Bacqué, Jean

(March 15, 1924, Paris, France - November 25, 2001, France)

   The son of actor André Bacqué (1880-1945), he stud­ied law and started as a journalist in London for the BBC French department (1945-1949). Returning to France, he worked for the R.T.F. British department before switching to cinema as assistant director to André Hunebelle (1950 Méfiez-vous des Blondes - L'André Hunebelle; 1951 Ma Femme est formidable; 1952 Mas­sacre en Dentelles; Monsieur Taxi), Richard Pottier (1951 Caroline Chérie / USA: Dear Caroline), Henri Diamant-Berger (1951 Monsieur Fabre / USA: Amazing Monsieur Fabre), Michel Gast and Jack Moisy (1953 Autant en emporte le Gang, shot in 1951), Alex Joffé (1955 Les Hussards), Jean Delannoy (1956 Marie-Antoinette, Reine de France / Marie-Antoinette / Marie-Antoinetta, regina di Francia / Marie-Antoinetta / UK: Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France / USA: Shadow of the Guillotine, France / Italy), Maurice Cloche (1957 Ça aussi c'est ParisF unreleased), and such British and American filmmakers as Harold French (1953 The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By, UK), Henry Hathaway (1953 Whte Witch Docton USA), Albert Lewin (1953 Saadia, USA), Robert Pirosh (1954 Valley of the Kings, USA), Richard Fleischer (1958 The VikingsF USA), and Jean Negulesco (A Certain SmileF USA). In 1959, he joined ORTF (French TV). From 1964 to 1972, he directed many TV programs (variety shows and TV news). In 1972, he created in Lyon a produc­tion unit for the third French TV channel. He ended his professional career as production chief of local TV programs in Marseille (1979-1984).

 Filmography

        ◘ Paris Tabou (short)

        ◘ Le Mort du Pont Javel (medium-length; co-director with Michel Gast)

        ◘ Jacqueline et Jacqueline (short)

        ◘ Ici Paris (short)

        ◘ Rue du Petit Pont (short)

1960 ◘ Eugénie de Beaulieu (short)

        ◘ Express Valse (short)

        ◘ Napoli (short)

        ◘ La Nuit d'Octobre (short)

   Une Rose rouge (short)

1961 ◘ L'Accordéon chante et pleure (short)

        ◘ A Côté du Canal (short)

        ◘ Adieu Créature (short)

        ◘ Amarylis (short)

        ◘ Amour je te dois (short)

        ◘ Apprenez-moi ce qu'est l'Amour (short)

        ◘ La Balade des Baladins (short)

        ◘ La Balade des Siffleurs (short)

        ◘ La Balade irlandaise (short)

        ◘ La Belle Amour (short)

        ◘ Bon Dieu Bon (short)

        ◘ La Bourrée des Labours (short)

        ◘ Le Carrosse (short)

        ◘ La Chabraque (short)

        ◘ Chanson pour Margot (short)

        ◘ Le Claqueur de Doigts (short)

        ◘ Comme dans la Haute (short)

        ◘ Complainte de Paris (short)

        ◘ Le Crieur de Journaux (short)

        ◘ D'Autres Temps—D'Autres Gens (short)

        ◘ Défense d'afficher (short)

        ◘ Drôle de Vie (short)

        ◘ Faudrait que tu m'aimes (short)

        ◘ Ma Mère c'est ta Belle-Mère (short)

        ◘ Marchand de Fleurs (short)

        ◘ Le Monde est grand (short)

        ◘ Mon Manège à moi (short)

        ◘ Papa aime Maman (short)

        ◘ La Passacaille (short)

        ◘ Pauvre Rutebeuf (short)

        ◘ Le Poinçonneur des Lilas (short)

        ◘ Le Saint-Plouc (short)

        ◘ Si Loin de Paris (short)

        ◘ Le Soleil (short)

        ◘ Sorabaya Johnny (short)

        ◘ Tais-toi Marseille (short)

        ◘ Tango de l'Assassin (short)

        ◘ Le Temps du Tango (short)

        ◘ Ten fais pas Marianne (short)

        ◘ Toi le Venin (short)

        ◘ Valse savoyarde (short)

        ◘ Variations sur l'Alouette (short)

        ◘ Le Veilleur de Nuit (short)

        ◘ Suzanne et le Cambrioleur (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Les Demoiselles Barenton (short)

        ◘ Rien ne va plus (also screenwriter, co-adapter)

 Television Filmography

1961 ◘ Le Trésor des 13 Maisons (13 X 26')

1970 ◘ Némo