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Jacques Tourneur was a French-American filmmaker who directed stylish and atmospheric genre films, such as Cat People, Out of the Past, and Night of the Demon. He was the son of Maurice Tourneur and worked in Hollywood from 1934 to 1965.
Jacques Tourneur. Director: Cat People. Born in Paris in 1904, Tourneur went to Hollywood with his father, director Maurice Tourneur around 1913. He started out as a script clerk and editor for his father, then graduated to such jobs as directing shorts (often with the pseudonym Jack Turner), both in France and America.
- January 1, 1
- Paris, France
- January 1, 1
- Bergerac, Dordogne, France
Learn about Jacques Tourneur, a versatile filmmaker who made horror, film noirs, and westerns. He worked with Val Lewton at RKO and directed Out of the Past, one of the best noirs ever made.
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Jacques Tourneur (1904-1977) est un réalisateur de cinéma et de télévision, connu pour ses films fantastiques, westerns et noirs. Il a travaillé à Hollywood et en France, et a inventé l'effet-bus.
Learn about the life and career of Jacques Tourneur, a French-American director who made masterpieces in horror, film noir and western genres. Find out his family background, filmography, awards, trivia and quotes.
- November 12, 1904
- December 19, 1977
A comprehensive biography and filmography of Jacques Tourneur, a French film director who made classic noir and horror films. See his birth and death dates, known for credits, directing and editing roles, and acting appearances.
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Jacques Tourneur. "Tourneur used to say that he never turned down a script, and he thus tackled a wide variety of genres, from film noir's quintessential and beautifully composed Out of the Past (1947) to the stunning colour photography of the Western Canyon Passage (1946), to dramas, war films, and sword-and-scandal epics.
