Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

1984 Carré dégradé (short)
1986 Noir et blanc (also screenwriter, dialogist)
1989 Chimère (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)
1992 Max et Jérémie (also co-screenwriter, coadapter)
1999 La Voleuse de Saint-Lubin (also co-screenwriter,
co-dialogist)
2003 Les Marins perdus (also co-screenwriter, coadapter)
Television Filmography
1988 Sueurs froides (episode “A la Mémoire d’un
Ange”)
1995 Le Crime de Monsieur Stil (also co-screenwriter,
co-adapter)
1996 Mylène (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)
2005 La Tierce Personne
2007 Le Pendu (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)
DEVILLE, MICHEL (April 13, 1931, Boulogne-sur-
Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France–)
A former assistant to Henri Decoin (1952 Les Amants
de Tolède / Gli amanti di Toledo / El tirano de Toledo / UK:
Lovers of Toledo / USA: The Lovers of Toledo, France / Italy
/ Spain; 1953 Dortoir des Grandes / UK: Girls’ Dormitory
/ USA: Inside a Girls’ Dormitory; 1954 Secrets d’Alcôve / Il
letto / UK: The Secrets of the Bed / USA: The Bed, segment
“Le Billet de Logement,” France / Italy; Bonnes
à tuer / Quattro donne nella notte / USA: One Step to
Eternity, France / Italy; 1955 Razzia sur la Chnouf / UK:
Chnouf / USA: Razzia / Razzia sur la chnouf, France /
Italy; 1957 Folies-Bergère; Le Feu aux Poudres / X3, operazione
dinamite, France / Italy; Tous peuvent me tuer / Tutti
possono uccidermi / UK: Anyone Can Kill Me / USA: Everybody
Wants to Kill Me, France / Italy; Charmants Garçons
/ UK: Charming Boys / USA: Too Many Lovers; 1958 La
Chatte / UK: The Face of the Cat / USA: The Cat), he also
was a technical cooperator to direction (1961 En votre
Âme et Conscience / Jugez-les bien, Roger Saltel; 1970 Le
Sauveur / UK: The Saviour / USA: The Savior, Michel Mardore)
and cinematographer (1976 Pour quelque Chose
de plus, documentary, Jacques Hubinet, Jean-Claude
Bertrand) and occasional actor (1995 Le Fils de Gascogne
/ US DVD: The Son of Gascogne, as himself, Pascal
Aubier). He created and ran his production company,
Eléfi lm, with his wife Rosalinde Deville.
Filmography
1957 Autour d’un Film (documentary; short; codirector
with Charles Gérard)
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1958 Une Balle dans le Canon (co-director with
Charles Gérard; also co-adapter)
1961 Ce Soir ou jamais (also co-screenwriter, codialogist)
1962 Adorable Menteuse (also co-screenwriter, coadapter)
1963 A Cause, à Cause d’une Femme / UK: Because of
a Woman / USA: Because, Because of a Woman
(also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)
L’Appartement des Filles / L’appartamento delle
ragazze / Gangster, Gold und fl otte Mädchen
(also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France /
Italy / West Germany)
1964 Lucky Jo (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)
1966 On a volé la Joconde / Il ladro della Gioconda
(also co-screenwriter; France / Italy)
Martin Soldat / UK: Kiss Me General (also coadapter)
1967 Zärtliche Haie / Tendres Requins (West Germany
/ France)
1968 Benjamin ou Les Mémoires d’un Puceau / Benjamin
/ USA: The Diary of an Innocent Boy (also
co-screenwriter)
1969 Bye Bye Barbara (also co-screenwriter)
1970 L’Ours et la Poupée / USA: The Bear and the Doll
(also co-screenwriter)
1971 Raphaël ou Le Débauché
1973 La Femme en bleu / USA: The Woman in Blue
(also screenwriter; France / Italy)
1974 Le Mouton enragé / Il montone infuriato / UK:
Love at the Top / USA: The French Way Is
(France / Italy)
1977 L’Apprenti Salaud (also screenwriter, adapter,
dialogist)
1978 Le Dossier 51 / Ohne Datenschutz / USA: Dossier
51 (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, codialogist;
France / West Germany)
1980 Le Voyage en Douce / USA: Sentimental Journey
(also co-screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)
1981 Eaux profondes / USA: Deep Water (also coscreenwriter,
co-adapter)
1983 La Petite Bande / USA: The Little Bunch (also
co-adapter)
1985 Péril en la Demeure / UK: Death in a French
Garden / USA: Péril en la Demeure (also screenwriter,
adapter, dialogist)
1986 Le Paltoquet / UK: Paltoquet (also screenwriter,
adapter, dialogist)
1988 La Lectrice / UK and USA: The Reader (also coscreenwriter,
co-adapter, co-dialogist)