Pierre Étaix
DirectingBorn 1928-11-23 (87 at death)Roanne, Loire, France
Pierre Étaix was a French comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of short- and feature-length films, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He won an Academy Award for best live-action short film in 1963.
Known for
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
Numéro un
1975
Cinépanorama
1956
Pickpocket
1959
Le Havre
2011
Aujourd'hui la vie
1982
Mon Oncle
1958
Yoyo
1965
Un film et son époque
2003
From Darkness to Light
2025
The Suitor
1962
Chantrapas
2011
The Clowns
1970
Max My Love
1986
The Thief of Paris
1967
The Day the Clown Cried
Rupture
1961
Le Grand Amour
1969
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
2016
Happy Anniversary
1963
Winter Song
2015
Serious as Pleasure
1975
As Long as You've Got Your Health
1966
The Clown
2016