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name: "Jean Rouch"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jean-rouch"
roles: ["Actor","Director"]
born: "31 May 1917"
died: "18 February 2004"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T04:41:39.397576+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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# Jean Rouch

Actor and director. Born 31 May 1917 in Paris, France. Died 18 February 2004.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Director
- **Born:** 31 May 1917, Paris, France
- **Died:** 18 February 2004
- **Also known as:** 장 루슈

## Biography

Jean Rouch was a French filmmaker and anthropologist. He directed and appeared in *Chronicle of a Summer* (1961), made with Edgar Morin.

Rouch worked for over sixty years, primarily in Africa, and is associated with the development of cinéma vérité. His other credited films include *The Mad Masters* (1955) and *The Year 01* (1973).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, criterionchannel.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Chronicle of a Summer* (1961), Fi1m 86, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/chronicle-of-a-summer.md)

## Also known for

- *The Mad Masters* (1955), Director
- *The Year 01* (1973), Co-Director

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