Biography
René Dupont is a British producer and assistant director. Born in London on 10 October 1929, he began his career in the 1950s working as an assistant director on films including A King in New York (1957), Lolita (1962) and Mysterious Island (1961).
He later moved into production and production management roles. Dupont served as production manager on The Blue Max (1966) and associate producer on Shaft in Africa (1973). His producing credits include Murder by Decree (1979), A Christmas Story (1983) and The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), on which he was co-producer.
