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Jacques Deray (born Jacques Desrayaud, February 19, 1929 – August 9, 2003) was a French film director and screenwriter. Deray is prominently known for directing many crime and thriller films.
Jacques Deray, né Jacques Desrayaud le 19 février 1929 à Lyon 3e 1, et mort le 9 août 2003 à Boulogne-Billancourt, est un réalisateur de cinéma français. Spécialiste des films policiers, il connaît son âge d'or dans les années 1970 en faisant tourner Alain Delon ou Jean-Paul Belmondo .
- 19 février 1929Lyon 3e, France
- Jacques Desrayaud
- Française
Jacques Deray was born on 19 February 1929 in Lyon, Rhône, France. He was a director and writer, known for He Died with His Eyes Open (1985), A Bigger Splash (2015) and Symphonie pour un massacre (1963).
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- Lyon, Rhône, France
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- Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
An in-depth biography of the film director and writer Jacques Deray, and a complete list of the artist's films, with links to movie reviews.
Aug 12, 2003 · The French director Jacques Deray, a master of classic thrillers and crime films, died on Saturday night at his home in Boulogne-Billancourt, his family said on Sunday. He was 74.
Aug 28, 2003 · Before Deray found his métier as a director of film noir and gangster movies, he debuted with Le Gigolo (1960), a sentimental comedy with Jean-Claude Brialy and Alida Valli,...
Jul 11, 2010 · Perhaps that is one reason why Jacques Deray, whose first big success this was, is a neglected filmmaker even in his native France. Dismissed by critics as “more of a technician than an auteur ” (1), he was adopted (fatally, as it turned out) by Delon as his house director.