---
name: "François Leterrier"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/francois-leterrier"
fi1m_id: "francois-leterrier"
imdb_id: "nm0504641"
tmdb_id: 26183
wikidata_id: "Q769772"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 May 1929"
died: "4 December 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T07:42:08.904786+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# François Leterrier

## Identity

François Leterrier

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/francois-leterrier
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** francois-leterrier
- **IMDb ID:** nm0504641
- **TMDB ID:** 26183
- **Wikidata ID:** Q769772
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Leterrier, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q769772, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0504641/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/26183

Actor. Born 26 May 1929 in Margny-lès-Compiègne, Oise, Picardie, France. Died 4 December 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 May 1929, Margny-lès-Compiègne, Oise, Picardie, France
- **Died:** 4 December 2020
- **Also known as:** Франсуа Летерье
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Leterrier, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q769772, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0504641/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/26183

## Biography

François Leterrier (26 May 1929 – 4 December 2020) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor. He studied philosophy at the University of Paris and performed military service in Morocco, where he was cast by Robert Bresson in the leading role of Lieutenant Fontaine in the 1956 film *A Man Escaped*.

After appearing in that film, Leterrier worked as an assistant director to Louis Malle, Étienne Périer and Yves Allégret. His directorial debut was *Les Mauvais Coups* (1961), adapted from a novel by Roger Vailland. He subsequently directed adaptations of works by Jean Giono and others, as well as films including *Goodbye Emmanuelle* (1977).

Leterrier was the father of film director Louis Leterrier.

*Sources: fr.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *A Man Escaped* (1956), Fi1m 90, as Fontaine — [page](https://film.one/film/a-man-escaped.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

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

- *The Son of the Mekong* (1992), Director
- *Imogène* (1989), Director
- *L'île* (1987), series, Director
- *Slices of Life* (1985), Director
- *The Bodyguard* (1984), Director, Screenplay
- *Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe !* (1981), Director, Scenario Writer
- *Rat Race* (1980), Writer, Director, Dialogue
- *Pierrot mon ami* (1979), Director
- *Your Turn, My Turn* (1978), Director, Writer
- *Emmanuelle 3* (1977), Director, Writer
- *Milady* (1976), Director
- *Stavisky...* (1974), as André Malraux
- *Private Screening* (1973), Director, Writer
- *The Royal Chase* (1969), Director, Screenplay
- *A King Without Distraction* (1963), Director
- *Naked Autumn* (1961), Director, Writer
- *Bobosse* (1959), First Assistant Director
- *Provincial Chronicle* (1958), Assistant Director
- *Elevator to the Gallows* (1958), Second Assistant Director
- *A Man Escaped* (1956), as Fontaine — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/a-man-escaped.md)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Knight of the Legion of Honour 1993: Knight of the Legion of Honour (won)

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

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