FILM DIRECTOR

Claude Sautet

1924 - 2000

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Claude Sautet (23 February 1924 – 22 July 2000) was a French film director and screenwriter. He was a chronicler of post-war French society. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Claude Sautet has received more than 138,368 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Claude Sautet is the 337th most popular film director (down from 320th in 2019), the 1,982nd most popular biography from France (down from 1,829th in 2019) and the 40th most popular French Film Director.

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  • 33

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  • 4.22

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  • 3.52

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Claude Sautet ranks 337 out of 2,041. Before him are Samuel Fuller, Jan de Bont, William Kennedy Dickson, Anthony Minghella, Jean Rouch, and Chen Kaige. After him are Sofia Coppola, Tobe Hooper, Arthur Cohn, Henry King, Kira Muratova, and Ivan Reitman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Claude Sautet ranks 100. Before him are Tengiz Abuladze, Robert Frank, Noboru Takeshita, Marina Berti, Jozef Tomko, and Richard Bull. After him are Fess Parker, Torsten Wiesel, Danielle Mitterrand, Edward Cassidy, Daniel arap Moi, and Jean Girault. Among people deceased in 2000, Claude Sautet ranks 75. Before him are Barbara Cartland, Maurice Richard, Pierre Plantard, Baden Powell, Franck Pourcel, and Ahmet Kaya. After him are Ivan Stambolić, Fulcanelli, Libertad Lamarque, Andy Hug, Yehuda Amichai, and Hubert Maga.

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In France

Among people born in France, Claude Sautet ranks 1,982 out of 6,770. Before him are Ermesinde of Carcassonne (972), Jean Djorkaeff (1939), Yves Bonnefoy (1923), Charles-Eugène Delaunay (1816), Hervé Renard (1968), and Philippe Honoré (1941). After him are Lothair II of Italy (1000), Jacques-François Blondel (1705), Mélanie Bonis (1858), Robert de Boron (1110), Jean-Marc Ayrault (1950), and Louis-Joseph de Montcalm (1712).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Claude Sautet ranks 40. Before him are Germaine Dulac (1882), Just Jaeckin (1940), Philippe de Broca (1933), Francis Veber (1937), William Kennedy Dickson (1860), and Jean Rouch (1917). After him are Jean Girault (1924), Guy Hamilton (1922), François Ozon (1967), Jacques Audiard (1952), Jacques Doillon (1944), and Leos Carax (1960).

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Filmography

Eyes Without a Face
Director
Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful Christiane, who outsiders believe is dead. Dr. Génessier, along with accomplice and laboratory assistant Louise, kidnaps young women and brings them to the Génessier mansion. After rendering his victims unconscious, Dr. Génessier removes their faces and attempts to graft them on to Christiane's.
Jan 11o 19607.6 / 10
The Things of Life
Director
The mind of Pierre Bérard, a successful middle-aged architect, is torn between his unstable present with Hélène, his younger lover, and his happy memories of the past with Catherine, his ex-wife; but his true destiny awaits him at a crossroads on his way to Rennes…
Mar 13o 19707.074 / 10
Borsalino
Director
In 1930s Marseilles two small-time crooks decide to join forces when they meet while brawling over a woman. Starting with fixed horse races and boxing matches, they soon find themselves doing jobs for the local gangster bosses. When they decide to go into the business for themselves, their easy-going approach to crime starts to change.
May 19o 19706.9 / 10