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François Arnold Reichenbach (3 July 1921 – 2 February 1993) was a French film director, cinematographer producer and screenwriter. He directed 40 films between 1954 and 1993.
François Reichenbach, né le 3 juillet 1921 à Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine) et mort le 2 février 1993 dans la même ville, est un cinéaste franco-suisse de documentaires et collectionneur de masques mexicains.
François Reichenbach was born on 3 July 1921 in Paris, France. He was a director and cinematographer, known for The Winner (1961), America as Seen by a Frenchman (1960) and Do You Hear the Dogs Barking? (1975). He died on 2 February 1993 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
Feb 3, 1993 · Francois Reichenbach, a documentary film maker whose subjects ranged from classical musicians to rock stars and convicts, died today at the American Hospital in the Parisian suburb of Neuilly.
&Before becoming a filmmaker, Francois Reichenbach (3rd July, 1921 – 2nd February 1993) was an accomplished songwriter who composed songs for performers such as Edith Piaf. Encouraged by his cousin, the producer Pierre Braunberger, he turned to directing, becoming a prolific documentary-maker and leader of the cinéma vérité movement.
François Reichenbach was born on July 3, 1921 in Paris, France. He was a director and cinematographer, known for The Winner (1961), America as Seen by a Frenchman (1960) and Do You Hear the Dogs Barking? (1975). He died on February 2, 1993 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
Following in the footsteps of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood and anticipating Errol Morris’s The Thin Blue Line, Francois Reichenbach’s film about the shooting of a policeman and the arrest and execution of the killer, Charlie Bass, is a compelling slice of cinema verité.
