Henri Decoin
Henri Decoin (18 March 1890 – 4 July 1969) was a French film director and screenwriter, who directed more than 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who won the national title in 1911 and held the national record in the 500 m freestyle. He competed in the 400 m freestyle at the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the water polo tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics. During World War I Decoin served as a pilot. After that he worked as a sports journalist for L'Auto, L'Intransigeant and Paris-Soir. In 1926 he published his first book, influenced by Dadaism, the experimental and prize-winning Quinze Combats (Fifteen Rounds), in which a boxing match is seen subjectively by a boxer, and in 1933 directed his first film, Les requins du pétrole (The Oil Sharks). He was known for tackling many genres; with adaptations of Georges Simenon as The Strangers in the House (1942) - featuring Raimu in one of his famous roles, and The Truth Of Our Marriage (1952), historical films like The Case Of Poisons (1955), and The Iron Mask (1962), espionage flicks like The Cat (1958), police procedurals with Raid on the Drug Ring (1955) and Fire To The Powder (1957), psychological dramas in Green Domino (1935) (where he first met his second wife, Danielle Darrieux), and The Lovers Are Alone In The World (1948) and even an odd film noir like Between Eleven And Midnight (1949). He worked with such stars of French cinema as Jean Marais, Louis Jouvet, Juliette Gréco, Lino Ventura, Corinne Calvet, Anouk Aimée, and Jean Gabin; to name a few. He directed Darrieux in several films, and accompanied her to Hollywood in 1938 while she signed a Universal Pictures contract. He took the opportunity to observe how Hollywood made films, and returned to France with these techniques in hand. Decoin was one of the more prolific directors of his time. Decoin was married four times. His second marriage was to actress and singer Danielle Darrieux. He had two sons; Jacques Decoin (1928–1998) and Didier Decoin who was also a prominent screenwriter. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Truth About Bebe Donge
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At the Grand Balcony
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Strangers in the House
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Razzia
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Between Eleven and Midnight
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Clockface Cafe
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Not Guilty
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The Cat
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Devil's Daughter
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Portrait of a Murderer
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An Evening at the Music Hall
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The Case of Poisons
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The Cat Shows Her Claws
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Clara de Montargis
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The London Man
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The Iron Mask
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Love and Desire
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The Scheming Women
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Burning Fuse
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Monelle
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The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean
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Atomic Agent
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Beating Heart
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License to Kill
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The Lovers of Toledo
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Anyone Can Kill Me
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Anyone Can Kill Me
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Abused Confidence
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Abused Confidence
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Toboggan
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One Step to Eternity
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Toboggan
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One Step to Eternity
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Where the Truth Lies
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Where the Truth Lies
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The Race for Love
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Too Many Lovers
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La ronde infernale
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Clockface Cafe
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The Green Domino
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Her First Affair
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Too Late to Love
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Clouzot : The Early Works
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Pariahs of Glory
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Pariahs of Glory
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The Virgin Bride
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Paris Incident
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The Benefactor
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Love and Desire
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The Blue Ones of the Sky
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The Blue Ones of the Sky
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The Oil Sharks
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The Oil Sharks
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Return at Dawn
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Return at Dawn
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The Cat Shows Her Claws
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An Evening at the Music Hall
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Burning Fuse
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King of the Camargue
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Too Late to Love
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Devil's Daughter
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I Am with You
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Annette and the Blonde Woman
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Tender and Violent Elisabeth
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Razzia
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The Unknown Singer
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Inside a Girls' Dormitory
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Port Arthur
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Casablanca, Nest of Spies
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Her First Affair
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The Case of Poisons
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Dragnet Night
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I Will Love You Always
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Love Marriage
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The Pavements of Paris
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Tender and Violent Elisabeth
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Clara de Montargis
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The Secrets of the Bed
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Between Eleven and Midnight
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Love and the Frenchwoman
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Inside a Girls' Dormitory
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Port-Arthur
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Sailor's Song
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The London Man
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Poliche
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