Philippe de Broca

Philippe de Broca

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1933-03-15
Deathday: 2004-11-26 (71 years old)

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Biography

Philippe de Broca (15 March 1933 – 26 November 2004) was a French movie director.


He directed 30 full-length feature films, including the highly successful That Man from Rio (L'Homme de Rio), The Man from Acapulco (Le Magnifique) and On Guard (Le Bossu). His works include historical, romantic epics such as Chouans! and King of Hearts (Le Roi de cœur), as well as comedies with a charismatic, breezy hero ready to embark upon any adventure which comes his way, so long as it means escaping everyday modern life: Practice Makes Perfect (Le Cavaleur), The Devil by the Tail (Le Diable par la queue), The African (L'Africain). He had links with the actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, with whom he made six films, as well as with Jean-Pierre Cassel, Philippe Noiret and Jean Rochefort.


Philippe de Broca was born on 15 March 1933 in Paris, France. He was the son of a cinema set designer and the grandson of a well-known painter, Philippe de Broca. He studied at the Paris Photography and Cinematography School (école Vaugirard), graduating in 1953. He carried out his military service with the service cinématographique des armées (army film service) in Germany and then in Algeria, directing or acting as head cameraman on short films. Greatly affected by the war he witnessed, he vowed to show life in its best light in his future films “because laughter is the best defence against upsets in life”. After his discharge from the military, he set off on a journey taking in the length of Africa in Berliet trucks before returning to Paris.


He began working as an intern with Henri Decoin, before finding assistant positions with Claude Chabrol: Bitter Reunion (Le Beau Serge), The Cousins (Les Cousins), Web of Passion (À Double Tour), François Truffaut: The 400 Blows (Les 400 Coups) and Pierre Schoendoerffer: Ramuntcho. In 1959, Claude Chabrol produced de Broca's first film for him, The Love Game (Les jeux de l’amour) with Jean-Pierre Cassel. De Broca went on to work with Cassel again in The Joker (Le Farceur, 1960), Five Day Lover (L’Amant de cinq jours, 1961), and Male Companion (Un Monsieur de Compagnie, 1964).


De Broca's first commercial success came with Swords of Blood (Cartouche), filmed in 1962. This film also saw two more names become associated with de Broca: the actor Jean-Paul Belmondo and the producer Alexandre Mnouchkine. International acclaim came with That Man from Rio (L'Homme de Rio) in 1964, Up to His Ears (Les tribulations d'un Chinois en Chine) in 1965, The Man from Acapulco (Le Magnifique) in 1973 and Incorrigible (L'Incorrigible) in 1975.


In 1966, he co-wrote, directed and produced King of Hearts (Le Roi de Cœur). This parody of the Great War, which some cinema-lovers consider his masterpiece, was a commercial and personal failure, to de Broca's dismay. Yet it eventually achieved genuine cult-film status during the mid 1970s when it was presented in repertory movie theaters as well as non-theatrical college and university film series across the United States, eventually running for five years at the now defunct film house, the Central Square Cinemas in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...


Source: Article "Philippe de Broca" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Filmography

all 60

Movies 54

Director 39

self 13

TV Shows 6

Producer 2

Self (archive footage)
Le Terminus des prétentieux

Le Terminus des prétentieux (2020)

Movie
Self
Les Aventures d'Adrien: L'Affaire Catalan

Les Aventures d'Adrien: L'Affaire Catalan (2013)

Movie
Self
Léger et grave: la collaboration Georges Delerue - Philippe de Broca

Léger et grave: la collaboration Georges Delerue - Philippe de Broca (2013)

Movie
(images d'archives)
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde

Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde (2011)

Movie
Self
The Foreign Eye

The Foreign Eye (2006)

Movie
Director
Viper in the Fist

Viper in the Fist (2004)

Movie
Director
Un amour en kit

Un amour en kit (2003)

Movie
Director
Y aura pas école demain

Y aura pas école demain (2003)

Movie
Self
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes

Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes (2002)

Movie
Director
Madame Sans-Gêne

Madame Sans-Gêne (2002)

Movie
Director
Amazon

Amazon (2000)

Movie
Director
On Guard

On Guard (1997)

Movie
Director
Le Veilleur de nuit

Le Veilleur de nuit (1996)

Movie
Self
Elle s'appelait Françoise

Elle s'appelait Françoise (1996)

Movie
Director
Les hommes et les femmes sont faits pour vivre heureux… mais pas ensemble

Les hommes et les femmes sont faits pour vivre heureux… mais pas ensemble (1995)

Movie
Director
Tales from the Zoo

Tales from the Zoo (1994)

Movie
Director
Les clés du paradis

Les clés du paradis (1991)

Movie
Director
1001 Nights

1001 Nights (1990)

Movie
Director
Chouans!

Chouans! (1988)

Movie
Director
The Gypsy

The Gypsy (1986)

Movie
Director
Louisiana

Louisiana (1984)

Movie
Director
The African

The African (1983)

Movie
Self
Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées (1982)

TV
Self
Droit de Réponse

Droit de Réponse (1981)

Movie
Director
Psy

Psy (1981)

Movie
Director
Jupiter's Thigh

Jupiter's Thigh (1980)

Movie
Director
The Skirt Chaser

The Skirt Chaser (1979)

Movie
Director
Dear Inspector

Dear Inspector (1978)

Movie
Director
Julie pot-de-colle

Julie pot-de-colle (1977)

Movie
Director
Incorrigible

Incorrigible (1975)

Movie
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)

TV
Self
Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma (1974)

TV
Director
The Magnificent One

The Magnificent One (1973)

Movie
Director
Dear Louise

Dear Louise (1972)

Movie
Self
Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier (1972)

TV
Director
Touch and Go

Touch and Go (1971)

Movie
Jean Timent
Le Cinema de Papa

Le Cinema de Papa (1971)

Movie
Self
Samedi soir

Samedi soir (1971)

TV
Director
Give Her the Moon

Give Her the Moon (1970)

Movie
Director
The Devil by the Tail

The Devil by the Tail (1969)

Movie
Co-Producer
Don't Play with Martians

Don't Play with Martians (1968)

Movie
Director
The Oldest Profession

The Oldest Profession (1967)

Movie
Producer
Voyage of Silence

Voyage of Silence (1967)

Movie
Director
King of Hearts

King of Hearts (1966)

Movie
Director
Up to His Ears

Up to His Ears (1965)

Movie
Director
Male Companion

Male Companion (1964)

Movie
le chauffeur de taxi
Les Pieds nickelés

Les Pieds nickelés (1964)

Movie
Le timide
The Little Misses

The Little Misses (1964)

Movie
Director
That Man from Rio

That Man from Rio (1964)

Movie
Director
People in Luck

People in Luck (1963)

Movie
Director
Cartouche

Cartouche (1962)

Movie
Director
The Seven Deadly Sins

The Seven Deadly Sins (1962)

Movie
Director
La Gourmandise

La Gourmandise (1962)

Movie
Director
Five Day Lover

Five Day Lover (1961)

Movie
Director
The Joker

The Joker (1961)

Movie
Director
The Love Game

The Love Game (1960)

Movie
A Journalist (uncredited)
Breathless

Breathless (1960)

Movie
5.14
Man in Funfair (uncredited) / Assistant Director
The 400 Blows

The 400 Blows (1959)

Movie
6.09
Jacques Rivette de la Chasuble
Le Beau Serge

Le Beau Serge (1958)

Movie
Self
Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama (1956)

TV

Ratings

Average 5.57
Based on 265 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1956
1965
1975
1970
2020
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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1933-03-15

Deathday
2004-11-26 (71 years old)

Birth Name
Philippe Claude Alex de Broca

Birth Place
12th arrondissement of Paris, France

Relationships
Margot Kidder (1983-01-01 - 1984-01-01)

Citizenships
France

Residences
Paris, France

Also Known As
de Broca de Ferrussac, Филипп де Брока

Awards
Legion of Honour


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