Louis Malle

About

Louis Marie Malle (30 October 1932 – 23 November 1995) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. His film "The Silent World" won the Palme d'Or in 1956 and the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1957, although he was not credited at the ceremony with the award instead being presented to the film's co-director Jacques Cousteau. Later in his career he was nominated multiple times for Academy Awards. Malle is also one of the few directors to have won the Golden Lion multiple times. Malle worked in both French cinema and Hollywood, and he produced both French and English language films. His most famous films include the crime film "Elevator to the Gallows" (1958), the World War II drama "Lacombe, Lucien" (1974), the romantic crime film "Atlantic City" (1980), the comedy-drama "My Dinner with Andre" (1981), and the autobiographical film "Au Revoir les Enfants" (1987)....

Known for

StoryvilleSeries • 1997Pretty BabyMovie • 1978DamageMovie • 1992Viva Maria!Movie • 1965Elevator to the GallowsMovie • 1958Murmur of the HeartMovie • 1971Au Revoir les EnfantsMovie • 1987My Dinner with AndreMovie • 1981A Very Private AffairMovie • 1962Spirits of the DeadMovie • 1968Atlantic CityMovie • 1980The Fire WithinMovie • 1963Vanya on 42nd StreetMovie • 1994La Vie de BohèmeMovie • 1992Black MoonMovie • 1975The Thief of ParisMovie • 1967Zazie dans le MétroMovie • 1960May FoolsMovie • 1990A Master BuilderMovie • 2014The OgreMovie • 1996Lacombe, LucienMovie • 1974The LoversMovie • 1958CrackersMovie • 1984The Silent WorldMovie • 1956