Dupont-Midy, François

(1939, France - )

   Having trained as an assistant director (1961 Le Rendez-Vous, Jean Delannoy, France / Italy; 1964 Les Amitiés par­ticulières / UK and USA: This Special Friendship, Jean De-lannoy; 1965 Le Majordome / Operazione maggiordomo, Jean Delannoy, France / Italy; Buffalo Bill, l'eroe del Far West / Buffalo Bill, le Héros du Far West / L'Attaque de Fort Adams / Das war Buffalo Bill / UK and USA: Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West / USA: Buffalo Bill, John W. Fordson = Mario Costa, Italy / France / West Germany; 1966 Les Sultans / L'amante italiana, Jean Delannoy, France / Italy; 1967 Le Soleil des Voyous / Il più grande colpo del secolo / UK: Leather and Nylon / USA: Action Man, Jean Delannoy, France / Italy / West Germany), he started his directing career filming a segment of Le Lit à Deux Places. Other credit (as collaborator): 1966 Le Deuxième Souffle / UK and USA: Second Breath (Jean-Pierre Melville).

 Filmography

1965 ◘ Le Lit à deux Places / Racconti a due piazze (co-director with Jean Delannoy and Gianni Puccini, segment "Le Monsieur de Passage"; France / Italy)

1970 ◘ Pour un Sourire (also screenwriter, adapter)

1975 ◘ Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous (also co-screenwriter)

 Television Filmography

1974 ◘ Valérie (40x13')

1976 ◘ Commissaire Moulin (episode "Intox")

1978 ◘ Les Yeux bleus (6 X 52')

1980 ◘ Julien Fontanes, Magistrat (episode "Par la Bande")

        ◘ Julien Fontanes, Magistrat (episodes "Le Soulier d'Or", "La Dernière Haie")

        ◘ Bonbons en gros (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Julien Fontanes, Magistrat (episode "Une Fine Lame")

1984 ◘ Opération O.P.E.N. (episodes "Le Grand Chaos", "Un Amour de loin")

1986 ◘ L'Homme au Képi noir (36 X 13'; co-director)

        ◘ Oscar et Valentin (also co-screenwriter)

1991 ◘ Bébé Express