Henri Decoin
Directing
Born 1890-03-18
Died 1969-07-04
Paris, France
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Henri Decoin (18 March 1890 – 4 July 1969) was a French film director and screenwriter, who directed more than 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who won the national title in 1911 and held the national record in the 500 m freestyle. He competed in the 400 m freestyle at the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the water polo tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
During World War I Decoin served as a pilot. After that he worked as a sports journalist for L'Auto, L'Intransigeant and Paris-Soir. In 1926 he published his first book, influenced by Dadaism, the experimental and prize-winning Quinze Combats (Fifteen Rounds), in which a boxing match is seen subjectively by a boxer, and in 1933 directed his first film, Les requins du pétrole (The Oil Sharks).
He was known for tackling many genres; with adaptations of Georges Simenon as The Strangers in the House (1942) - featuring Raimu in one of his famous roles, and The Truth Of Our Marriage (1952), historical films like The Case Of Poisons (1955), and The Iron Mask (1962), espionage flicks like The Cat (1958), police procedurals with Raid on the Drug Ring (1955) and Fire To The Powder (1957), psychological dramas in Green Domino (1935) (where he first met his second wife, Danielle Darrieux), and The Lovers Are Alone In The World (1948) and even an odd film noir like Between Eleven And Midnight (1949). He worked with such stars of French cinema as Jean Marais, Louis Jouvet, Juliette Gréco, Lino Ventura, Corinne Calvet, Anouk Aimée, and Jean Gabin; to name a few.
He directed Darrieux in several films, and accompanied her to Hollywood in 1938 while she signed a Universal Pictures contract. He took the opportunity to observe how Hollywood made films, and returned to France with these techniques in hand. Decoin was one of the more prolific directors of his time. Decoin was married four times. His second marriage was to actress and singer Danielle Darrieux. He had two sons; Jacques Decoin (1928–1998) and Didier Decoin who was also a prominent screenwriter.
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Directing
48 credits
The Oil Sharks
Razzia
The Iron Mask
Devil's Daughter
I Am with You
Where the Truth Lies
The Green Domino
Toboggan
The London Man
Too Many Lovers
Love and the Frenchwoman
One Step to Eternity
The Lovers of Toledo
Beating Heart
Inside a Girls' Dormitory
Monelle
The Cat
Pariahs of Glory
Strangers in the House
I Will Love You Always
Anyone Can Kill Me
Not Guilty
The Affair of the Poisons
At the Grand Balcony
Clockface Cafe
The Cat Shows Her Claws
Atomic Agent
The Secrets of the Bed
Too Late to Love
Clara de Montargis
Abused Confidence
The Scheming Women
The Benefactor
Love Marriage
Her First Affair
Burning Fuse
Between Eleven and Midnight
Casablanca, Nest of Spies
Tender and Violent Elisabeth
The Truth About Bebe Donge
License to Kill
Love and Desire
The Pavements of Paris
The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean
An Evening at the Music Hall
Return at Dawn
The Virgin Bride
Paris Incident
Writing
31 credits
Port Arthur
Port Arthur
Razzia
Devil's Daughter
Where the Truth Lies
Toboggan
The London Man
Poliche
One Step to Eternity
The Race for Love
Inside a Girls' Dormitory
Pariahs of Glory
Anyone Can Kill Me
The Affair of the Poisons
Clockface Cafe
The Cat Shows Her Claws
The Secrets of the Bed
Too Late to Love
Clara de Montargis
Abused Confidence
La ronde infernale
The Scheming Women
Her First Affair
Burning Fuse
Dragnet Night
Portrait of a Murderer
Tender and Violent Elisabeth
King of the Camargue
An Evening at the Music Hall
Return at Dawn
Sailor's Song
Acting
7 credits
Cinépanorama
The Oil Sharks
I Will Love You Always
Danielle Darrieux : Il est poli d'être gai !
Jean Marais, le mal rouge et or
Between Eleven and Midnight
Love and Desire
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