About
Jean-Pierre Mocky (6 July 1929 – 8 August 2019), pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, was a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. Mocky was born in Nice, France to Polish immigrant parents, Jeanne Zylinska and Adam Mokiejewski. His father was Jewish and his mother was Catholic. Mocky appeared as an actor in the 1955 film Gli Sbandati and in many other movies, including some of those he also directed (Solo, L'albatros, L'Ombre d'une chance, Un Linceul n'a pas de poches). His 1987 film Le Miraculé was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival. He began as an actor in the cinema and theater. In particular, he played in Jean Dréville's Les Casse-pieds (1948), Jean Cocteau's Orphée (1950) and Bernard Borderie's The Mask of the Gorilla (1957). But it was especially in Italy that he became famous, thanks to his role in I vinti by Michelangelo Antonioni....
Known for
Strip-TeaseSeries • 1985
First Name: CarmenMovie • 1983
SensoMovie • 1954
The DiscordMovie • 1978
La StradaMovie • 1954
Godard Mon AmourMovie • 2017
The Barefoot ContessaMovie • 1954
OrpheusMovie • 1950
The Count of Monte CristoMovie • 1954
The WitnessMovie • 1978
The Mask of the GorillaMovie • 1958
Kill the RefereeMovie • 1984
Speaking of MurderMovie • 1957
Light-Fingered GeorgeMovie • 1963
AmericanoMovie • 2011
Rise and Fall of a Small Film CompanyMovie • 1986
Head Against the WallMovie • 1959
No Pockets in a ShroudMovie • 1974
Agent troubleMovie • 1987
The Seasons of PleasureMovie • 1988
The VanquishedMovie • 1953
LitanMovie • 1982
Is There a Frenchman in the House?Movie • 1982
Black for RemembranceMovie • 1995