Lefranc, Guy

(October 21, 1919, Paris, France - February I, 1994, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France)

   A former clapman (1938 Quai des Brumes / USA: Port of Shadows, Marcel Carné) and assistant editor, he was an assistant director for seven years (1945 Paméla, Pierre de Hérain; 1946 Un Ami viendra ce Soir / USA: A Friend Will Come Tonight, Raymond Bernard; Adieu Chérie, Raymond Bernard; Tombé du Ciel, Emile-Edwin Reinert; La Colère des Dieux, Carl Lamac; Le Destin s'amuse, Emile-Edwin Reinert; Monsieur Vincent, Maurice Cloche; Le Destin exécrable de Guillemette Babin, Guillaume Radot; 1949 Pattes blanches / UK and USA: White Paws, Jean Grémillon; 1950 L'Invité du Mardi, Jacques Deval; La Soif des Hommes / USA: Thirst of Men, Serge de Poligny; 1951 Journal d'un Curé de Campagne / USA: Diary of a Country Priest, Robert Bresson; Sans laisser d'Adresse, Jean-Paul Le Chanois). Other credits (as technical ad­viser and adapter): 1957 Donnez-moi ma Chance / Piège à Filles (Léonide Moguy).

 Filmography

        ◘ Le Pique-Nique tragique ou Les Malheurs de Marguerite (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Knock / UK and USA: Dr. Knock

        ◘ Une Histoire d'Amour / UK: Young Love / USA: Love Story

1952 ◘ L'Homme de ma Vie / L'uomo della mia vita / UK: The Man in My Life (France / Italy)

        ◘ Elle et moi (also co-adapter)

1953 ◘ Capitaine Pantoufle

        ◘ Le Guignol de Paris (short)

1955 ◘ Le Fil à la Patte

        ◘ Chantage / USA: The Lowest Crime

        ◘ La Bande à Papa Lernand Cow-Boy

        ◘ Bonjour la Chance / La ironia del dinero (co-director with Edgard Neville; France / Spain; shot in 1954-1955)

1958 ◘ La Moucharde / USA: Why Women Sin (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ Suivez-moi jeune Homme (also co-adapter)

        ◘ Cause toujours, mon Lapin / USA: Keep Talking, Baby (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Le Caporal épinglé / UK: The Vanishing Corporal / USA: The Elusive Corporal (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; co-director with Jean Re­noir)

        ◘ Conduite à gauche

1964 ◘ Laissez tirer les Tireurs / Lasciate sparare . . . chi ci sa fare (France / Italy)

1966 ◘ Les Malabars sont au Parfum (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ Sale Temps pour les Mouches / Commissaire San Antonio / UK: Next Time, I'll Kill You

1968 ◘ Salut, Berthe! (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ Béru et ces Dames / UK: Warning, Male Sex in Danger (also editor)

        ◘ L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Et qu'ça saute! (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

 Television Filmography

1962 ◘ L'Inspecteur Leclerc enquête (episode "Haute Fidélité")

        ◘ L'Implantation

        ◘ Le Secret des Dieux (6 X 52')

        ◘ Marie-Antoinette (4 X 90')

        ◘ Désiré Lafarge (episode "Désiré Lafarge suit le Mouvement")

        ◘ La Filière (TV miniseries)

1980 ◘ Commissaire Moulin (episode "Le Diable a aussi des Ailes")

        ◘ L'Enterrement de Monsieur Bouvet (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Lulien Fontanes, Magistrat (episodes "Un Cou de Taureau", "Les Mauvais Chiens")

        ◘ Dickie-Roi (TV miniseries; also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Julien Fontanes, Magistrat (episode "Cousin Michel")

1984 ◘ Julien Fontanes, Magistrat (episodes "La Pêche au Vif", "Week-End au Paradis")

1989 ◘ Julien Fontanes, Magistrat (episode "Les Portes s'ouvrent")