Henri Decoin
Directing
Born March 18, 1890 in Paris, France
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).
Filmography
Danielle Darrieux : Il est poli d'être gai !
Self (archive footage)
Jean Marais, le mal rouge et or
Self (archive footage)
License to Kill
Pariahs of Glory
Casablanca, Nest of Spies
The Iron Mask
Where the Truth Lies
The Pavements of Paris
Love and the Frenchwoman
Tender and Violent Elisabeth
The Cat Shows Her Claws
Atomic Agent
Too Late to Love
The Cat
Too Many Lovers
Anyone Can Kill Me
Burning Fuse
An Evening at the Music Hall
Cinépanorama
Self
The Affair of the Poisons
Razzia
One Step to Eternity
The Secrets of the Bed
The Scheming Women
Inside a Girls' Dormitory
The Lovers of Toledo
The Truth About Bebe Donge
Love and Desire
Self, the director (uncredited)
Clara de Montargis
Paris Incident
At the Grand Balcony
Portrait of a Murderer
Between Eleven and Midnight
Monelle
The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean
Not Guilty
Clockface Cafe
Devil's Daughter
I Am with You
The London Man
Love Marriage
The Benefactor
Strangers in the House
Annette and the Blonde Woman
Her First Affair
Beating Heart
Return at Dawn
Abused Confidence
The Virgin Bride
Port Arthur
Port Arthur
The Green Domino
King of the Camargue
Poliche
Toboggan
The Blue Ones of the Sky
The Oil Sharks
I Will Love You Always
Sailor's Song
The Unknown Singer
Dragnet Night
The Race for Love