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name: "Pierre Guffroy"
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roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "22 April 1926"
died: "27 September 2010"
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updated: "2026-09-16T10:45:21.196514+00:00"
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# Pierre Guffroy

Production designer. Born 22 April 1926 in Paris, France. Died 27 September 2010.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 22 April 1926, Paris, France
- **Died:** 27 September 2010
- **Also known as:** Pierre-Jacques Guffroy

## Biography

Pierre Guffroy was a French production designer and art director. He was born in Paris on 22 April 1926 and died on 27 September 2010.

Guffroy studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and the School of Decorative Arts in Paris, and later at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques. His credits include production design on *The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie* (1972) and *Tess* (1979). He won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for the latter and received a nomination in the same category for *Is Paris Burning?* (1966).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, independent.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie* (1972), Fi1m 83, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-discreet-charm-of-the-bourgeoisie.md)

## Also known for

- *The Tenant* (1976), Production Design
- *Frantic* (1988), Production Design
- *Pierrot le Fou* (1965), Production Design
- *Elevator to the Gallows* (1958), First Assistant Art Direction
- *Alphaville* (1965), Production Design
- *Death and the Maiden* (1994), Production Design
- *The Unbearable Lightness of Being* (1988), Production Design
- *That Obscure Object of Desire* (1977), Production Design

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