- Merenda, Victor
- (August 31, 1923, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France - January 17, 1968, Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France)A former actor (1951 Coupable?, Yvan Noé; 1952 Dans la Vie tout s'arrange / US version: Pardon My French / UK: The Lady from Boston, Marcel Cravenne, US version directed by BernardVorhaus, France / USA, shot in 1949), he turned an assistant director (1953 Les Vacances finissent Demain, Yvan Noé, shot in 1950). He directed several thrillers for Eurociné. Other credits (as second unit director): 1964 La Tulipe noire / Il Tulipano nero / El Tulipan negro / UK: The Black Tulip (Christian-Jaque, France / Italy / Spain); (production manager, France): 1968 The Lion in Winter (Anthony Harvey, UK).Filmography1959 ◘ Sursis pour un Vivant / Il mistero della pensione Endelweiss / Pensione Edelweiss / Morte per procura (nella pensione Edelweiss) (France / Italy)1960 ◘ La Nuit des Suspectes (shot in 1957)1963 ◘ Le Cave est piégé / No temas a la ley (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist; France / Spain; shot in 1960)
Encyclopedia of French film directors . Philippe Rège. 2011.