Marc Caro

1956-

Biography: life and films

Marc Caro is a French film director. He was born in Nantes, France on 2nd April 1956.

His best films as a screenwriter include L'évasion (1978), Delicatessen (1991) and Dante 01 (2008), and whose best work as a film director include The Bunker of the Last Gunshots (1981), Delicatessen (1991) and Dante 01 (2008).

Marc Caro has so far scripted 6 films, appeared in 6 films and directed 5 films (including 2 shorts).

His most frequent genres include: Fantasy (4 films), comedy (2) and Animation (2).

Our average rating for Marc Caro over all films is: 3.1

Filmography

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

Delicatessen (1991) [a,d,w]

La Cité des enfants perdus (1995) [a,d,w]

Dante 01 (2008) [d,w]

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