Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

204 • CHANAS, RENÉ
editor, six episodes: “Un Détective de 15 Ans,” “Un
Secret de Famille,” “Sur la Piste,” “L’Homme de la
Montagne,” “Bas le Masque,” “L’Abîme; Pierrot-Pierrette,”
as co-cinematographer, editor). He married
Feuillade’s daughter. Their son is actor, screenwriter,
and director Jacques Champreux.
Filmography
1924 Lucette (co-director with Louis Feuillade; also
cinematographer, editor)
1925 Après l’Amour
Le Stigmate (six-episode serial: “Le Mort
Vivant,” “Les Deux Mères,” “L’Evasion,” “Nocturnes,”
“La Mère prodigue,” “La Main”; codirector
with Louis Feuillade)
Le Roi de la Pédale
1926 Bibi la Purée (fi ve-episode serial: “Les Avatars,”
“Le Spectre,” “Le Traquenard,” “L’Instruction,”
“Désarmés”)
1927 Les Cinq Sous de Lavarède
1929 Asile de Nuit (short; co-director with Robert
Beaudoin)
Brigadier vous avez raison (short; co-director
with Robert Beaudoin)
Court-Circuit (short)
Noces d’Argent (short)
La Parade de Foire (short; co-director with
Robert Beaudoin)
Le Peintre exigeant (short; co-director with
Robert Beaudoin)
Le Poète du sixième (short)
Le Récit du Capitaine (short; co-director with
Robert Beaudoin)
Rosalie (short; co-director with Robert Beaudoin)
1930 Au Pays des Basques (documentary)
La Cinquantaine (short; co-director with Robert
Beaudoin; unreleased experimental sound
movie)
Le Monde est à nous (medium-length)
Paroles et Musique (short)
1931 Hardi les Gars!
1932 Allô? Mademoiselle!
Haut les Mains!!! (short)
1933 Le Grand Bluff
Touchons du Bois
1934 Judex 34 (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)
1936 Les Deux Gamines (co-director with René
Hervil; also editor)
CHANAS, RENÉ (René Lindecker / September 13,
1913, Paris, France–July 9, 1990, Paris, France)
He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history.
While still a student at the Beaux-Arts, he earned a
living as an effects man for Pathé. From 1937 to 1944,
he directed shorts for the same society. In 1945, he
created his own production company, Les Artistes et
Techniciens Associés, and shot his fi rst feature fi lm.
Filmography
1937 Légendes d’Alsace (short)
1941 La Cité, Origine de Paris (documentary; short;
co-director with François Ardoin)
1942 La Danse éternelle (documentary; short; codirector
with François Ardoin)
Orgues de France (documentary; short; codirector
with Marcel Lasseaux)
Symphonie en blanc (documentary; short; codirector
with François Ardoin)
Trente Jours au-dessus des Nuages (documentary;
short)
1943 Fabrication de la Monnaie (documentary; short;
co-director with Marcel Lasseaux)
Monnaie de France (documentary; short)
Les Secrets de la Pêche à la Ligne (documentary;
short)
1944 Ailes blanches (documentary; short)
La Pêche sportive (documentary; short)
1945 Le Jugement dernier (also screenwriter,
adapter)
1946 Face à la Vie / Je ne veux plus être timide
(short)
1947 La Taverne du Poisson couronné (also screenwriter)
1948 La Carcasse et le Tord-Cou
Le Colonel Durand (also screenwriter, adapter)
1949 L’Escadron blanc (also co-screenwriter, coadapter,
co-dialogist)
1950 Un Sourire dans la Tempête / Ein Lächeln in
Sturm / Sturm über Alaska (also co-screenwriter,
co-adapter, producer)
1952 Seuls au Monde
Les Géants sont morts (documentary; short)
1953 Je suis un Mouchard (also screenwriter, adapter,
dialogist)
Mon Vieux Paris et ses Fantômes (documentary;
short)
1954 La Patrouille des Sables / Tres hombres van a
morir (also screenwriter; France / Spain)