François Truffaut (1932–1984)

Born: February 6, 1932 in Paris, France
Died: October 21, 1984 (age 52) in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Was voted the 27th Greatest Director of all time by Entertainment Weekly. He is the highest ranking director on this list who was a film critic before he became a filmmaker.

Was rumored to be a contender to direct The Stunt Man (1980), and to have used elements from that film’s source, the Paul Brodeur novel of the same name, in the story of Day for Night (1973), but he strenuously denied these rumors in correspondence published after his death, claiming that inspiration had come instead from Singin’ in the Rain (1952), 8½ (1963), and The Bad and the Beautiful (1952).

The 400 Blows 1959 dir. Francois Truffaut Cast Jean-Pierre Leaud Claire Maurier

Jules and Jim 1962 dir. Truffaut Starring Jeanne Moreau Oskar Werner

THE 400 BLOWS 1959 dir. Francois Truffaut Stars: Jean-Pierre L�aud Albert R�my

Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 dir. Steven Spielberg

Day for Night 1973 dir. Truffaut Starring Jacqueline Bisset Valentina Cortese

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