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François Truffaut

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 T

Born

Feb 06, 1932

Paris, France

Died

Oct 21, 1984

Known For

Directing

Movies

76 acting

96 crew

Popularity

0.9

Known For

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 • as Claude Lacombe
★ 7.4
The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows
1959 • as Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité)
★ 8.0
Bed and Board
Bed and Board
1970 • as Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.1
The Soft Skin
The Soft Skin
1964 • as Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 • as Ferrand, the Director
★ 7.8
The Story of Adèle H.
The Story of Adèle H.
1975 • as Officer (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Man Who Loved Women
The Man Who Loved Women
1977 • as Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited)
★ 7.1
A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
1972 • as Journalist (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Small Change
Small Change
1976 • as Martine's father
★ 7.1
Two English Girls
Two English Girls
1971 • as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.9
The Wild Child
The Wild Child
1970 • as Le Dr Jean Itard
★ 7.1
The World of Jacques Demy
The World of Jacques Demy
1995 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.7
Being Bo Widerberg
Being Bo Widerberg
2025 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Hitchcock/Truffaut
2015 • as Self
★ 7.2
The Green Room
The Green Room
1978 • as Julien Davenne
★ 6.7
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017 • as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
★ 7.1
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
2018 • as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
★ 7.0
The Army Game
The Army Game
1960 • as Le taulard passionné de lecture
★ 5.4
Jim Morrison: The End
Jim Morrison: The End
2021 • as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
★ 7.1
Heart of the Festival
Heart of the Festival
2002 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.7
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
2019 • as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
★ 6.0
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
2023 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Godard Cinema
Godard Cinema
2023 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.6
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
2019 • as Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
1993 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.6
Sous le soleil de Pialat
Sous le soleil de Pialat
2021 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
Les secrets de François Truffaut
Les secrets de François Truffaut
2020 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.3
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
★ 8.0
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
2016 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
2004 • as Self (audio archival footage)
★ 6.0
Fool’s Mate
Fool’s Mate
1956 • as Party guest (uncredited)
★ 6.6
The Kreutzer Sonata
The Kreutzer Sonata
1956 • as Cameo (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Two in the Wave
Two in the Wave
2010 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.3
Passion Fanny Ardant
Passion Fanny Ardant
2023 • as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
★ 7.8
Godard by Godard
Godard by Godard
2023 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
movie
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
1992 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 3.3
movie
Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscain
1996 • as Self - film critic, filmmaker (archive footage)
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
2024 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.4
Langlois
Langlois
1970 • as Self
★ 5.3
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
★ 8.0
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
★ 6.7
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
2018 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
Determination
Determination
2026 • as Self (archival footage)
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
2009 • as Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'
Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'
2006 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
François Truffaut l'insoumis
François Truffaut l'insoumis
2014 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.8
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
2019 • as Self (Archive Footage)
★ 10.0
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
2010 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Ain't Misbehavin
Ain't Misbehavin
2013 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.2
Carl Th. Dreyer
Carl Th. Dreyer
1966 • as Self
★ 6.8
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
2022 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.6
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
★ 7.7
The Secret of the Wild Child
★ 8.0
Vadim Mister Cool
Vadim Mister Cool
2016 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.9
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
★ 7.7
movie
To Be... A Classic
2012 • as Self (archive footage)
Take It All
Take It All
1963 • as Self (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
1999 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte
★ 8.0
movie
Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo
1997 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
movie
movie
On the Trail of the New Wave
2009 • as Self (archive footage)
Léaud l'unique
Léaud l'unique
2001 • as Self (archive) - filmmaker
★ 10.0
movie
Los 4 Golpes
1962 • as The Assassin
★ 5.9
François Truffaut
François Truffaut
1977 • as Self
movie
Looking for Truffaut
2009 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0