Henri Decoin

Directing·Mar 18, 1890·Paris, France

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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). He was known for tackling many genres; with adaptations of Georges Simenon as The Strangers in the House (1942) - featuring Raimu in one of his famous roles, and The Truth Of Our Marriage (1952), historical films like The Case Of Poisons (1955), and The Iron Mask (1962), espionage flicks like The Cat (1958), police procedurals with Raid on the Drug Ring (1955) and Fire To The Powder (1957), psychological dramas in Green Domino (1935) (where he first met his second wife, Danielle Darrieux), and The Lovers Are Alone In The World (1948) and even an odd film noir like Between Eleven And Midnight (1949). He worked with such stars of French cinema as Jean Marais, Louis Jouvet, Juliette Gréco, Lino Ventura, Corinne Calvet, Anouk Aimée, and Jean Gabin; to name a few. He directed Darrieux in several films, and accompanied her to Hollywood in 1938 while she signed a Universal Pictures contract. He took the opportunity to observe how Hollywood made films, and returned to France with these techniques in hand. Decoin was one of the more prolific directors of his time. Decoin was married four times. His second marriage was to actress and singer Danielle Darrieux. He had two sons; Jacques Decoin (1928–1998) and Didier Decoin who was also a prominent screenwriter. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Film	Credit
Danielle Darrieux : Il est poli d'être gai !2019 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Jean Marais, le mal rouge et or2006 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
License to Kill1964 · Director	Director
Pariahs of Glory1964 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Casablanca, Nest of Spies1963 · Director	Director
The Iron Mask1962 · Director	Director
Where the Truth Lies1962 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Pavements of Paris1961 · Director	Director
Love and the Frenchwoman1960 · Director	Director
Tender and Violent Elisabeth1960 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Cat Shows Her Claws1960 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Atomic Agent1959 · Director	Director
Too Late to Love1959 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Cat1958 · Director	Director
Too Many Lovers1957 · Director	Director
Anyone Can Kill Me1957 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Burning Fuse1957 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
An Evening at the Music Hall1956 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Affair of the Poisons1955 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Razzia1955 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
One Step to Eternity1954 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
The Secrets of the Bed1954 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Scheming Women1954 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Inside a Girls' Dormitory1953 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Lovers of Toledo1953 · Director	Director
The Truth About Bebe Donge1952 · Director	Director
Love and Desire1951 · Self, the director (uncredited), Director, Screenplay	Self, the director (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Clara de Montargis1951 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Paris Incident1950 · Director	Director
At the Grand Balcony1949 · Director	Director
Portrait of a Murderer1949 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Between Eleven and Midnight1949 · Director	Director
Monelle1948 · Director	Director
The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean1947 · Director	Director
Not Guilty1947 · Director	Director
Clockface Cafe1947 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Devil's Daughter1946 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
I Am with You1943 · Director	Director
The London Man1943 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Love Marriage1942 · Director	Director
The Benefactor1942 · Director	Director
Strangers in the House1942 · Director	Director
Annette and the Blonde Woman1942 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Her First Affair1941 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Beating Heart1940 · Director	Director
Return at Dawn1938 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Abused Confidence1937 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Virgin Bride1937 · Director	Director