Biography
Pierre Patry (November 2, 1933 – June 7, 2014) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. Born in Hull, Quebec, Patry began his career in the theatre as an actor and a playwright. He was a founding member of the Canadian Association of Amateur Theatre. He joined the National Film Board of Canada in 1957 as a writer on the Panoramique series. Patry was a major force in the beginning of the Quebec feature-film industry in the sixties. He directed three features, most notably Trouble-Maker (Trouble fête) in 1964.He left the NFB in 1963 to co-found the film cooperative Coopératio with Roger Blais and Jean-Claude Lord. Unfortunately, the company shut down after five years because of systemic problems in the financing and distribution of feature films.
In 1981 he was a major player in the development of the French language educational television station Canal Savoir.
Patri died on June 7, 2014.
Filmography
all 9
Movies 9
Director 6
Producer 3
A Great Big Thing (1968)
Poussière sur la ville (1968)
Deliver Us from Evil (1966)
La Corde au cou (1965)
Caïn - Les marcheurs de la nuit (1965)
Troublemaker (1964)
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine (1962)
The Little Sisters (1959)
Germaine Guèvremont, romancière (1959)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1933-11-02
Deathday2014-06-07 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceGatineau, Canada
CitizenshipsCanada
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