which was fabricated by the crystal factory in Choisy-le-Roi, France. Hunebelle's store ceased all activity in 1938 prior to World War II. Hunebelle pieces are marked in several ways. The most common is A.HUNEBELLE-FRANCE in molded capitals either within the glass design or on the base. Other pieces are marked simply A.HUNEBELLE. There was also a paper label with A and H superimposed in a stylized manner. Since paper labels are frequently lost, many pieces may appear completely unmarked. In the author's collection there are pieces marked A.HU…

Directed

1. Fantomas (1964) — Director
2. Fantomas Unleashed (1965) — Director
3. Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967) — Director
4. The Hunchback of Paris (1959) — Director
5. Captain Blood (1960) — Director
6. OSS 117: Mission for a Killer (1965) — Director
7. OSS 117: Panic in Bangkok (1964) — Director
8. Taxi, Trailer and Bullfight (1958) — Director
9. The Four Charlots Musketeers (1974) — Director
10. The Three Musketeers (1953) — Director
11. OSS 117 Is Unleashed (1963) — Director
12. The Mysteries of Paris (1962) — Director
13. The Four Charlots Musketeers 2 (1974) — Director
14. Blood on His Sword (1961) — Director
15. OSS 117 Murder for Sale (1968) — Director
16. Cadet Rousselle (1954) — Director
17. Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo (1968) — Director
18. Mister Taxi (1952) — Director
19. Mission in Tangier (1949) — Director
20. The Twilight Girls (1957) — Director
21. The Impossible Mr. Pipelet (1955) — Director
22. Millionaires for One Day (1949) — Director
23. My Wife Is Formidable (1951) — Director
24. Paris Casino (1957) — Director
25. Joseph Balsamo (1973) — Director
26. Be Careful Ladies (1963) — Director
27. Thirteen at the Table (1955) — Director
28. Women Are Talkative (1958) — Director
29. My Husband Is Marvelous (1953) — Director
30. Beware of Blondes (1950) — Director
31. Massacre in Lace (1952) — Director
32. Ça fait tilt (1978) — Director
33. Métier de fous (1948) — Director
34. Mémoires d'un flic (1956) — Director
35. Mannequins of Paris (1956) — Director
36. Stop the Massacre (1959) — Director
37. Cent ans de Folies Bergère (1971) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain (2022) — Self (archive footage)
2. Cinépanorama (1956) — Self
3. Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) — Self