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# Claude Berri

Producer. Born 1 July 1934 in Paris, France. Died 12 January 2009.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 1 July 1934, Paris, France
- **Died:** 12 January 2009
- **Also known as:** Claude Berel Langmann, Claude Langmann
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Berri, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q298905, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001945/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20718

## Biography

Claude Berri (born Claude Berel Langmann) was a French film producer, director, screenwriter and actor. He founded Renn Productions and worked extensively as both a director and producer of mainstream and more challenging films.

As a producer, his credits include Roman Polanski's *Tess* (1979). He directed *Jean de Florette* and *Manon of the Spring* (both 1986), *Uranus* (1990) and *Germinal* (1993). Earlier, his short film *Le Poulet* won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 1965. He also produced or co-produced films by directors including Claude Sautet, Jean-Jacques Annaud and Dany Boon.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Tess* (1979), Fi1m 74, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/tess.md)

## Complete filmography (106)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *One Wild Moment* (2015), Original Story
- *Tresor* (2009), Director, Writer, Producer
- *Welcome to the Sticks* (2008), Producer
- *The Secret of the Grain* (2007), Producer
- *Hunting & Gathering* (2007), Screenplay, Director
- *A House of Your Dreams* (2006), Producer
- *The Children* (2005), Producer
- *One Stays, the Other Leaves* (2005), Director, Producer, Writer
- *Happily Ever After* (2004), as le père de Vincent · Producer
- *San Antonio* (2004), Producer
- *The Car Keys* (2003), as Producer
- *Feelings* (2003), Producer
- *The Housekeeper* (2002), Director, Producer, Adaptation, Dialogue, Screenplay
- *Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra* (2002), as Portrait painter of Cléopâtre · Producer
- *The Three Kings* (2001), Producer
- *My Wife Is an Actress* (2001), Producer
- *Va Savoir (Who Knows?)* (2001), as Librarian
- *The Escort* (1999), Producer
- *Sachs' Disease* (1999), Associate Producer
- *Hard Off* (1999), as Claude Langmann · Director, Writer
- *All About My Mother* (1999), Co-Producer
- *Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar* (1999), Producer
- *Un grand cri d'amour* (1998), as André Maillard
- *The Bet* (1997), Producer
- *Lucie Aubrac* (1997), Director, Writer
- *Didier* (1997), as Type aéroport · Producer
- *The Ogre* (1996), Executive Producer
- *The Three Brothers* (1995), as Le Président du tribunal · Producer
- *Time* (1995), Co-Producer
- *French Twist* (1995), Producer
- *La Séparation* (1994), Producer
- *The Machine* (1994), as Hugues
- *Queen Margot* (1994), Producer
- *Germinal* (1993), as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · Screenplay, Director, Producer
- *Part-time Parents* (1993), Producer
- *The Lover* (1992), Producer
- *Van Gogh* (1991), Producer
- *Uranus* (1990), Director, Screenplay
- *Stan the Flasher* (1990), as Stan Goldberg
- *Headstrong* (1989), Producer
- *Three Seats for the 26th* (1988), Producer
- *The Bear* (1988), Producer
- *Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator* (1988), Producer
- *Hôtel de France* (1987), Producer
- *Manon of the Spring* (1986), Director, Screenplay
- *Jean de Florette* (1986), Screenplay, Director
- *Madman at War* (1985), Producer
- *Les enragés* (1985), Producer
- *Blame It on Rio* (1984), Original Film Writer
- *So Long, Stooge* (1983), Director, Screenplay
- *Waiter!* (1983), Producer
- *The African* (1983), Producer
- *My Best Friend's Girl* (1983), Producer
- *The Wounded Man* (1983), as Client · Producer
- *Banzaï* (1983), Producer
- *Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ* (1982), Producer
- *The School Teacher* (1981), Director, Writer
- *Le Roi des cons* (1981), as L'agent de police
- *I Love You All* (1980), Writer, Director
- *Inspector Blunder* (1980), Producer
- *Tess* (1979), Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/tess.md)
- *A Simple Story* (1978), Producer
- *Take It from the Top* (1978), Producer
- *One Wild Moment* (1977), Director, Screenplay
- *The First Time* (1976), Director
- *A Child in the Crowd* (1976), Producer
- *I Love You, I Don't* (1976), Producer
- *That Kid* (1976), Producer
- *Zig Zig* (1975), Producer
- *Male of the Century* (1975), as Claude · Director, Writer
- *I'm Losing My Temper* (1974), Producer
- *Tender Dracula* (1974), Producer
- *Le Chaud Lapin* (1974), Producer
- *Don't Cry with Your Mouth Full* (1973), Producer
- *The Mother and the Whore* (1973), Co-Producer
- *Sex Shop* (1972), as Claude · Director, Producer, Screenplay
- *The Egg* (1972), Scenario Writer
- *Le Cinema de Papa* (1971), as Claude Langmann adulte · Director, Producer, Writer
- *The House* (1970), Producer
- *The Man with Connections* (1970), as Military doctor (uncredited) · Director, Writer
- *Naked Childhood* (1969), Producer
- *Oratorio for Prague* (1968), Producer
- *Marry Me! Marry Me!* (1968), as Claude · Director, Producer, Writer
- *Marie for Memory* (1968), Associate Producer
- *Seven Days to Remember* (1968), Producer
- *The Two of Us* (1967), Director, Writer
- *Line of Demarcation* (1966), as Chef de famille juif
- *The Sleeping Car Murders* (1965), as Un porteur à la gare de Lyon (uncredited)
- *The Chicken* (1965), Director
- *Chance at Love* (1964), Writer, Director
- *Behold a Pale Horse* (1964), Actor
- *Les baisers* (1964), Director
- *The Seven Deadly Sins* (1962), as André (segment "L'avarice'") (uncredited)
- *Greed* (1962), as André (uncredited)
- *Please, Not Now!* (1961), as Bernard
- *My Baby Is Black!* (1961), as Dauber
- *Janine* (1961), as Claude · Writer
- *The Truth* (1960), as Georges
- *Zazie dans le Métro* (1960), as Waiter (uncredited)
- *Les Bonnes Femmes* (1960), as André, Young Soldier
- *I Spit on Your Grave* (1959), as David
- *Asphalt* (1959), as Band Boy (uncredited)
- *Dangerous Games* (1958), as Young man
- *French Cancan* (1955), as Un jeune homme à l'inauguration (uncredited)
- *Good Lord Without Confession* (1953), as Le fils d'Eugène
- *Rue de l'estrapade* (1953), as (uncredited)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 1981: Best Picture (nominated), for *Tess*
- 1966: Best Live Action Short Film (won), for *The Chicken*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 2 won

- 1988: Best Film (won), for *Jean de Florette*
- 1988: Best Adapted Screenplay (won), for *Jean de Florette*

### Other awards — 4 won, 3 nominated

- César Award for Best Film 2008: César Award for Best Film (won), for *The Secret of the Grain*
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2008: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *Hunting and Gathering*
- Officer of the National Order of Merit 1995: Officer of the National Order of Merit (won)
- Knight of the National Order of Merit 1987: Knight of the National Order of Merit (won)
- César Award for Best Film 1986: César Award for Best Film (nominated), for *So Long*
- César Award for Best Film 1984: César Award for Best Film (nominated), for *So Long*
- César Award for Best Film 1980: César Award for Best Film (won), for *Tess*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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