About
René Clément (March 18, 1913, Bordeaux – March 17, 1996, Monte Carlo, Monaco) was a French film director and screenwriter. Clément studied architecture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts where he developed an interest in filmmaking. In 1936, he directed his first film, a 20 minute short written and featuring Jacques Tati. Clément spent the latter part of the 1930s making documentaries in parts of the Middle East and Africa. In 1937, he and archaeologist Jules Barthou were in Yemen making preparations to film a documentary, the first ever of that country and one that includes the only known film image of Imam Yahya. Almost ten years passed before Clément directed a feature but his French Resistance film, La Bataille du rail (1945), gained much critical and commercial success. From there René Clément became one of his country's most successful and respected directors, garnering numerous awards...
Known for
Purple NoonMovie • 1960
Is Paris Burning?Movie • 1966
Beauty and the BeastMovie • 1946
Forbidden GamesMovie • 1952
Rider on the RainMovie • 1970
Joy HouseMovie • 1964
The Deadly TrapMovie • 1971
The Walls of MalapagaMovie • 1949
GervaiseMovie • 1956
And Hope to DieMovie • 1972
Watch Your LeftMovie • 1936
The Battle of the RailsMovie • 1946
The Day and the HourMovie • 1963
The DamnedMovie • 1947
The Joy of LivingMovie • 1961
Mr. OrchidMovie • 1946
Monsieur RipoisMovie • 1954