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Yves Boisset

Yves Boisset

Yves Boisset (14 March 1939 – 31 March 2025) was a French film director and scriptwriter. Boisset began his career as an assistant director. After working with such directors as Hossein, Ciampi, Melville and Clement, he began directing short films until the late 1960s when he made his feature film debut. Boisset frequently contributes to the scripts he shoots and is known for his fast-paced action-adventures and his social and political thrillers. His 1972 film L'Attentat entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. Source: Article "Yves Boisset" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Patrick Dewaere, My Hero
Patrick Dewaere, My Hero
2022 • Self (voice) (archive footage) - director
Yves Boisset - Le Cinéaste le plus censuré de France
2013 • Self - filmmaker, subject
Lino, il n'était que lui-même
2012 • Self
Le cinéma de Boris Vian
Le cinéma de Boris Vian
2011 • Self
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
2011 • Self
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
2002 • Self
Spy, Stand Up
Spy, Stand Up
1982 • Richard's assistant

Full filmography

Patrick Dewaere, My Hero
Patrick Dewaere, My Hero
2022 • Self (voice) (archive footage) - director
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Spy, Stand Up
Spy, Stand Up
1982 • Richard's assistant
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Yves Boisset – Biography, Known For & Filmography