Jacques Sigurd

1920-1987

Biography: life and films

Jacques Sigurd was a French screenwriter. He was born in Paris, France on 15th June 1920 and died in New York City, New York, USA on 21st December 1987, aged 67.

His best films as a screenwriter include Yves Allégret's Dédée d'Anvers (1948), Une si jolie petite plage (1949), Manèges (1950), Marcel Carné's Les Tricheurs (1958) and Trois chambres à Manhattan (1965).

Jacques Sigurd scripted 29 films and appeared in 1 film.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Yves Allégret (7 films), Marcel Carné (4), Richard Pottier (2), Jean Dréville (2), François Villiers (2) and Christian-Jaque (2).

His most frequent genres include: drama (24 films), romance (5), comedy (3) and history (2).

Our average rating for Jacques Sigurd over all films is: 2.8



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