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Georges Lautner | |
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 Lautner in 2010 | |
| Born | (1926-01-24)24 January 1926 Nice, France |
| Died | 22 November 2013(2013-11-22) (aged 87) Paris, France |
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| Known for | Les Tontons flingueurs |
Georges Lautner (French:[lotnɛʁ]; 24 January 1926 – 22 November 2013[1] was a French film director and screenwriter, known primarily for his comedies created in collaboration with screenwriterMichel Audiard.[2]
Lautner's ventures into other genres were less successful though the thrillerThe Professional starringJean-Paul Belmondo was a big commercial hit in France in 1981.[2]
Lautner was born inNice, France, the son of actressRenée Saint-Cyr and a Viennese aviator and jeweler.[2] Renée Saint-Cyr later appeared in eleven of Lautner's films.[2][3]
Lautner, at the age of seven, traveled to Paris when Saint-Cyr began her film career, and there he discovered cinema. Lautner eventually left school and landed jobs at French film studios.[2]
Lautner became a film director after serving in an assistant director apprenticeship.[2]
The 1990 thrillerPresumed Dangerous and 1970sRoad to Salina were Lautner's only English-language films, directorQuentin Tarantino used a song fromRoad to Salina forKill Bill: Volume 2.[2]
On achève bien les cons!, is a thrillercomic written by Georges Lautner and drawn byPhil Castaza, published by Soleil Productions in January the 28th 2004. This comics has been adapted for the screen by SystemD Productions.[citation needed]
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