Léonide Moguy

Léonide Moguy
Born 14 July 1899
St. Petersburg, Russia
Died 21 April 1976 (aged 76)
Paris, France

Léonide Moguy (14 July 1899 – 21 April 1976) was a Russian born French film director, screenwriter and film editor .

He was active in film between 1936 and 1961. His work has influenced American director Quentin Tarantino, who discovered him while writing the script for Inglourious Basterds.[1]

Personal life

One of Moguy's early companions was the fashion designer Jacques Fath, a sometime actor who appeared in an early Moguy film.

Selected Filmography

Notes and references

  1. Quentin Tarantino interview at Times Talks, excerpt on YouTube

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