
Jack de Nijs for AnefoCC BY-SA 3.0 nlFile pageFrançois Truffaut
- film director
- film producer
- film critic
- actor
- director
- film screenwriter
- producer
- film actor
- Born 1932-02-06
- Died 1984-10-21 (aged 52)
- Nationality France
- Years active 1955–1984
Known for
- 1960
- 2015Hitchcock/TruffautMovie
age 52 - 2011The Story of Film: An OdysseyMiniseries
age 52 - 2003The DreamersMovie
age 52 - 1978The Green RoomMovie
age 46 - 1977Close Encounters of the Third KindMovie
age 45 - 1977The Man Who Loved WomenMovie
age 45 - 1975The Story of Adele H.Movie
age 43 - 1973Day for NightMovie
age 41 - 1972Such a Gorgeous Kid Like MeMovie
age 40 - 1971Two English GirlsMovie
age 39 - 1970The Wild ChildJean Marc Gaspard ItardMovie
age 38 - 1959The 400 BlowsMovie
age 27
| Role | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Hitchcock/Truffaut | Movie | 52 | |
| 2011 | The Story of Film: An Odyssey | Miniseries | 52 | |
| 2003 | The Dreamers | Movie | 52 | |
| 1978 | The Green Room | Movie | 46 | |
| 1977 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Movie | 45 | |
| 1977 | The Man Who Loved Women | Movie | 45 | |
| 1975 | The Story of Adele H. | Movie | 43 | |
| 1973 | Day for Night | Movie | 41 | |
| 1972 | Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me | Movie | 40 | |
| 1971 | Two English Girls | Movie | 39 | |
| 1970 | The Wild Child | Movie | Jean Marc Gaspard Itard | 38 |
| 1959 | The 400 Blows | Movie | 27 |
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Career timeline
Award won Role or nomination
age 0
- Born
age 23
- Une Visitedirector
- Une Visitescreenwriter
age 24
age 25
- Les Mistonsdirector
- Les Mistonsscreenwriter
age 26
- A Story of Waterdirector
- A Story of Waterscreenwriter
age 27
- The 400 Blows
- The 400 Blowsdirector
- The 400 Blowsproducer
- The 400 Blowsscreenwriter
age 28
- Shoot the Piano Playerdirector
- Shoot the Piano Playerscreenwriter
- Breathlessscreenwriter
age 29
- Paris Belongs to Usproducer
age 30
- Antoine and Colettedirector
- Antoine and Colettescreenwriter
- Jules and Jimdirector
- Jules and Jimproducer
- Jules and Jimscreenwriter
- Love at Twentydirector
age 32
- The Soft Skindirector
- The Soft Skinscreenwriter
- Mata Hari, agent H 21screenwriter
age 34
- Fahrenheit 451director
- Fahrenheit 451screenwriter
age 36
- Stolen Kissesdirector
- Stolen Kissesproducer
- Stolen Kissesscreenwriter
- Naked Childhoodproducer
- The Bride Wore Blackdirector
- The Bride Wore Blackscreenwriter
age 37
- Mississippi Mermaiddirector
- Mississippi Mermaidscreenwriter
age 38
- Bed and Boarddirector
- Bed and Boardproducer
- Bed and Boardscreenwriter
- The Wild Child
- The Wild Childdirector
- The Wild Childscreenwriter
age 39
- Two English Girls
- Two English Girlsdirector
- Two English Girlsscreenwriter
age 40
age 41
- Day for Night
- Day for Nightdirector
- Day for Nightproducer
- Day for Nightscreenwriter
age 43
- The Story of Adele H.
- The Story of Adele H.director
- The Story of Adele H.screenwriter
age 44
- Small Changedirector
- Small Changeproducer
- Small Changescreenwriter
age 45
age 46
- The Green Room
- The Green Roomdirector
- The Green Roomscreenwriter
age 47
- Love on the Rundirector
- Love on the Runexecutive producer
- Love on the Runproducer
- Love on the Runscreenwriter
age 48
- The Last Metrodirector
- The Last Metroproducer
- The Last Metroscreenwriter
age 49
- The Woman Next Doordirector
- The Woman Next Doorproducer
- The Woman Next Doorscreenwriter
age 51
- Confidentially Yoursdirector
- Confidentially Yoursproducer
- Confidentially Yoursscreenwriter
age 52
- Died
age 52
- The Little Thiefscreenwriter
age 52
age 52
age 52
Career in numbers
Scores by year
- 1959The 400 Blows96.0
- 1960Shoot the Piano Player89.5
- 1960Breathless88.8
- 1961Paris Belongs to Us76.0
- 1962Jules and Jim89.3
- 1964The Soft Skin82.0
- 1966Fahrenheit 45177.5
- 1968Stolen Kisses87.5
- 1968The Bride Wore Black77.0
- 1969Mississippi Mermaid77.5
- 1970Bed and Board74.0
- 1970The Wild Child88.0
- 1971Two English Girls81.5
- 1973Day for Night91.5
- 1975The Story of Adele H.86.5
- 1976Small Change81.5
- 1977Close Encounters of the Third Kind86.5
- 1977The Man Who Loved Women76.0
- 1978The Green Room47.5
- 1979Love on the Run62.5
- 1980The Last Metro81.0
- 1981The Woman Next Door81.0
- 1983Confidentially Yours73.0
- 1988The Little Thief69.0
- 2003The Dreamers62.5
- 2011The Story of Film: An Odyssey73.5
- 2015Hitchcock/Truffaut86.0
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I find that violence is very ambiguous in movies. For example, some films claim to be antiwar, but I don't think I've really seen an antiwar film. Every film about war ends up being pro-war.
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Facts
Personal details
- Nationalities
- France
- Cause of death
- brain tumor
- Languages
- French
- Years active
- 1955–1984




Hitchcock/Truffaut
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
The Green Room
The Man Who Loved Women
The Story of Adele H.
Day for Night
Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me
Two English Girls
The Wild Child