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François Truffaut
François Truffaut

François Truffaut

Directing•Born February 6, 1932•Died October 21, 1984 (age 52)•Paris, France

Biography

François Roland Truffaut (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five films. Along with Jean-Luc Godard, Truffaut was one of the most influential figures of the French New Wave, inspiring directors such as Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Brian De Palma, Martin Scorsese and Wes Anderson.

Known For

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962•TV Series•
6.6
Apostrophes

Apostrophes

1975•TV Series•
8.5
Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

1974•TV Series•
9.5
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975•TV Series•
6.0
Omnibus

Omnibus

1967•TV Series•
7.2
Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

1972•TV Series•
8.0
Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

1956•TV Series•
8.7
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977•Movie•
7.4

Filmography

2025
Being Bo Widerberg

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2025
Postface à l’Atalante

as Self

Movie
2024
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2023
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2023
Passion Fanny Ardant

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Movie
2023
Godard Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2023
Godard by Godard

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2022
Deneuve, la reine Catherine

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2021
Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort

as archive footage

Movie
2021
Sous le soleil de Pialat

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2021
Jim Morrison: The End

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Movie
2021
Morceaux de Cannes
Movie
2021
Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2020
François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !

as Self

Movie
2020
Les secrets de François Truffaut

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2019
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut

as Self (Archive Footage)

Movie
2019
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Movie
2019
When Hitchcock met O'Casey

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2018
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2018
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Movie
2017
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Movie
2016
Vadim Mister Cool

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2016
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
Movie
2016
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2014
François Truffaut l'insoumis

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2013
Ain't Misbehavin

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2012
To Be... A Classic

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2010
Two in the Wave

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2010
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2009
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2009
On the Trail of the New Wave

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2009
Looking for Truffaut

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2006
Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2004
Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years

as Self (audio archival footage)

Movie
2003
Un film et son époque

as Self (archive footage)

TV
2002
Heart of the Festival

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2001
Léaud l'unique

as Self (archive) - filmmaker

Movie
2000
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas

as Self

Movie
1999
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1997
Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1996
Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscain

as Self (archive) - film critic, filmmaker

Movie
1996
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1996
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1995
The World of Jacques Demy

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1994
The Secret of the Wild Child

as Self

Movie
1993
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1992
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1978
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness

as Self

Movie
1978
The Green Room

as Julien Davenne

Movie
1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

as Claude Lacombe

Movie
1977
François Truffaut

as Self

Movie
1977
The Man Who Loved Women

as Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited)

Movie
1976
Small Change

as Martine's father

Movie
1975
The Story of Adèle H.

as Officer (uncredited)

Movie
1975
I'm a Stranger Here Myself

as Self

Movie
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

TV
1975
Apostrophes

as Self

TV
1974
Les Musiciens de la pellicule

as lui-même

TV
1974
Spécial cinéma

as Self

TV
1973
Omnibus: François Truffaut

as Self

Movie
1973
Day for Night

as Ferrand, the Director

Movie
1972
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me

as Journalist (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1972
Le Grand Échiquier

as Self

TV
1971
Two English Girls

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1970
Langlois

as Self

Movie
1970
Bed and Board

as Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1970
The Wild Child

as Le Dr Jean Itard

Movie
1970
Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix films

as Self

Movie
1967
Omnibus

as Self

TV
1967
The Birth of Children of Paradise

as Self

Movie
1966
Carl Th. Dreyer

as Self

Movie
1965
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit

as Self

Movie
1964
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même

as Self

Movie
1964
The Soft Skin

as Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1963
Take It All

as Self (uncredited)

Movie
1962
The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

TV
1962
Los 4 Golpes

as The Assassin

Movie
1961
Portrait of François Truffaut

as Self

Movie
1960
The Army Game

as Le taulard passionné de lecture

Movie
1959
The 400 Blows

as Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité)

Movie
1956
Fool’s Mate

as Party guest (uncredited)

Movie
1956
Cinépanorama

as Self

TV
1956
The Kreutzer Sonata

as Cameo (uncredited)

Movie
1954
Reflets de Cannes

as Self

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentDirecting
BirthdayFebruary 6, 1932
Day of DeathOctober 21, 1984
Place of BirthParis, France
Popularity1.0