Jean Boyer

1901-1965

Biography: life and films

Jean Boyer was a French film director. He was born in Paris, France on 26th June 1901 and died in Paris, France on 10th March 1965, aged 63.

His best films as a film director include La Chaleur du sein (1938), Romance de Paris (1941), Le Passe-muraille (1951), La Madelon (1955) and Le Chômeur de Clochemerle (1957), and whose best work as a screenwriter include Hanns Schwarz's Princesse, à vos ordres! (1931), La Chaleur du sein (1938), Romance de Paris (1941), Le Passe-muraille (1951) and Nous irons à Monte Carlo (1952).

Jean Boyer directed 62 films, scripted 60 films, supplied the music for 1 film and appeared in 1 film.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: René Guissart (2 films) and Henri Decoin (2).

His most frequent genres include: comedy (52 films), drama (19), comedy-drama (5) and comedy-romance (3).

Our average rating for Jean Boyer over all films is: 2.4

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer; a = actor; m = musician

Calais-Douvres (1931) [d,w]

Dactylo (1931) [a,w]

La Fin du monde (1931) [w]

Le Congrès s'amuse (1931) [d,w]

Princesse, à vos ordres! (1931) [w]

Le Vainqueur (1932) [w]

Monsieur, Madame et Bibi (1932) [d,w]

Passionnément (1932) [w]

L'Amour guidé (1933) [d,w]

La Pouponnière (1933) [d]

Moi et l'impératrice (1933) [w]

Nu comme un ver (1933) [w]

Un soir de réveillon (1933) [w]

Voyage de noces (1933) [w]

Antonia, romance hongroise (1934) [d,w]

La Garnison amoureuse (1934) [w]

Dédé (1935) [w]

Le Contrôleur des wagons-lits (1935) [w]

Les Époux célibataires (1935) [d,w]

Roses noires (1935) [d,m]

Mademoiselle ma mère (1936) [w]

Prends la route (1936) [d,w]

Un mauvais garçon (1936) [d,w]

Abus de confiance (1937) [w]

La Chaste Suzanne (1937) [w]

La Chaleur du sein (1938) [d,w]

Ma soeur de lait (1938) [d,w]

Mon curé chez les riches (1938) [d]

Circonstances atténuantes (1939) [d,w]

Noix de coco (1939) [d]

Miquette (1940) [d,w]

Sérénade (1940) [d]

Chèque au porteur (1941) [d,w]

L'Acrobate (1941) [d,w]

Romance de Paris (1941) [d,w]

À vos ordres, Madame (1942) [d,w]

Boléro (1942) [d]

Frédérica (1942) [d]

Le Prince charmant (1942) [d]

Signé illisible (1942) [w]

La Bonne étoile (1943) [d]

Il Diavolo va in collegio (1944) [d,w]

La Femme fatale (1946) [d]

On ne meurt pas comme ça (1946) [d]

Les Aventures de Casanova (1947) [d]

Les Aventures des Pieds-Nickelés (1948) [w]

Mademoiselle s'amuse (1948) [d,w]

Valse brillante (1948) [d]

Tous les chemins mènent à Rome (1949) [d]

Une femme par jour (1949) [d,w]

Le Rosier de Madame Husson (1950) [d]

Nous irons à Paris (1950) [d,w]

Le Passe-muraille (1951) [d,w]

Monte Carlo Baby (1951) [d,w]

Mr. Peek-A-Boo (1951) [d]

Nous irons à Monte Carlo (1951) [d,w]

Coiffeur pour dames (1952) [d,w]

Le Trou normand (1952) [d]

Cent francs par seconde (1953) [d,w]

Femmes de Paris (1953) [d,w]

Il Paese dei campanelli (1953) [d,w]

Une vie de garçon (1953) [d,w]

J'avais sept filles (1954) [d,w]

La Madelon (1955) [d,w]

La Terreur des dames (1956) [d]

Le Couturier de ces dames (1956) [d,w]

Le Chômeur de Clochemerle (1957) [d,w]

Mademoiselle et son gang (1957) [d,w]

Sénéchal le magnifique (1957) [d,w]

Les Vignes du Seigneur (1958) [d,w]

L'Increvable (1959) [d,w]

Le Confident de ces dames (1959) [d,w]

Nina (1959) [d,w]

Bouche cousue (1960) [d,w]

Les Croulants se portent bien (1961) [d]

C'est pas moi, c'est l'autre (1962) [d,w]

Virginie (1962) [d,w]

Le Coup de bambou (1963) [d]

Relaxe-toi chérie (1964) [d,w]



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