François Truffaut
b. 1932 — d. 1984 (aged 52)
Paris, France
Director
Writer
François Roland Truffaut (6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five films. Along with Jean-Luc Godard, Truffaut was one of the most influential figures of the French New Wave, inspiring directors such as Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Brian De Palma, Martin Scorsese, & Wes Anderson.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 6.8
Gregory Peck, the Gentleman Actor
2022 Self
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The Magic Skin
2011 Writer
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★ 5.9
Belle Époque
1995 Writer
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★ 6.8
The Little Thief
1988 Writer
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Lire
1986 Writer
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★ 6.0
Breathless
1983 Writer
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★ 7.2
Confidentially Yours
1983 Director
Writer
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★ 5.3
The Man Who Loved Women
1983 Writer
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★ 7.1
La leçon de cinéma: François Truffaut
1983 Self
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★ 5.2
Ciné parade
1982 Self
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Les visiteurs du jour
1982 Self
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★ 7.2
The Woman Next Door
1981 Director
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★ 7.3
The Last Metro
1980 Director
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★ 5.9
Willie & Phil
1980 Writer
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★ 7.0
Love on the Run
1979 Director
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★ 6.8
The Green Room
1978 Actor
Director
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Julien Davenne
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Hommage à Rossellini
1978 Self
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Cineclube 2
1978 Self
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★ 7.6
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 Actor
Claude Lacombe
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★ 7.4
The Man Who Loved Women
1977 Director
Writer
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★ 6.0
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
1977 Self
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★ 8.5
Francois Truffaut
1977 Self
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★ 7.6
Small Change
1976 Director
Writer
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★ 7.2
The Story of Adele H
1975 Director
Writer
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Clap
1975 Self
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★ 6.6
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
1974 Self
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Les musiciens de la pellicule
1974 Self
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★ 8.0
Day for Night
1973 Actor
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Ferrand, le réalisateur
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★ 6.5
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
1972 Director
Writer
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★ 5.6
Vive le cinéma!
1972 Self
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★ 7.2
Two English Girls
1971 Director
Writer
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Rencontres
1971 Self
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★ 7.4
Bed & Board
1970 Director
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★ 7.4
The Wild Child
1970 Actor
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Dr. Jean Itard
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★ 6.7
Langlois
1970 Self
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If It Moves Shoot It
1970 Self
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Post-scriptum
1970 Self
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★ 6.9
Mississippi Mermaid
1969 Director
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★ 7.5
Stolen Kisses
1968 Director
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★ 7.2
The Bride Wore Black
1968 Director
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Thèmes et variations du cinéma
1967 Self
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★ 7.2
Fahrenheit 451
1966 Director
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★ 7.0
Carl Th. Dreyer
1966 Self
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Documentary 451
1966 Self
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Studio 66
1966 Self
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Cinéma
1965 Self
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★ 7.5
The Soft Skin
1964 Director
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★ 6.2
Mata Hari, agent H21
1964 Writer
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★ 8.4
Cinéastes de notre temps
1964 Self
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★ 5.8
Pour le plaisir
1964 Self
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★ 5.4
Grand écran
1964 Self
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Auskunft über Jean Renoir
1964 Self
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★ 7.6
Jules and Jim
1962 Director
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★ 7.4
Antoine and Colette
1962 Director
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★ 7.1
Love at Twenty
1962 Director
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★ 5.4
Los 4 Golpes
1962 Actor
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El Asasino (The Assassin)
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★ 5.8
A Fat Head
1962 Writer
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★ 6.5
A Story of Water
1961 Writer
Director
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★ 6.9
Me faire ça à moi
1961 Writer
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Les échos du cinéma
1961 Self
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★ 7.6
Breathless
1960 Writer
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★ 7.4
Shoot the Piano Player
1960 Director
Writer
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★ 5.0
The Army Game
1960 Writer
Director
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★ 8.0
The 400 Blows
1959 Director
Writer
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Filmfestspiele Cannes 1959
1959 Self
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★ 6.1
Les surmenés
1958 Writer
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★ 7.0
Les mistons
1957 Director
Writer
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★ 7.0
Fool's Mate
1956 Actor
Un invité à la fête
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★ 6.1
The Kreutzer Sonata
1956 Actor
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★ 7.1
A Visit
1955 Director
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The Man Who Loved Women
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