FILM DIRECTOR

Christian de Chalonge

1937 - 2025

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Christian de Chalonge (21 January 1937 – 6 December 2025) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed the film The Wedding Ring, which starred Anna Karina. De Chalonge died on 6 December 2025, at the age of 88. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Christian de Chalonge is the 1,294th most popular film director (down from 1,207th in 2024), the 4,879th most popular biography from France (down from 4,702nd in 2019) and the 144th most popular French Film Director.

Christian de Chalonge, a French film director and screenwriter, was most famous for directing the 1978 drama L'Argent des autres (Other People's Money), which earned him the César Awards for Best Film and Best Director in 1979. He is also recognized for other notable works like the post-apocalyptic Malevil (1981) and the chilling Docteur Petiot (1990) starring Michel Serrault.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Christian de Chalonge ranks 1,294 out of 2,041. Before him are J. A. Bayona, Bahman Ghobadi, Geoffrey Unsworth, Antonio Mercero, Kim Ki-young, and Liviu Ciulei. After him are Arnaud Desplechin, David Furnish, Leonid Trauberg, Tony Kaye, Kjell Grede, and Michael Caton-Jones.

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Among people born in 1937, Christian de Chalonge ranks 458. Before him are Vilmos Varjú, Joseph P. Allen, Lothar Späth, Fred Akuffo, Jay Silvester, and Josef Stiegler. After him are Irina Kirichenko, Conny Vandenbos, Garrett Morris, Ramón Abeledo, Georg Thoma, and J. Bernlef. Among people deceased in 2025, Christian de Chalonge ranks 397. Before him are Nicholas Grimshaw, Jeanna Fine, Alexander Mitta, Martin Cruz Smith, Pauline Collins, and Csaba Köves. After him are Max Lorenz, Gil Gerard, Ludo Dierckxsens, Dick Barnett, Chuck Mangione, and Niilo Halonen.

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In France

Among people born in France, Christian de Chalonge ranks 4,879 out of 6,770. Before him are Marcel Aubour (1940), Claude Renoir (1913), Robert Hirsch (1925), Jean Lassalle (1955), Sébastien Frey (1980), and Christian Vadim (1963). After him are Arnaud Desplechin (1960), Muriel Casals i Couturier (1945), Lilyan Chauvin (1925), Daniel Schneidermann (1958), Henri Padé (1863), and Maurice Schilles (1888).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Christian de Chalonge ranks 144. Before him are Alain Jessua (1932), Alain Guiraudie (1964), Gilles Grangier (1911), George Fitzmaurice (1885), Jacques Rouffio (1928), and Laurent Cantet (1961). After him are Arnaud Desplechin (1960), Pierre Morel (1964), Céline Sciamma (1978), Bertrand Bonello (1968), Diane Kurys (1948), and Cédric Klapisch (1961).

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