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François Chalais

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François Chalais

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French journalist

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Born
1919
Works
14

Top works

  • Cent portraits sans retouche
  • Du soleil toute une nuit
  • Garry
  • Hôtel Chimère
  • La peau de l'arlequin

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Film & TV

Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France

François Chalais (December 15, 1919 – May 1, 1996) was a prominent French reporter, journalist, writer and film historian. The François Chalais Prize at the annual Cannes Film Festival is named after him. Born in Strasbourg in 1919, Chalais' real name was François-Charles Bauer. His journalism career began under the German occupation of France during World War II, as a writer for several…

Known for

  • Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes... — Self (archive footage)2019
  • The Bardot mystery2012
  • Code Name: Melville — Self (archive footage)2010
  • A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later — Un spectateur de '40 ans déjà'1986
  • La Chance aux chansons — Self1984
  • Champs-Elysées — Self1982
  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self1975
  • Système 2 — Self1975
  • Midi Première — Self1975
  • Apostrophes — Self1975

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
François
Family name
Bauer
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Strasbourg
Occupation
screenwriter
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Participant in
Cannes Film Festival
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cause of death
leukemia
date of birth
1919-12-15
date of death
1996-05-01
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
François Chalais
birth name
François Charles Bauer
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