Pierre Chenal

1904-1990

Biography: life and films

Pierre Chenal was a French film director whose birth name was Philippe James Cohen. He was born in Brussels, Belgium on 5th December 1904 and died in La Garenne-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France on 23rd December 1990, aged 86.

His best films as a film director include Crime et châtiment (1935), Le Dernier tournant (1939), La Foire aux chimères (1946) and Les Jeux dangereux (1958), and whose best work as a screenwriter include Crime et châtiment (1935), La Bête à l'affût (1959) and Les nuits de Raspoutine (1961).

Pierre Chenal directed 19 films (including 1 short) and scripted 14 films.

His most frequent genres include: drama (15 films), crime-thriller (2), comedy (2) and Thriller (2).

Our average rating for Pierre Chenal over all films is: 2.9

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer


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