Jacques Besnard
- Regia
- 15 luglio 1929 · Le Petit-Quevilly, Seine-Maritime, France
- 9 novembre 2013
Biografia
Jacques Besnard was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his contributions to French comedy cinema. He began his career in the mid-1950s, working as an assistant director under notable filmmakers such as Maurice Régamey, Yves Robert, and Alberto Lattuada. In 1962, Besnard became the first assistant director to André Hunebelle, collaborating on films like Les Mystères de Paris (1962) and the Fantômas series. He made his directorial debut with Le Grand Restaurant (1966), co-written with Louis de Funès, which became a significant box office success. Besnard continued to direct comedies throughout the 1970s, including Le Fou du labo 4 (1967) and La situation est grave... mais pas désespérée (1976). In the 1980s, he shifted his focus to television, directing various TV movies and series. Besnard's work is characterized by its humor and collaboration with prominent French actors.
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Filmografia
- L'antidoto · Sceneggiatura
- Un petit grain de folie · Sceneggiatura
- Feu Adrien Muset · Regia
- La Belle Anglaise · Regia, Sceneggiatura
- Appelez-moi Fouks · Regia
- Te marre pas... c'est pour rire ! · Regia
- Général... nous voilà...! · Regia, Sceneggiatura
- La piccola grande guerra · Regia
- La situation est grave... mais pas désespérée · Regia, Sceneggiatura
- Et si tu n'en veux pas · Regia, Sceneggiatura
- Non è perché non si ha nulla da dire che si deve star zitti · Regia, Adaptation
- Anche i gangster mangiano lenticchie · Regia
- Il morto mettetelo sul conto · Regia, Produzione
- Estouffade à la Caraïbe · Regia
- Chi ha rubato il presidente? · Regia, Sceneggiatura
- Fantomas minaccia il mondo · Second Unit Director
- Fantomas 70 · Second Unit Director
- OSS 117 minaccia Bangkok · Second Unit Director
- I misteri di Parigi · First Assistant Director
- Les Nymphettes · Technical Advisor
- Il ritorno di Arsenio Lupin · Second Assistant Director
- Rififi · Third Gambler (uncredited)
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