André Beucler

Russian-born French writer (1898–1985)
André Beucler
Plaque on Beucler's former residence in Paris.
Born24 February 1898
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died26 February 1985 (aged 87)
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Occupation(s)Director, writer, journalist
Years active1933–1948 (film)

André Beucler (1898–1985) was a Russian-born French journalist, novelist, screenwriter and film director.[1][2][3] He was born in Saint Petersburg to a French father and grew up speaking Russian.[4] During the 1930s he worked on a number of films produced by L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne, the French subsidiary of the German company UFA. He was awarded the SGDL Grand Prix for Literature in 1957.

Selected filmography

  • I.F.1 ne répond plus (1933)
  • Goodbye, Beautiful Days (1933)
  • Princesse Czardas (1934)
  • Tambour battant (1934)
  • The Secret of Woronzeff (1935)
  • Nitchevo (1936)
  • Lady Killer (1937)
  • Bagarres (1948)

References

  1. ^ Tilburg p.240
  2. ^ Pitts p.83
  3. ^ Crisp p.196
  4. ^ Cate p.272

Bibliography

  • Cate, Curtis. André Malraux: A Biography. Fromm International Publishing Corporation, 1997.
  • Crisp, Colin. French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 1, 1929–1939. Indiana University Press, 2015.
  • Pitts, Michael R. Thrills Untapped: Neglected Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928–1936. McFarland, 2018.
  • Tilburg, Patricia. Working Girls: Sex, Taste, and Reform in the Parisian Garment Trades, 1880–1919. Oxford University Press, 2019.
  • André Beucler at IMDb
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