Leterrier, François

(May 26, 1929, Margny-lès-Compiègne, Oise, France - )

   He was a student in literature and philosophy when Robert Bresson chose him to play the main character in Un Condamné à Mort s'est échappé ou Le Vent souffle où il veut / USA: A Man Escaped / A Man Escaped or:The Wind Bloweth Where It Listeth, 1956). After being briefly an assistant director (1958 Chronique provinciale, short, Jean-Paul Rappeneau; Ascenseur pour l'Echafaud / UK: Lift to the Scaffold / USA: Frantic, Louis Malle; Les Amants / UK and USA: The Lovers, Louis Malle; 1959 Bobosse, Etienne Périer; Les Affreux, Marc Allégret; 1960 Chien de Pique, Yves Allégret), he performed a small part in Alain Resnais's Stavisky / Stavisky, il grande truffatore (France / Italy, 1974) and appeared as himself in TV documenta­ries (1978 Portrait de Jacques Dufilho, François Chatel; 2004 Le Cinéma de Jean Giono). His wife, Catherine Leterrier, is a costume designer. Their son, Louis Leter-rier, is a film director.

 Filmography

1961 ◘ Les Mauvais Coups / UK and USA: Naked Au­tumn (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

1963 ◘ Un Roi sans Divertissement

1968 ◘ La Chasse royale / Kralovska polovacka (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist; released on French TV in 1972; France / Czechoslovakia)

1973 ◘ Projection privée / UK: Private Screening / USA: Private Projection (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

1978 ◘ Va voir Maman, Papa travaille / UK and USA:

        ◘ Your Turn, My Turn (also co-adapter)

        ◘ Goodbye, Emmanuelle / USA: Emmanuelle 3 / Goodbye, Emmanuelle (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Je vais craquer!!! (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Quand tu seras débloqué . . . fais-moi signe! / Les Babas Cool (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Le Garde du Corps (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Tranches de Vie (also co-adapter)

1992 ◘ Le Fils du Mékong

 Television Filmography

1965 ◘ La Guêpe 1976 Milady

1979 ◘ Pierrot, mon Ami 1981 Le Voleur d'Enfants

        ◘ Le Cœur du Voyage

        ◘ L'ile (7 X 45'; France / Finland)

        ◘ Imogène (episode "Ne vous fâchez pas, Imogène")

        ◘ Imogène (episodes "Imogène est de Retour", "Encore vous, Imogène")

1993 ◘ Clovis (episodes "Les Disparus de Reillanne", "La Vengeance du Clown")