Maurice Cloche

1907-1990

Biography: life and films

Maurice Cloche was a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He was born in Commercy, Meuse, France on 17th June 1907 and died in Bordeaux, Gironde, France on 20th March 1990, aged 82.

His best films as a film director include Monsieur Vincent (1947), Docteur Laennec (1949), Marchands de filles (1957), Filles de nuit (1958) and La Porteuse de pain (1963), and whose best work as a screenwriter include Feu sacré (1942), Monsieur Vincent (1947), Docteur Laennec (1949), Marchands de filles (1957) and Filles de nuit (1958).

Maurice Cloche directed 42 films (including 1 short), scripted 29 films and appeared in 2 films.

His most frequent genres include: drama (27 films), comedy (8), comedy-drama (5) and Biography (2).

Our average rating for Maurice Cloche over all films is: 2.3

Filmography

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

Cessez le feu (1934) [a]

Ces dames aux chapeaux verts (1937) [d,w]

La Vie est magnifique (1938) [d,w]

Le Petit chose (1938) [d]

Nord-Atlantique (1939) [d]

Sixième étage (1940) [d]

Départ à zéro (1941) [d]

Feu sacré (1942) [d,w]

L'Invité de la onzième heure (1945) [d]

La Fille aux yeux gris (1945) [w]

Vingt-quatre heures de perm' (1945) [d]

Jeux de femmes (1946) [d]

Coeur de coq (1947) [d]

Monsieur Vincent (1947) [d,w]

Pas un mot à la reine mère (1947) [d]

Docteur Laennec (1949) [d,w]

La Cage aux filles (1949) [d,w]

La Portatrice di pane (1950) [d,w]

Né de père inconnu (1950) [d,w]

Peppino e Violetta (1950) [d,w]

The Small Miracle (1951) [d,w]

Domenica (1952) [d,w]

Moineaux de Paris (1952) [d,w]

Rayés des vivants (1952) [d]

Noches andaluzas (1954) [d,w]

Nuits andalouses (1954) [d,w]

Un missionnaire (1955) [d,w]

Adorables démons (1957) [d,w]

Marchands de filles (1957) [d,w]

Quand vient l'amour (1957) [d]

Filles de nuit (1958) [d,w]

Prisons de femmes (1958) [d,w]

Bal de nuit (1959) [d,w]

Le Fric (1959) [d,w]

Touchez pas aux blondes (1960) [d,w]

Cocagne (1961) [d,w]

La Porteuse de pain (1963) [d,w]

Coplan, agent secret FX 18 (1964) [d]

Requiem pour un caïd (1964) [d,w]

Baraka sur X 13 (1966) [d,w]

Le Vicomte règle ses comptes (1967) [d]

Un Killer per sua maestà (1968) [d,w]



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