Georges Combret

Georges Combret
Born	11 November 1906 Paris, France
Died	31 January 1998 Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Occupation(s)	Director, Producer, Writer
Years active	1950-1982 (film)

Georges Combret (1906–1998) was a French film director, producer and screenwriter.[1]

Biography

Born as Maurice Antonin Georges Combret[2] in 1906, he would start work in the automobile industry. After the Second World War, he would find work in the film industry (starting as a production manager for the 1949 film La Ronde des Heures). During the 1970s, he would finance pornographic films and operated several theatres. He died after succumbing to injuries caused by a car in 1998.[3]

Selected filmography

• Duel in Dakar (1951)
• Music in the Head (1951)
• The Fighting Drummer (1953)
• Rasputin (1954)
• The Contessa's Secret (1954)
• The Whole Town Accuses (1956)
• Marie of the Isles (1959)
• Hot Frustrations (1965)
• Ring Around the World (1966)
• Fire of Love (1967)
• The Curse of Belphegor (1967)
• Hot and Naked (1974)
• Le plumard en folie (1974)

References

1. Hayward p.423
2. "matchID - Moteur de recherche des décès". deces.matchid.io. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
3. Rège, Philippe (2010). Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Vol. 1. Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-8108-6939-4.

Bibliography

• Hayward, Susan. French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film. Intellect Books, 2010.

External links

• Georges Combret at IMDb