Philippe Haïm

1967-

Biography: life and films

Philippe Haïm is a French film director, screenwriter and composer. He was born in Paris, France on 2nd September 1967.

His best films as a musician include Bertrand Tavernier's L'Appât (1995) and Barracuda (1997), and whose best work as a film director include Descente (1994) and Barracuda (1997).

Philippe Haïm has so far supplied the music for 6 films, directed 4 films (including 1 short), scripted 3 films and appeared in 1 film.

His most frequent genres include: drama (3 films), Thriller (3) and comedy (2).

Our average rating for Philippe Haïm over all films is: 2.6

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer; m = musician; a = actor

Voyage à Rome (1992) [m]

Carences (1994) [m]

L'Appât (1995) [m]

Barracuda (1997) [d,w,m]

Comme un poisson hors de l'eau (1999) [a,w]

Les Dalton (2004) [d]

Secret défense (2008) [d,w]

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