Paul Michel Audiard (; 15 May 1920 – 27 July 1985) was a French screenwriter and film director, known for his witty, irreverent and slang-laden dialogues which made him a prominent figure on the French cultural scene of the 1960s and 1970s. He was the father of French film director Jacques Audiard.
Screenwriting filmography
1940s–1950s
1949 : Mission à Tanger, directed by André Hunebelle On n'aime qu'une fois, directed by Jean Stelli 1950 : Brune ou blonde, directed by Jacques Garcia Beware of Blondes, directed by André Hunebelle 1951 : Vedettes sans maquillage, directed by Jacques Guillon Une histoire d'amour, directed by Guy Lefranc Le Passe-muraille, directed by Jean Boyer Darling Caroline, directed by Richard Pottier Ma femme est formidable (uncredited), directed by André Hunebelle Massacre en dentelles, directed by André Hunebelle L'Homme de ma vie, directed by Guy Lefranc Bim le petit âne, directed by Albert Lamorisse 1952 : Adorables Créatures (uncredited), directed by Christian-Jaque Pour vous, mesdames (uncredited), directed by Jacques Garcia Elle et moi, directed by Guy Lefranc Le Feu quelque part, directed by Pierre Foucaud (Court-métrage) Le Duel à travers les âges, directed by Pierre Foucaud (Court-métrage) 1953 : , directed by Daniel Gélin , directed by André Hunebelle The Most Wanted Man, directed by Henri Verneuil 1954 : Destinées (uncredited), directed by Christian-Jaque, Jean Delannoy and Marcello Pagliero Sang et lumières, directed by Georges Rouquier Les Gaietés de l'escadron, directed by Paolo Moffa Poisson d'avril (1954), directed by Gilles Grangier Quay of Blondes, directed by Paul Cadéac , directed by Pierre Foucaud 1955 : Gas-Oil, directed by Gilles Grangier 1956 : Until the Last One, directed by Pierre Billon Blood to the Head, directed by Gilles Grangier Mannequins of Paris, directed by André Hunebelle Short Head, directed by Norbert Carbonnaux 1957 : Le rouge est mis, directed by Gilles Grangier Fugitive in Saigon, directed by Marcel Camus Three Days to Live, directed by Gilles Grangier , directed by Denys de La Patellière Maigret tend un piège, directed by Jean Delannoy 1958 : Les Misérables, directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois Le Désordre et la Nuit, directed by Gilles Grangier Les Grandes Familles, directed by Denys de la Patellière Marchands de rien, directed by Daniel Lecomte (court-métrage) 1959 : Le fauve est lâché (uncredited), directed by Maurice Labro Archimède le clochard, directed by Gilles Grangier Pourquoi viens-tu si tard?, directed by Henri Decoin Maigret et l'Affaire Saint-Fiacre, directed by Jean Delannoy 125, rue Montmartre, directed by Gilles Grangier Rue des prairies, directed by Denys de la Patellière Babette s'en va-t-en guerre, directed by Christian-Jaque Eyes of Love, directed by Denys de la Patellière Vel d'Hiv', directed by Guy Blanc (Court-métrage) La Bête à l'affût, directed by Pierre Chenal Péchés de jeunesse, directed by Louis Duchesne