François Truffaut
Directing
Born: February 6, 1932 · Paris, France
Died: October 21, 1984 (aged 52)
Highest Rated
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
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
The 400 Blows
1959
Breathless
1960
Wings of Desire
1987
Fahrenheit 451
1966
Jules and Jim
1962
Day for Night
1973
The Last Metro
1980
Stolen Kisses
1968
Shoot the Piano Player
1960
The Woman Next Door
1981
Bed and Board
1970
Photos (4)
Movies (18)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Claude Lacombe
The 400 Blows
Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité)
The Soft Skin
Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)
Bed and Board
Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)
Day for Night
Ferrand, the Director
The Story of Adèle H.
Officer (uncredited)
Two English Girls
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Man Who Loved Women
Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited)
Small Change
Martine's father
The Wild Child
Le Dr Jean Itard
A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
Journalist (voice) (uncredited)
Fool’s Mate
Party guest (uncredited)
The Green Room
Julien Davenne
The Kreutzer Sonata
Cameo (uncredited)
The Army Game
Le taulard passionné de lecture
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
2016
Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort
archive footage
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (60)
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
Apostrophes
Self · 3 eps
Spécial cinéma
Self · 4 eps
Omnibus
Self · 1 eps
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · 1 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · 5 eps
Cinépanorama
Self · 2 eps
Ciné regards
Self · 1 eps
Reflets de Cannes
Self · 2 eps
Pour le plaisir
Self · 2 eps
Un film et son époque
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Godard Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
Self (archive footage)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Self
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Langlois
Self
Godard by Godard
Self (archive footage)
The World of Jacques Demy
Self (archive footage)
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
Self (archive footage)
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
Self (archive footage)
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
Self (archive footage)
Jim Morrison: The End
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Being Bo Widerberg
Self (archive footage)
Passion Fanny Ardant
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
François Truffaut l'insoumis
Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
Self (archive footage)
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
Self (archive footage)
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
Self (Archive Footage)
Ain't Misbehavin
Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
Self (archive footage)
Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
Self (audio archival footage)
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
Self
Les secrets de François Truffaut
Self (archive footage)
Carl Th. Dreyer
Self
Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte
Self (archive footage)
Sous le soleil de Pialat
Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'
Self (archive footage)
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Self
The Secret of the Wild Child
Self
Two in the Wave
Self (archive footage)
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
Self
Vadim Mister Cool
Self (archive footage)
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
Self (archive footage)
Take It All
Self (uncredited)
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
Self (archive footage)
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
Self (archive footage)
Portrait of François Truffaut
Self
Léaud l'unique
Self (archive) - filmmaker
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
Self
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
Self
Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix films
Self
François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !
Self
Determination
Self (archival footage)
Postface à l’Atalante
Self
François Truffaut
Self
Directing (27)
Stolen Kisses
Director
The 400 Blows
Director
Fahrenheit 451
Director
Shoot the Piano Player
Director
Love at Twenty
Director
The Soft Skin
Director
The Last Metro
Director
Jules and Jim
Director
Bed and Board
Director
Day for Night
Director
Mississippi Mermaid
Director
The Bride Wore Black
Director
The Story of Adèle H.
Director
Antoine and Colette
Director
The Woman Next Door
Director
Love on the Run
Director
Two English Girls
Director
The Man Who Loved Women
Director
Small Change
Director
The Wild Child
Director
A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
Director
Confidentially Yours
Director
The Green Room
Director
The Army Game
Co-Director
The Mischief Makers
Director
Their First Films
Director
A Story of Water
Director
Writing (47)
Breathless
Original Story
Breathless
Story
Stolen Kisses
Dialogue
Stolen Kisses
Screenplay
The 400 Blows
Adaptation
The 400 Blows
Screenplay
Fahrenheit 451
Screenplay
Shoot the Piano Player
Adaptation
Shoot the Piano Player
Dialogue
The Truth About Charlie
Original Film Writer
Love at Twenty
Writer
The Soft Skin
Screenplay
The Last Metro
Screenplay
The Last Metro
Dialogue
Jules and Jim
Adaptation
Bed and Board
Dialogue
Bed and Board
Screenplay
Day for Night
Screenplay
Mississippi Mermaid
Adaptation
Breathless
Author
The Bride Wore Black
Adaptation
The Story of Adèle H.
Screenplay
Antoine and Colette
Writer
The Woman Next Door
Screenplay
Love on the Run
Screenplay
Two English Girls
Writer
The Man Who Loved Women
Screenplay
The Little Thief
Story
Small Change
Screenplay
The Wild Child
Screenplay
The Wild Child
Adaptation
The Wild Child
Dialogue
The Man Who Loved Women
Original Film Writer
A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
Writer
Confidentially Yours
Screenplay
Confidentially Yours
Adaptation
Confidentially Yours
Dialogue
The Green Room
Screenplay
The Army Game
Adaptation
The Army Game
Screenplay
The Mischief Makers
Screenplay
Mata Hari, Agent H21
Screenplay
The Overworked
Writer
A Story of Water
Writer
A Swelled Head
Writer
Short cuts : François Truffaut's The Woman Next Door
Original Film Writer
Short Cuts : Stolen Kisses
Original Film Writer
Producing (18)
Stolen Kisses
Producer
The 400 Blows
Producer
The Soft Skin
Producer
The Last Metro
Producer
Jules and Jim
Producer
Bed and Board
Producer
Mississippi Mermaid
Producer
The Woman Next Door
Producer
Love on the Run
Producer
The Man Who Loved Women
Producer
Small Change
Producer
Confidentially Yours
Producer
Testament of Orpheus
Associate Producer
The Green Room
Producer
Naked Childhood
Producer
The Army Game
Producer
That Kid
Producer
Anna the Maid
Producer