Jacques Dupont (director)

Jacques Dupont (born 21 April 1921, Ruelle-sur-Touvre) is a French film director.

Life

Formerly of the IDHEC, and a specialist in exotic cinema, he appeared less comfortable in Les Distractions, in which he directed Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alexandra Stewart, than he did in evoking French volunteers in Korea in Crève-cœur.

Filmography

Short films

• 1946 : Au pays des Pygmées
• 1947 : Pirogues sur l'Ogooué
• 1949 : La Grande case
• 1953 : Stock car
• 1954 : L'Enfant au fennec
• 1955 : Coureurs de brousse

Full features

• 1950 : Savage Africa (Congolaise)
• 1955 : Crève-cœur
• 1958 : La Passe du diable (The Devil's Pass) with Pierre Schoendoerffer
• 1960 : Les Distractions

External links

• Jacques Dupont at the Internet Movie Database