Jean-Jacques Annaud

1943-

Biography: life and films

Jean-Jacques Annaud is a French film director. He was born in Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne, France on 1st October 1943.

His best films as a film director include Coup de tête (1979), L'Ours (1988) and Or noir (2011), and whose best work as a screenwriter include Pierre Richard's comedy Je suis timide... mais je me soigne (1978), Wings of Courage (1995) and Or noir (2011).

Jean-Jacques Annaud has so far directed 13 films and scripted 10 films.

His most frequent genres include: drama (8 films), history (4), comedy-drama (4), War (3), comedy (2), Thriller (2) and Fantasy (2).

Our average rating for Jean-Jacques Annaud over all films is: 3.2



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