Séverac, Jacques

(1902, Arcachon, Gironde, France-1982, France)

   A film director since 1928, he also collaborated on several screenplays (1941 Ici l'on pêche, as co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist, production manager, René Jayet; 1942 Patrouille blanche, as adapter, pro­duction manager, Christian Chamborant; 1958 La Moucharde / USA: Why Women Sin, as co-screenwriter, co-adapter, Guy Lefranc; 1963 Que Personne ne sorte / La Dernière Enquête de Wens / Het laatste Onderzoek, Yvan Govar, France / Belgium; 1966 Surcouf, l'eroe dei sette mari / Surcouf, le Tigre des Sept Mers / El Tigre de los siete mares / Los hermanos Surcouf / UK: The Fighting Corsair / USA: The Sea Pirate, as co-author of original story, Sergio Bergonzelli, Roy Rowland, Italy / France / Spain; Il gran colpo di Surcouf / Tonnerre sur l'océan ind­ien / Tormenta sobre el Pacifico, as co-author of original story, Sergio Bergonzelli, Roy Rowland, Italy / France / Spain) Other credit (as production manager): 1943 Les Ailes blanches, Robert Péguy).

 Filmography

        ◘ Les Rigolos (short)

        ◘ L'Ame du Bled (also screenwriter, actor)

1931 ◘ Sirocco / Siroco (shot in 1929)

        ◘ Razzia / Sturm auf Marakesch (also screenwriter, dialogist, production designer, cinematographer; France / Germany)

1933 ◘ Le Crime du Chemin rouge Colomba

        ◘ Le Mystère Imberger / Le Spectre de Monsieur Imberger (also adapter)

        ◘ Les Réprouvés

        ◘ Firmin, le Muet de Saint-Pataclet

        ◘ La Boutique aux Illusions Adieu Vienne

        ◘ Monsieur le Maire / D'r Herr Maire 1943 Ceux du Rivage (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Nuit sans Fin

        ◘ La Renégate Halte ... Police!

1949 ◘ La Vie est un Rêve (also screenwriter)

1953 ◘ La Fête au Village (short)

1955 ◘ Le Couteau sous la Gorge (also screenwriter)

1960 ◘ Le Pain des Jules (also adapter)

1962 ◘ Les Enfants du Soleil (France / Morocco)