Frédéric Rossif

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Frédéric Rossif (August 14, 1922 - April 18, 1990) was a French film and television director. He directed several documentaries, primarily dealing with animals and historical events, and frequently used music of Vangelis, although also used original compositions by Maurice Jarre.

He was born in Cetinje, Montenegro, and fled to Greece during World War II before making his way to France after the war.

In 1970, he produced his only non-documentary film, Aussi loin que l'amour, in which Salvador Dalí was an actor.

His 1963 film, Mourir a Madrid, about the Spanish Civil War, was nominated for an Academy Award for Documentary Feature.

On his death in 1990, Frédéric Rossif was buried in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris.