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Philippe de Broca

Philippe de Broca

Director · Born 1933-03-15 · Paris, France

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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

  1. The Magnificent One (1973) — Director
  2. That Man from Rio (1964) — Director
  3. On Guard (1997) — Director
  4. Cartouche (1962) — Director
  5. Up to His Ears (1965) — Director
  6. Viper in the Fist (2004) — Director
  7. Incorrigible (1975) — Director
  8. Dear Inspector (1978) — Director
  9. Jupiter's Thigh (1980) — Director
  10. King of Hearts (1966) — Director
  11. The African (1983) — Director
  12. 1001 Nights (1990) — Director
  13. Chouans ! (1988) — Director
  14. The Devil by the Tail (1969) — Director
  15. The Skirt Chaser (1979) — Director
  16. People in Luck (1963) — Director
  17. The Oldest Profession (1967) — Director
  18. Amazon (2000) — Director
  19. The Gypsy (1986) — Director
  20. Give Her the Moon (1970) — Director
  21. Touch and Go (1971) — Director
  22. The Seven Deadly Sins (1962) — Director
  23. Five Day Lover (1961) — Director
  24. Julie pot-de-colle (1977) — Director
  25. The Joker (1961) — Director
  26. Dear Louise (1972) — Director
  27. Male Companion (1964) — Director
  28. Psy (1981) — Director
  29. The Love Game (1960) — Director
  30. Les Clés du Paradis (1991) — Director
  31. Louisiana (1984) — Director
  32. Three Dates (1953) — Director
  33. Le Veilleur de nuit (1996) — Director
  34. Un amour en kit (2003) — Director
  35. Madame Sans-Gêne (2002) — Director
  36. Tales from the Zoo (1994) — Director
  37. Y aura pas école demain (2003) — Director
  38. Les hommes et les femmes sont faits pour vivre heureux… mais pas ensemble (1995) — Director
  39. La Gourmandise (1962) — Director
  40. Regarde-moi quand je te quitte — Director

Also appeared in

  1. The 400 Blows (1959) — Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité)
  2. Breathless (1960) — A Journalist (uncredited)
  3. The Magnificent One (1973) — Second Plumber (uncredited)
  4. Cartouche (1962) — L'homme qui crie 'les aristocrates à la lanterne'
  5. Le Beau Serge (1959) — Jacques Rivette de la Chasuble
  6. King of Hearts (1966) — Adolf Hitler
  7. The Devil by the Tail (1969) — Un passant suédois
  8. People in Luck (1963) — Le passant qui reçoit l'affiche (segment "Une nuit avec la vedette")
  9. Le Cinema de Papa (1971) — Jean Timent
  10. The Love Game (1960) — L'homme au cabaret Le Bateau Mouche
  11. Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
  12. The Foreign Eye (2006) — Self
  13. Les Pieds nickelés (1964) — le chauffeur de taxi
  14. Belmondo: The Incorrigible (2022)
  15. Sacrée soirée (1987) — Self
  16. Three Dates (1953) — Alex, le peintre
  17. Droit de Réponse (1981) — Self
  18. Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes (2002) — Self
  19. Le Grand Échiquier (1972) — Self
  20. Cinépanorama (1956) — Self
  21. Le Terminus des prétentieux (2020) — Self (archive footage)
  22. Spécial cinéma (1974) — Self
  23. Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde (2011) — Self (archive footage)
  24. Elle s'appelait Françoise (1996) — Self
  25. The Girls of La Rochelle (1962)
  26. Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) — Self
  27. Samedi soir (1971) — Self
  28. The Little Misses (1964) — Le timide
  29. Ciné regards (1978) — Self