Person · Director and actor · Active since 1924
René Clair
1898–1981, Paris
French director and actor, born in Paris. Nominated twice for the BAFTA Award for Best Film. Directed 15 films on this site, including And Then There Were None (1945), Gates of Paris (1957) and The Grand Maneuver (1955). Of the actors and directors on this site, René Clair shares the most films with Gérard Philipe (3 films), Maurice Chevalier (2) and Elsa Lanchester (2) (45 in all).
Partners by shared films
Who René Clair made films with
- 3Gérard PhilipeBeauty and the Devil, Beauties of the Night, The Grand Maneuver
- 2Maurice ChevalierBreak the News, Man About Town
- 2Elsa LanchesterThe Ghost Goes West, Forever and a Day
- 2Michel SerraultLove and the Frenchwoman, Three Fables of Love
- 1Marlene DietrichThe Flame of New Orleans
- 1Brigitte BardotThe Grand Maneuver
- 1Jean-Paul BelmondoLove and the Frenchwoman
- 1Charles AznavourThree Fables of Love
- 1Buster KeatonForever and a Day
- 1Gina LollobrigidaBeauties of the Night
- 1Charles LaughtonForever and a Day
- 1Monica VittiThree Fables of Love
- 1Susan HaywardI Married a Witch
- 1Annie GirardotLove and the Frenchwoman
- 1Philippe NoiretAll the Gold in the World
- 1Fredric MarchI Married a Witch
- 1Michel PiccoliThe Grand Maneuver
- 1Ida LupinoForever and a Day
- 1Ray MillandForever and a Day
- 1Anna KarinaThree Fables of Love
- 1Georges BrassensGates of Paris
- 1Veronica LakeI Married a Witch
- 1Frank LloydForever and a Day
- 1Leslie CaronThree Fables of Love
- 1Michèle MorganThe Grand Maneuver
- 1BourvilAll the Gold in the World
- 1Robert DonatThe Ghost Goes West
- 1Walter HustonAnd Then There Were None
- 1Victor McLaglenForever and a Day
- 1Claude RainsForever and a Day
- 1Merle OberonForever and a Day
- 1Anne RevereThe Flame of New Orleans
- 1Barry FitzgeraldAnd Then There Were None
- 1Donald CrispForever and a Day
- 1Edmund GwennForever and a Day
- 1Judith AndersonAnd Then There Were None
- 1Linda DarnellIt Happened Tomorrow
- 1Françoise DorléacAll the Gold in the World
- 1June LockhartForever and a Day
- 1Henri VerneuilLove and the Frenchwoman
- 1Hardy KrügerThree Fables of Love
- 1Dick PowellIt Happened Tomorrow
- 1Sylva KoscinaThree Fables of Love
- 1Gladys CooperForever and a Day
- 1Robert BenchleyI Married a Witch
Other regulars
Films in this guide
- The Ghost Goes West (1935)director
- Break the News (1938)director, screenwriter
- The Flame of New Orleans (1941)director
- I Married a Witch (1942)director, screenwriter
- Forever and a Day (1943)director
- It Happened Tomorrow (1944)director, screenwriter
- And Then There Were None (1945)director
- Man About Town (1947)director, screenwriter
- Beauty and the Devil (1950)director, screenwriter
- Beauties of the Night (1952)director, screenwriter
- The Grand Maneuver (1955)director, screenwriter
- Gates of Paris (1957)director, screenwriter
- The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)screenwriter
- Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)director, screenwriter
- All the Gold in the World (1961)director, screenwriter
- Three Fables of Love (1962)director, screenwriter