Robert Vernay
French director and screenwriter
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Robert Vernay (May 30, 1907 in Paris – October 17, 1979 in Paris) was a French director and screenwriter.
Career
In 1937, Vernay worked as assistant director to Julien Duvivier on Pépé le Moko.[1]: 144
In 1944, Vernay directed an adaptation of Balzac's Père Goriot, starring Pierre Renoir. It was released in 1945.[2]: 162 In the late 1950s, he directed a "tacky comedy" called Madame et son auto. It was a favourite film of René Magritte.[3]: 95
Selected filmography
- Prince of the Six Days (1936)
- Pépé le Moko (1937) as assistant director[1]: 144
- The Woman I Loved Most (1942)
- Arlette and Love (1943)
- The Count of Monte Cristo (1943)
- Father Goriot (1945)[2]: 162
- The Captain (1946)
- Emile the African (1949)
- Fantomas Against Fantomas (1949)[4]: 242
- Véronique (1950)
- Andalusia (1951)
- The Dream of Andalusia (1951)
- Love in the Vineyard (1952)
- Double or Quits (1953)
- The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)[5]: 83
- Let's Be Daring, Madame (1957)
- Madame et son auto (1958)[3]
- Monsieur Suzuki (1960)
