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)
Bed and Board
Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)
Day for Night
Ferrand, the Director
The Soft Skin
Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)
The Story of Adèle H.
Officer (uncredited)
The Man Who Loved Women
Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited)
The Wild Child
Le Dr Jean Itard
The Green Room
Julien Davenne
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
Journalist (voice) (uncredited)
Small Change
Martine's father
Two English Girls
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
2016
Fool’s Mate
Party guest (uncredited)
The Army Game
Le taulard passionné de lecture
Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort
archive footage
The Kreutzer Sonata
Cameo (uncredited)
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (59)
Ciné regards
Self · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
Omnibus
Self · 1 eps
Apostrophes
Self · 3 eps
Spécial cinéma
Self · 4 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · 5 eps
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · 1 eps
Cinépanorama
Self · 2 eps
Ain't Misbehavin
Self (archive footage)
Reflets de Cannes
Self · 2 eps
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
Pour le plaisir
Self · 2 eps
Un film et son époque
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
Self (audio archival footage)
Godard Cinema
Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
Self (archive footage)
Langlois
Self
The World of Jacques Demy
Self (archive footage)
Jim Morrison: The End
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Passion Fanny Ardant
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
Self (archive footage)
Sous le soleil de Pialat
Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut l'insoumis
Self (archive footage)
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
Self (archive footage)
Being Bo Widerberg
Self (archive footage)
Portrait of François Truffaut
Self
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
Self (archive footage)
Godard by Godard
Self (archive footage)
Les secrets de François Truffaut
Self (archive footage)
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
Self (archive footage)
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
Self (archive footage)
Léaud l'unique
Self (archive) - filmmaker
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Self
Carl Th. Dreyer
Self
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
Self (archive footage)
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
Self
Vadim Mister Cool
Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut
Self
Determination
Self (archival footage)
Two in the Wave
Self (archive footage)
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
Self (archive footage)
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
Self (archive footage)
Take It All
Self (uncredited)
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
Self (archive footage)
Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix films
Self
Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'
Self (archive footage)
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
Self
Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte
Self (archive footage)
The Secret of the Wild Child
Self
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
Self
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
Self
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
Self (Archive Footage)
Postface à l’Atalante
Self
François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !
Self
Directing (27)
The 400 Blows
Director
The Last Metro
Director
Stolen Kisses
Director
Fahrenheit 451
Director
Bed and Board
Director
Day for Night
Director
The Soft Skin
Director
Jules and Jim
Director
The Bride Wore Black
Director
Love on the Run
Director
The Story of Adèle H.
Director
The Woman Next Door
Director
Shoot the Piano Player
Director
Mississippi Mermaid
Director
The Man Who Loved Women
Director
The Wild Child
Director
Confidentially Yours
Director
The Mischief Makers
Director
The Green Room
Director
Antoine and Colette
Director
A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
Director
Small Change
Director
Two English Girls
Director
Love at Twenty
Director
The Army Game
Co-Director
A Story of Water
Director
Their First Films
Director
Writing (47)
The 400 Blows
Adaptation
The 400 Blows
Screenplay
Breathless
Original Story
Breathless
Story
The Last Metro
Screenplay
The Last Metro
Dialogue
Stolen Kisses
Dialogue
Stolen Kisses
Screenplay
The Truth About Charlie
Original Film Writer
Fahrenheit 451
Screenplay
Bed and Board
Dialogue
Bed and Board
Screenplay
Day for Night
Screenplay
The Soft Skin
Screenplay
Jules and Jim
Adaptation
The Bride Wore Black
Adaptation
Love on the Run
Screenplay
Breathless
Author
The Story of Adèle H.
Screenplay
The Woman Next Door
Screenplay
The Little Thief
Story
Shoot the Piano Player
Dialogue
Shoot the Piano Player
Adaptation
Mississippi Mermaid
Adaptation
The Man Who Loved Women
Screenplay
The Wild Child
Screenplay
The Wild Child
Adaptation
The Wild Child
Dialogue
The Man Who Loved Women
Original Film Writer
Confidentially Yours
Screenplay
Confidentially Yours
Adaptation
Confidentially Yours
Dialogue
The Mischief Makers
Screenplay
The Green Room
Screenplay
Antoine and Colette
Writer
A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
Writer
Small Change
Screenplay
Two English Girls
Writer
Love at Twenty
Writer
Mata Hari, Agent H21
Screenplay
The Army Game
Adaptation
The Army Game
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)
The 400 Blows
Producer
The Last Metro
Producer
Stolen Kisses
Producer
Bed and Board
Producer
The Soft Skin
Producer
Jules and Jim
Producer
Love on the Run
Producer
The Woman Next Door
Producer
Mississippi Mermaid
Producer
Testament of Orpheus
Associate Producer
The Man Who Loved Women
Producer
Confidentially Yours
Producer
The Green Room
Producer
That Kid
Producer
Small Change
Producer
Naked Childhood
Producer
The Army Game
Producer
Anna the Maid
Producer