François Truffaut
Known for Directing · 82 credits
- Born
- 1932-02-06
- Died
- 1984-10-21
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- 프랑수아 트뤼포 · 弗朗索瓦·特吕弗 · 프랑소와 트뤼포
Biography
François Roland Truffaut (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five films. Along with Jean-Luc Godard, Truffaut was one of the most influential figures of the French New Wave, inspiring directors such as Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Brian De Palma, Martin Scorsese and Wes Anderson.
Known For
TV Shows (10)
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Omnibus
1967
as Self
Apostrophes
1975
as Self
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
Reflets de Cannes
1954
as Self
Un film et son époque
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Les Musiciens de la pellicule
1974
as lui-même
Movies (72)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
as Claude Lacombe
The 400 Blows
1959
as Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité)
The Green Room
1978
as Julien Davenne
Day for Night
1973
as Ferrand, the Director
The Soft Skin
1964
as Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)
Bed and Board
1970
as Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Story of Adèle H.
1975
as Officer (uncredited)
The Man Who Loved Women
1977
as Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited)
The Wild Child
1970
as Le Dr Jean Itard
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Two English Girls
1971
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Heart of the Festival
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Small Change
1976
as Martine's father
The World of Jacques Demy
1995
as Self (archive footage)
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
1992
as Self (archive footage)
Godard Cinema
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Jim Morrison: The End
2021
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
2024
as Self (archive footage)
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
1972
as Journalist (voice) (uncredited)
François Truffaut l'insoumis
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
2016
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
2018
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Vadim Mister Cool
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Fool’s Mate
1956
as Party guest (uncredited)
Langlois
1970
as Self
Carl Th. Dreyer
1966
as Self
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Godard by Godard
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Sous le soleil de Pialat
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Ain't Misbehavin
2013
as Self (archive footage)
On the Trail of the New Wave
2009
as Self (archive footage)
The Birth of Children of Paradise
1967
as Self
Omnibus: François Truffaut
1973
as Self
Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort
2021
as archive footage
Les secrets de François Truffaut
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Kreutzer Sonata
1956
as Cameo (uncredited)
The Army Game
1960
as Le taulard passionné de lecture
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
2019
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
2018
as Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
2000
as Self
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
1965
as Self
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
1964
as Self
Passion Fanny Ardant
2023
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Two in the Wave
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
2004
as Self (audio archival footage)
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscain
1996
as Self (archive) - film critic, filmmaker
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Los 4 Golpes
1962
as The Assassin
Take It All
1963
as Self (uncredited)
Postface à l’Atalante
2025
as Self
The Secret of the Wild Child
1994
as Self
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
1978
as Self
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
1975
as Self
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Portrait of François Truffaut
1961
as Self
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
2019
as Self (Archive Footage)
Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Looking for Truffaut
2009
as Self (archive footage)
To Be... A Classic
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix films
1970
as Self
François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !
2020
as Self
François Truffaut
1977
as Self
About François Truffaut
François Roland Truffaut (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five films. Along with Jean-Luc Godard, Truffaut was one of the most influential figures of the French New Wave, inspiring directors such as Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Brian De Palma, Martin Scorsese and Wes An… With 82 credits spanning from 1954 to 2025, François Truffaut has appeared in 72 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular François Truffaut Movies
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) — as Claude Lacombe
- The 400 Blows (1959) — as Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité)
- The Green Room (1978) — as Julien Davenne
- Day for Night (1973) — as Ferrand, the Director
- The Soft Skin (1964) — as Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)
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