- Christian-Jaque
- (Christian Maudet / September 4, 1904, Paris, France - July 8, 1994, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France)Intending to become an architect, he studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs. From 1927 to 1930, he was a film journalist, notably at Cinegraf. He drew movie posters with his friend Jaque Cabraison and created his pseudonym combining their first names. He entered films as a production designer (1928 Balançoires, Noël Renard; Une Java, Jean de Size; La Grande Passion, André Hu-gon; 1929 La Marche nuptiale, as art director, André Hugon; Le Tourbillon de Paris / USA: The Maelstrom of Paris, Julien Duvivier; La Meilleure Maîtresse, René Hervil; Les Trois Masques, André Hugon; La Vie miraculeuse de Thérèse Martin / USA: The Miraculous Life of Teresa of Lisieux, as art director, Julien Duvivier; 1930 Maman Colibri, Julien Duvivier; Au Bonheur des Dames, as set designer, Julien Duvivier; Princes de la Cravache, Marcel L. Wion; La Tendresse, André Hugon; 1931 La Femme et le Rossignol, André Hugon; Le Marchand de Sable / El Guelmouna, Marchand de Sable, André Hu-gon; 1932 La Croix du Sud, also actor, André Hugon; Les Galeries Lévy et Cie, André Hugon). A film director since 1931, he supervised the shooting of On ne roule pas Antoinette (Paul Madeux). Other credits (as actor): 1932 Les Croix de Bois / UK and USA: Wooden Crosses (uncredited, Raymond Bernard); 1957 Un Amour de Poche / UK: Nude in His Pocket / USA: Girl in His Pocket (Pierre Kast). He was married to actresses Christiane Delyne (1902-1966), Simone Renant (1911-2004), Renée Faure (1918-2005), and Martine Carol (1920-1967).Filmography◘ Le Bidon d'Or Adhémar Lampiot◘ L'Article 382 (short)◘ L'Atroce Menace (medium-length)◘ Ça colle (short)◘ La Montre (short)◘ Le Tendron d'Achille (short)◘ Vilaine Histoire (medium-length)1934 ◘ Le Père Lampion◘ Un Bœuf sur la Langue (short)1935 ◘ Compartiment de Dames seules◘ La Sonnette d'Alarme◘ Voyage d'Agrément La Famille Pont-Biquet Sacré Léonce Sous la Griffe◘ L'Ecole des Journalistes Un de la Légion Rigolboche / Reine de Paris Monsieur Personne Losette◘ La Maison d'en Face / USA: House Across the Street (also adapter)◘ Les Dégourdis de la llème◘ Les Perles de la Couronne / UK and USA: The Pearls of the Crown (co-director with Sacha Guitry)◘ A Venise, une Nuit◘ François 1er / USA: Francis the First1938 ◘ Les Pirates du Rail (also co-screenwriter)◘ Les Disparus de Saint-Agil / UK and USA: Boy's School◘ Ernest le Rebelle1939 ◘ Raphaël le Tatoué◘ Tourelle 3 (unfinished; the shooting was interrupted after the declaration of war)◘ Le Grand Elan / USA: They Met on Skis L'Enfer des Anges◘ Premier Bal◘ L'Assassinat du Père Noël / UK: The Killing of Santa Claus / USA: Who Killed Santa Claus?◘ La Symphonie fantastique / UK and USA: The Fantastic Symphony◘ Voyage sans Espoir (also co-adapter)◘ Carmen (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy; shot in 1943)◘ Boule de Suif / USA: Angel and Sinner (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)◘ Sortilèges / UK and USA: The Bellman (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)1946 ◘ Un Revenant / UK and USA: A Lover's Return (also co-adapter)1948 ◘ La Chartreuse de Parme / La Certosa di Parma / UK and USA: Charterhouse at Parma / The Charterhouse of Parma (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy)◘ D'Homme à Hommes / USA: Man to Men / US TV: Heroes in White (also co-screenwriter)◘ Barrières (short; also screenwriter)◘ Singoalla / UK and USA: Gypsy Fury / The Mask and the Sword (also co-screenwriter; France / Sweden)◘ Souvenirs perdus (also co-adapter)◘ Barbe-Bleue / Blaubart / USA: Bluebeard (also adapter; France / West Germany)◘ Fanfan la Tulipe / UK: Soldier of Love / USA: Fan-Fan the Tulip (also co-adapter; France / Italy)◘ Adorables Créatures / Quando le donne amano / USA: Adorable Creatures (also adapter; France / Italy)◘ Lucrèce Borgia / Lucrezia Borgia / UK: Lucretia Borgia / USA: The Sins of the Borgias (also co-screenwriter; France / Italy)◘ Destinées / Destini di donne / UK: Love, Soldiers and Women / USA: Daughters of Destiny (segment Lysistrata; France / Italy)◘ Madame du Barry (also co-adapter; France / Italy)◘ Nana (also co-adapter; France / Italy)◘ Si tout les Gars du Monde / S.O.S. Lutezia / UK: Race for Life / USA: If All the Guys in the World . . . (also co-adapter, co-dialogist; France / Italy)◘ Nathalie / USA: The Foxiest Girl in Paris◘ La Loi, c'est la Loi / La legge è la legge / USA: The Law Is the Law (also co-adapter; France / Italy)◘ Babette s'en va-t-en-Guerre / USA: Babette Goes to War◘ La Française et l'Amour / La Francese e l'amore / USA: Love and the Frenchwoman (segment "Le Divorce" / "Il divorzio" / "The Divorce"; France / Italy)1962 ◘ Madame Sans-Gêne / Madame (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy)◘ Marco Polo, l'Echiquier de Dieu (unfinished; De-nys de La Patellière resumed the shooting in 1963 with a different cast)◘ Les Bonnes Causes / Il delitto Dupré / USA: Don't Tempt the Devil (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy)◘ La Tulipe noire / Il tulipano nero / El tulipan negro / UK: The Black Tulip (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy / Spain)◘ Le Repas des Fauves / Il pasto delle belve / La cena de los cobardes / US TV: Champagne for Savages (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy / Spain)1965 ◘ Le Gentleman de Cocody / Donne, mitra e diamanti / UK: Ivory Coast Adventure / USA: Man from Cocody (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy)◘ Guerre secrète / La guerra segreta / Spione unter sich / UK: The Dirty Game / The Dirty Agents / USA: The Secret Agents (segment "Djibouti"; also co-adapter; France / Italy / West Germany)1966 ◘ La Seconde Vérité / L'amante infedele / USA: The Second Twin (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy)◘ Le Saint prend l'Affût / Il Santo prende la mira / USA: The Saint Lies in Wait (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy)1967 ◘ Deux Billets pour Mexico / Segreti che scottano / Geheimnisse in goldenen Nylons / USA: Dead Run (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy / West Germany)◘ Les Amours de Lady Hamilton / Le calde notti di Lady Hamilton / Lady Hamilton—Zwischen Schmach und Liebe / UK: The Making of a Lady / UK and USA: Emma Hamilton (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist; France / Italy / West Germany)◘ Don Camillo et les Contestataires (unfinished; leading actor died during the shooting; in 1972, Mario Camerini resumed the project with a different cast and filmed Don Camillo e i giovanni d'oggi; Italy / France)◘ Les Pétroleuses / Le pistolere / Petroleum Girls / USA: The Legend of Frenchie King / Frenchie King (co-director with Guy Casaril; France / Italy / UK)1975 ◘ Docteur Justice / Ambiciôn fallida (also co-screenwriter; France / Spain)1977 ◘ La Vie parisienne (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / West Germany)1985 ◘ Carné, l'Homme à la Caméra (documentary)Television Filmography1969 ◘ S.O.S. Fréquence 17 (episodes "Chien à abattre", "Objet volant non identifié", "Les Menottes")◘ Omer Pacha (13 X 26'; France / West Germany / Austria)◘ Les Evasions célèbres (episodes "Le Joueur d'Echecs", "L'Evasion du Duc de Beaufort"; co-director with Juan Antonio Bardem; France / Italy / Hungary / Austria)◘ Arpad le Tzigane / Arpad, der Zigeuner (13 X 26'; France / West Germany / Hungary)◘ A vous de jouer Milord (6 X 52')◘ Jo Gaillard (13 X 52'; co-director only; France / Italy / Canada)◘ Achtung Zoll! / Opération Trafics (episodes "Procédure exceptionnelle", "Drôle de Pastis", "La Bataille de l'Or", "La Sainte Famille", "W comme Watteau"; Germany / France)◘ S.A.R.L. ou Société amoureuse à Responsabilité limitée (6 X 52')◘ La Nouvelle Malle des Indes / Wettlauf nach Bombay (7 X 52'; also co-screenwriter; France / West Germany / Austria / Switzerland)1984 ◘ L'Homme de Suez / Der Mann von Suez (6 X 52'; France / Germany)
Encyclopedia of French film directors . Philippe Rège. 2011.
