Pierre Sabbagh

Pierre Sabbagh

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1918-07-18
Deathday: 1994-09-30 (76 years old)

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Biography

Pierre Sabbagh (18 July 1918 – 30 September 1994) was a major personality in French television, as a journalist, producer and director.


Pierre Alain Sabbagh was born in Lannion (Côtes-d'Armor) and died in Paris. He was the younger son of the artist Georges Hanna Sabbagh and the art historian and resistance heroine Agnès Humbert. His brother was naval officer Jean Sabbagh.


Pierre Sabbagh became a war correspondent in the hope of finding his mother Agnès in World War II. He had visited her in Fresnes Prison and the Prison de la Santé in 1942, a few days before she was deported by the Nazis, sentenced to slave labour in Germany. In 1944, he travelled into Germany behind the advancing American army, but did not find her until he returned to Paris in 1945.


Pierre Sabbagh presented and directed the first television news in the world on 29 June 1949.


His greatest success was the creation, in 1966, of the programme "Au théâtre ce soir" ("The Theatre Tonight") following a strike on French television and the success of a Belgian television comedy called "La Bonne planque", which provoked the appetite of the public for this kind of programme: over 300 plays were produced in the series. To his credit also is the first audiovisual game which reunited France of the 1960s in front of the black-and-white screen: "L'Homme du XXe siècle" ("20th Century Man"), a game of general cultural questions which went on for many years and which finished with the final "Super homme du XXe siècle" ("20th Century Superman") which brought together all the previous winners of whom the comedian, Robert Manuel, beat a professor of complementary medicine, Georges Rivault.


He was Director-General of the television network France 2 between September 1971 and July 1972.


His wife was the French television presenter and actress Catherine Langeais.


Source: Article "Pierre Sabbagh" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Filmography

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Movies 129

Director 118

Producer 9

self 4

TV Shows 3

Self (archive footage)
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Il était une fois le journal télévisé

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Le Malade imaginaire

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La Pomme

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Dom Juan

Dom Juan (1985)

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Chacun pour moi

Chacun pour moi (1985)

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Georges Courteline au travail & Boubouroche

Georges Courteline au travail & Boubouroche (1985)

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Attends-moi pour commencer

Attends-moi pour commencer (1984)

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Nono

Nono (1984)

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Un Parfum De Miel

Un Parfum De Miel (1984)

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La vie est trop courte

La vie est trop courte (1984)

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Monsieur Masure

Monsieur Masure (1983)

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Un dîner intime

Un dîner intime (1983)

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Et ta sœur ?

Et ta sœur ? (1983)

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Je l'aimais trop

Je l'aimais trop (1983)

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Allô Hélène

Allô Hélène (1983)

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Jean de la lune

Jean de la lune (1982)

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Histoire de rire

Histoire de rire (1982)

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Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées (1982)

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Pieds nus dans le parc

Pieds nus dans le parc (1982)

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La Cruche

La Cruche (1981)

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L'Azalée

L'Azalée (1981)

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L'Amant de Bornéo

L'Amant de Bornéo (1981)

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Le Traité d'Auteuil

Le Traité d'Auteuil (1981)

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Silence on aime

Silence on aime (1981)

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Ce que femme veut

Ce que femme veut (1981)

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Une sacrée famille

Une sacrée famille (1981)

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Comédie pour un meurtre

Comédie pour un meurtre (1981)

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Il est important d'être aimé

Il est important d'être aimé (1981)

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Peau de vache

Peau de vache (1980)

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La Maîtresse de bridge

La Maîtresse de bridge (1980)

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Divorçons

Divorçons (1980)

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La chambre mandarine

La chambre mandarine (1980)

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Beaufils et fils

Beaufils et fils (1980)

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Hold Up

Hold Up (1980)

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La Route des Indes

La Route des Indes (1980)

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Nina

Nina (1979)

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Volpone

Volpone (1978)

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Acapulco Madame

Acapulco Madame (1978)

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Les coucous

Les coucous (1978)

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Miam-miam ou le Dîner d'affaires

Miam-miam ou le Dîner d'affaires (1978)

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La Plume

La Plume (1978)

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Les Deux Vierges

Les Deux Vierges (1978)

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Les deux timides

Les deux timides (1978)

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Monsieur chasse

Monsieur chasse (1978)

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La fessée

La fessée (1978)

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Les petits oiseaux

Les petits oiseaux (1977)

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L'École des cocottes

L'École des cocottes (1977)

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Une femme presque fidèle

Une femme presque fidèle (1977)

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Appelez-moi maître

Appelez-moi maître (1977)

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Les Filles

Les Filles (1977)

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Le Faiseur

Le Faiseur (1977)

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Le Coin tranquille

Le Coin tranquille (1977)

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La bagatelle

La bagatelle (1977)

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La Femme de paille

La Femme de paille (1976)

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Le Cœur sous le paillasson

Le Cœur sous le paillasson (1976)

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Am Stram Gram

Am Stram Gram (1976)

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Le Pirate

Le Pirate (1976)

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La facture

La facture (1976)

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Le noir te va si bien

Le noir te va si bien (1975)

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Chat en poche

Chat en poche (1975)

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Ah! La police de Papa

Ah! La police de Papa (1975)

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Trésor party

Trésor party (1975)

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Le Système Ribadier

Le Système Ribadier (1975)

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L'amant de Madame Vidal

L'amant de Madame Vidal (1975)

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Folle Amanda

Folle Amanda (1974)

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Pétrus

Pétrus (1974)

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L'Or et la paille

L'Or et la paille (1974)

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Il y a longtemps que je t'aime

Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (1974)

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Folie douce

Folie douce (1973)

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La Tête des autres

La Tête des autres (1973)

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Maître Bolbec et son mari

Maître Bolbec et son mari (1973)

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The Novice Lovers

The Novice Lovers (1973)

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La Main passe

La Main passe (1972)

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Noix de coco

Noix de coco (1972)

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Ferraille et chiffons

Ferraille et chiffons (1972)

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Detective Story

Detective Story (1972)

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Le don d'Adèle

Le don d'Adèle (1972)

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An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband (1972)

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Les oeufs de l'autruche

Les oeufs de l'autruche (1972)

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L'École des contribuables

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La Pèlerine écossaise

La Pèlerine écossaise (1972)

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La voyante

La voyante (1972)

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Huit femmes

Huit femmes (1972)

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Cash-Cash

Cash-Cash (1971)

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Fric-Frac

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Herminie

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Pour Karine

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Échec et meurtre

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Un fil à la patte

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La Manière forte

La Manière forte (1970)

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Dix petits nègres

Dix petits nègres (1970)

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Les Dix Petits Nègres

Les Dix Petits Nègres (1970)

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La Brune que voilà

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Le Mari, la femme et la mort

Le Mari, la femme et la mort (1970)

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Le Bourgeois gentilhomme

Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (1970)

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Les assassins associés

Les assassins associés (1970)

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Frédéric

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Un ange passe

Un ange passe (1970)

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Doris

Doris (1970)

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L'Amour des 4 colonels

L'Amour des 4 colonels (1969)

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Constance

Constance (1969)

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La Perruche et le Poulet

La Perruche et le Poulet (1969)

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Le minotaure

Le minotaure (1969)

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Le deuxième coup de feu

Le deuxième coup de feu (1969)

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Je veux voir Mioussov

Je veux voir Mioussov (1969)

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La Toile d'araignée

La Toile d'araignée (1969)

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La Coquine

La Coquine (1968)

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Azaïs

Azaïs (1968)

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Le Dindon

Le Dindon (1968)

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Feu la mère de madame

Feu la mère de madame (1968)

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Mademoiselle

Mademoiselle (1968)

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Monsieur le Trouhadec saisi par la débauche

Monsieur le Trouhadec saisi par la débauche (1968)

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Le système Fabrizzi

Le système Fabrizzi (1967)

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Docteur Glass

Docteur Glass (1967)

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Auguste

Auguste (1967)

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Vacances pour Jessica

Vacances pour Jessica (1967)

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Ami-Ami

Ami-Ami (1967)

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Domino

Domino (1967)

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Pour avoir Adrienne

Pour avoir Adrienne (1967)

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Bon appétit monsieur

Bon appétit monsieur (1967)

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Director
Interdit au public

Interdit au public (1966)

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Director
Les portes claquent

Les portes claquent (1966)

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Director
La Mamma

La Mamma (1966)

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Director
Chérie Noire

Chérie Noire (1966)

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Creator / Director
At Theatre Tonight

At Theatre Tonight (1966)

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J'y suis, j'y reste

J'y suis, j'y reste (1966)

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Producer
Les Quatre Vérités

Les Quatre Vérités (1966)

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self
En direct de...

En direct de... (1956)

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Un vénitien
Volpone

Volpone (1941)

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Director
Les hussards

Les hussards

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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1918-07-18

Deathday
1994-09-30 (76 years old)

Birth Place
Lannion, France

Height

Spouse
Catherine Langeais

Father
Georges Hanna Sabbagh

Mother
Agnès Humbert

Citizenships
France


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