Granier-Deferre, Pierre

(July 22, 1927, Paris, France - November 16, 2007, Paris, France)

   His poor health prevented him from taking the IDHEC competitive examination. He entered films as an as­sistant editor (1948 Les Dernières Vacances / USA: The Last Vacation, Roger Leenhardt). A dependable assistant director for ten years (1951 Terreur en Oklahoma, short, André Heinrich, Paul Paviot; Le Roi des CamelotsF André Berthomieu; Sans laisser d'Adresse, Jean-Paul Le Chanois; La Nuit est mon Royaume / USA: The Night Is My Kingdom, Georges Lacombe; Chacun son Tou^ André Berthomieu; 1952 Agence matrimonialeJean-Paul Le Chanois; Allô . . . je t'aime, André Berthomieu; Elle et moi, Guy Lefranc; 1953 Belle Mentalité, André Berthomieu; Le Portrait de son Père, André Berthomieu; 1954 L'œil en Coulisses, André Berthomieu; L'Air de Paris / Aria di Parigi, Marcel Carné, France / Italy; Maman, Papa, la Bonne et moi / USA: Papa, Mama, the Maid and I . . . , Jean-Paul Le Chanois; 1955 Le Village magique / Vacanze d'amore, Jean-Paul Le Cha-nois, France / Italy, shot in 1953; Les Evadés Jean-Paul Le Chanois; 1956 Crime et Châtiment / UK: The Most Dangerous Sin / USA: Crime and Punishment, Georges Lampin; 1957 Le Cas du Docteur Laurent / USA: The Case of Dr. Laurent, Jean-Paul Le Chanois; A Pied, à Cheval et en Voiture / A piedi . . . a cavallo . . . in automobile / US TV: On Foot, on Horse, and on Wheels, Maurice Delbez, France / Italy; 1958 En Légitime Défense, André Berthomieu; Et ta sœur?F Maurice Delbez; Les Grandes Familles / USA: The Possessors, Denys de La Patellière;1959 Le Fauve est lâché / USA: The Tiger Attacks, Maurice Labro; Rue des Prairies / Mio figlio / USA: Rue de ParisF Denys de la Patellière; France / Italy; Les Yeux de l'Amour / Amanti nelle tenebreF Denys de La Patellière, France / Italy; 1960 Un Taxi pour Tobrouk / Un Taxi paraTobruk / Taxi nach Tobruk / USA: Taxi for Tobruk Denys de La Patellière, France / Spain / West Germany; L'Ours / Daniele nella gabbia d'orso, Edmond Séchan, France / Italy), he also was a co-director (1959 Une Gueule comme la mienne / USA: RendezvousF Fré­déric Dard) and co-screenwriter for films (1995 Le Petit Garçon, Serge Moati; 2006 Le Passager de l'Eté, Flor­ence Moncorgé-Gabin) and TV (1999 Maigret, episodes "Madame Quatre et ses Enfants", Philippe Bérenger; "Meurtre dans un Jardin Potager", Edwin Baily, France / Belgium / Switzerland; 2000 Maigret, episode "Maigret voit double", François Luciani, France / Belgium / Swit­zerland; 2002 Maigret, episode "Maigret et le Marchand de Vin" / USA: "Maigret and the Wine Merchant", Christian de Chalonge; Maigret, episode "Maigret chez le Ministre" / USA: "Maigret and the Minister", Christian de Chalonge; Maigret, episode "Maigret et le Fou de Sainte Clotilde", Claudio Tonetti; Maigret, episode "Maigret à l'Ecole" / USA: "Maigret Goes to School", Yves de Chalonge, France / Belgium / Switzerland; 2003 Maigret episode "Maigret et la Princesse" / USA: "Mai­gret and the Princess" Laurent Heynemann; Signé Picpus Jacques Fansten, France / Belgium / Switzerland; 2004 Maigret, episode "Les Scrupules de Maigret", Pierre Joassin, France / Belgium / Switzerland). He appeared in several documentaries: 1974 Histoire du Cinéma français par ceux qui l'ont fait (Armand Panigel); 1978 Remembering Jean Gabin (John Musilli; USA); 2001 Gabin, Gueule d'Amour (Michel Viotte); 2002 MichelAudiard et le Mystère du Triangle des Bermudes (François-Régis Jeanne, Stéphane Roux); Compositeurs / Réalisateurs, Dialogue impossible? (Vincent Perrot).

 Filmography

1953 ◘ La Fête enchantée (short)

1959 ◘ Mensonge (short)

        ◘ Le Petit Garçon de l'Ascenseur (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ La Confession de Minuit / Les Aventures de Sala-vin (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ La Métamorphose des Cloportes / Sotto il talone / USA: Cloportes (also co-adapter)

        ◘ Paris au Mois d'Août / UK: Paris in August / USA: Paris in the Month of August (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ Le Grand Dadais / Die Zeit der Kirschen ist vorbei (also co-screenwriter; France / West Germany)

        ◘ La Horse / Il clan degli uomini violenti / Der Erbarmungslose (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy / West Germany)

        ◘ Le Chat / Le Chat—L'implacabile uomo di Saint Germain / UK and USA: The Cat (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy)

        ◘ La Veuve Couderc / L'evaso / USA: The Widow Couderc (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy)

1973 ◘ Le Fils / Un battito d'ali dopo la strage / UK and USA: The Son (also co-screenwriter; France / Italy)

        ◘ Le Train / Noi due senza domani / USA: The Train / US DVD: The Last Train (also co-screenwriter; France / Italy)

1974 ◘ La Race des Seigneurs / L'arrivista / USA: Creezy (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy)

1975 ◘ La Cage (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Adieu Poulet / USA: The French Detective (also co-dialogist)

1976 ◘ Une Femme à sa Fenêtre / Una donna alla finestra / Die Frau am Fenster / UK and USA: A Woman at Her Window (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy / West Germany)

1979 ◘ Le Toubib (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ Une Etrange Affaire

        ◘ L'Etoile du Nord / USA: The North Star (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; the movie was completed by Bertrand Tavernier)

1983 ◘ L'Ami de Vincent (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ L'Homme aux Yeux d'Argent (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Cours privé (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Noyade interdite / L'estate impure (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy)

        ◘ La Couleur du Vent (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

1990 ◘ L'Autrichienne

        ◘ La Voix (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Archipel (also co-screenwriter; France / Belgium; shot in 1991)

1995 ◘ Le Petit Garçon (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist; shot in 1993)

 Television Filmography

1965 ◘ Histoires d'Hommes (6 X 52'; co-director only)

1979 ◘ Histoires insolites (episode "Tu comprends ça, Soldat?")

        ◘ Maigret (episode "Maigret et la Vente à la Bougie" / USA: "Maigret: The Candle Auction" (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Belgium / Switzerland / Czech Republic)

        ◘ La Dernière Fête (also co-screenwriter; France / Canada / Switzerland)

        ◘ Maigret (episode "Maigret et l'Enfant de Choeur" / USA: "Maigret and the Elusive Wit­ness"; also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Belgium / Switzerland / Czech Republic)

        ◘ Maigret (episode "Maigret chez les Riches"; also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist; co-director with Pierre Joassin; France / Belgium / Switzerland)

        ◘ Maigret (episode "Maigret et la Fenêtre ouverte" / USA: "Maigret: The Open Window"; also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Belgium / Switzerland / Czech Republic)