- Paul, Bernard
- (1930, Paris, France - December 6, 1980, Paris, France)After studying superior mathematics and being trained at the IDHEC, he made his apprenticeship as an assistant director (1956 Pitié pour les Vamps, Jean Josipovici; Le Sang à la Tête, Gilles Grangier; 1957 Jusqu'au dernier / Fino all'ultimo, Pierre Billon, France / Italy; L'Auberge en Folie, Pierre Chevalier; Le Triporteur, Jack Pinoteau; 1958 En Bordée, Pierre Chevalier; Le Sicilien, Pierre Chevalier; Le Cercle Vicieux, Max Pécas; Crésus, Jean Giono; Les Nouveaux Aristocrates, Francis Rigaud; 1964 D'où viens-tu, Johnny?, Noël Howard; Les Félins / UK: The Love Cage / USA: Joy House, René Clément; 1965 Compartiment Tueurs / UK: The Sleeping Car Murder / USA: The Sleeping Car Murders, also actor, Costa-Ga-vras; Fifi la Plume / US TV: CircusAngel, Albert Lamorisse; 1967 Un homme de trop / Il 13° uomo / UK and USA: Shock Troops, Costa-Gavras, France / Italy; 1979 Clair de Femme / Chiaro di donna / Die Liebe einer Frau / USA: Womanlight, Costa-Gavras, France / Italy / West Germany). He also worked as a technical adviser (1962 Et Satan conduit le Bal, Grisha M. Dabat; 1963 Les Grands Chemins / Il baro / UK and USA: Of Flesh and Blood, Christian Marquand, France / Italy) and played in En l'autre Bord (Jérôme Kanapa, 1978). From 1964 to 1980, he was the companion of actress Françoise Arnoul (b. 1931). He died of cancer at age fifty.Filmography1969 ◘ Le Temps de vivre (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)1972 ◘ Beau Masque (also co-screenwriter; France / Italy)◘ Dernière Sortie avant Roissy (also co-screenwriter)◘ Histoire d'aller plus loin (documentary; co-director with Jérôme Kanapa)
Encyclopedia of French film directors . Philippe Rège. 2011.