Biography
Philippe Claude Alex de Broca de Ferrussac (15 March 1933 – 26 November 2004) was a French film director. He directed 30 full-length feature films, including the highly successful That Man from Rio (L'Homme de Rio), The Man from Acapulco (Le Magnifique) and On Guard (Le Bossu). His works include historical, romantic epics such as Chouans! and King of Hearts (Le Roi de cœur), as well as comedies with a charismatic, breezy hero ready to embark upon any adventure which comes his way, so long as it means escaping everyday modern life: Practice Makes Perfect (Le Cavaleur), The Devil by the Tail (Le Diable par la queue), The African (L'Africain). He had links with the actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, with whom he made six films, as well as with Jean-Pierre Cassel, Philippe Noiret and Jean Rochefort. Philippe de Broca was born on 15 March 1933 in Paris. He was the son of a cinema set designer and the grandson of a well-known painter, Alexis de Broca. He studied at the Paris Photography and Cinematography School (école Vaugirard), graduating in 1953. He carried out his military service with the French Army's service cinématographique des armées (army film service) in Germany and then in Algeria…
Directed
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The Magnificent One (1973) — Director
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That Man from Rio (1964) — Director
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On Guard (1997) — Director
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Cartouche (1962) — Director
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Up to His Ears (1965) — Director
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Viper in the Fist (2004) — Director
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Incorrigible (1975) — Director
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Dear Inspector (1978) — Director
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Jupiter's Thigh (1980) — Director
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King of Hearts (1966) — Director
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The African (1983) — Director
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1001 Nights (1990) — Director
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Chouans ! (1988) — Director
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The Devil by the Tail (1969) — Director
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The Skirt Chaser (1979) — Director
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People in Luck (1963) — Director
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The Oldest Profession (1967) — Director
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Amazon (2000) — Director
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The Gypsy (1986) — Director
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Give Her the Moon (1970) — Director
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Touch and Go (1971) — Director
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The Seven Deadly Sins (1962) — Director
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Five Day Lover (1961) — Director
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Julie pot-de-colle (1977) — Director
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The Joker (1961) — Director
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Dear Louise (1972) — Director
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Male Companion (1964) — Director
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Psy (1981) — Director
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The Love Game (1960) — Director
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Les Clés du Paradis (1991) — Director
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Louisiana (1984) — Director
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Three Dates (1953) — Director
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Le Veilleur de nuit (1996) — Director
- Un amour en kit (2003) — Director
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Madame Sans-Gêne (2002) — Director
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Tales from the Zoo (1994) — Director
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Y aura pas école demain (2003) — Director
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Les hommes et les femmes sont faits pour vivre heureux… mais pas ensemble (1995) — Director
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La Gourmandise (1962) — Director
- Regarde-moi quand je te quitte — Director
Also appeared in
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The 400 Blows (1959) — Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité)
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Breathless (1960) — A Journalist (uncredited)
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The Magnificent One (1973) — Second Plumber (uncredited)
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Cartouche (1962) — L'homme qui crie 'les aristocrates à la lanterne'
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Le Beau Serge (1959) — Jacques Rivette de la Chasuble
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King of Hearts (1966) — Adolf Hitler
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The Devil by the Tail (1969) — Un passant suédois
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People in Luck (1963) — Le passant qui reçoit l'affiche (segment "Une nuit avec la vedette")
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Le Cinema de Papa (1971) — Jean Timent
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The Love Game (1960) — L'homme au cabaret Le Bateau Mouche
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Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
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The Foreign Eye (2006) — Self
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Les Pieds nickelés (1964) — le chauffeur de taxi
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Belmondo: The Incorrigible (2022)
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Sacrée soirée (1987) — Self
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Three Dates (1953) — Alex, le peintre
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Droit de Réponse (1981) — Self
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Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes (2002) — Self
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Le Grand Échiquier (1972) — Self
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Cinépanorama (1956) — Self
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Le Terminus des prétentieux (2020) — Self (archive footage)
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Spécial cinéma (1974) — Self
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Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde (2011) — Self (archive footage)
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Elle s'appelait Françoise (1996) — Self
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The Girls of La Rochelle (1962)
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) — Self
- Samedi soir (1971) — Self
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The Little Misses (1964) — Le timide
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Ciné regards (1978) — Self