Jacques Poitrenaud

Biography

Jacques Poitrenaud (22 May 1922, Lille – died 2 April 2005, Paris) was a French film director and actor. He was a director and assistant director, known for Stranger from Hong-Kong (1963), Le canard en fer blanc (1967) and Mendiants et Orgueilleux (1972). He died on April 2, 2005 in Poissy, Yvelines, France.

Directed

1. A Mouse with the Men (1964) — Director
2. Sweet Skin (1963) — Director
3. Tales of Paris (1962) — Director
4. Under Your Hat (1965) — Director
5. The Marriage Came Tumbling Down (1968) — Director
6. Trouble Among Widows (1964) — Director
7. Le canard en fer blanc (1967) — Director
8. Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ? (1971) — Director
9. Four Queens for an Ace (1966) — Director
10. L'inconnue de Hong Kong (1963) — Director
11. The Door Slams (1960) — Director
12. Beggars and Proud Ones (1972) — Director
13. Paris Loves (1961) — Director
14. Arrabal (1969) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Three Men and a Cradle (1985) — First cop
2. 'Round Midnight (1986)
3. Romuald & Juliette (1989) — le fonctionnaire 1
4. Birgit Haas Must Be Killed (1981)
5. Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux! (1982) — Production manager