Georges Combret
French film director
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Georges Combret (1906–1998) was a French film director, producer and screenwriter.[1]
Born11 November 1906
Died31 January 1998 (aged 91)
Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
OccupationsDirector, Producer, Writer
Yearsactive1950-1982 (film)
Georges Combret | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 November 1906 |
| Died | 31 January 1998 (aged 91) Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France |
| Occupations | Director, Producer, Writer |
| Years active | 1950-1982 (film) |
Biography
Born as Maurice Antonin Georges Combret[2] in 1906, he would start work in the automobile industry. After the Second World War, he would find work in the film industry (starting as a production manager for the 1949 film La Ronde des Heures). During the 1970s, he would finance pornographic films and operated several theatres. He died after succumbing to injuries caused by a car in 1998.[3]
Selected filmography
- Duel in Dakar (1951)
- Music in the Head (1951)
- The Fighting Drummer (1953)
- Rasputin (1954)
- The Contessa's Secret (1954)
- The Whole Town Accuses (1956)
- Marie of the Isles (1959)
- Hot Frustrations (1965)
- Ring Around the World (1966)
- Fire of Love (1967)
- The Curse of Belphegor (1967)
- Hot and Naked (1974)
- Le plumard en folie (1974)
