Guy Lefranc

1919-1994

Biography: life and films

Guy Lefranc was a French film director and screenwriter. He was born in Paris, France on 21st October 1919 and died in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France on 1st February 1994, aged 74.

His best films as a film director include Elle et moi (1952), Capitaine Pantoufle (1953), Le Fil à la patte (1955) and La Bande à papa (1956), and whose best work as a screenwriter include Jean Renoir's Le Caporal épinglé (1962).

Guy Lefranc directed 21 films and scripted 6 films.

His most frequent genres include: comedy (13 films), drama (6), Thriller (4), comedy-thriller (3) and crime-thriller (2).

Our average rating for Guy Lefranc over all films is: 2.4

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer

Knock (1951) [d]

Une histoire d'amour (1951) [d]

Elle et moi (1952) [d]

L'Homme de ma vie (1952) [d]

Capitaine Pantoufle (1953) [d]

Chantage (1955) [d]

Le Fil à la patte (1955) [d]

Fernand cow-boy (1956) [d]

La Bande à papa (1956) [d]

La Moucharde (1958) [d,w]

Suivez-moi jeune homme (1958) [d]

La Ironía del dinero (1959) [d]

Cause toujours, mon lapin (1961) [d,w]

Conduite à gauche (1962) [d]

Le Caporal épinglé (1962) [w]

Laissez tirer les tireurs (1964) [d]

Les Malabars sont au parfum (1966) [d,w]

Sale temps pour les mouches (1966) [d]

Béru et ces dames (1968) [d]

Salut Berthe! (1968) [d]

L'Auvergnat et l'autobus (1969) [d]

Et qu'ça saute! (1970) [d,w]



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