Sussfeld, Jean-Claude

(July 29, 1948, Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-du-Nord, France - )

   The son of producer Robert Sussfeld, he spent his summer school holidays on movie sets as a trainee director (1964 Fantômas / Fantomas 70, André Hunebelle, Jacques Besnard, France / Italy; 1965 Fantô-mas se déchaîne / Fantomas minaccia il mondo / UK and USA: Fantomas Strikes Back, André Hunebelle, France / Italy; 1967 Un Idiot à Paris, Serge Korber). Then he was a second assistant director (1967 La Chinoise, Jean-Luc Godard), location manager (1968 L'Ecume des Jours, Charles Belmont), first assistant director (1968 La Petite Vertu, Serge Korber; Faut pas prendre les En­fants du Bon Dieu pour des Canards sauvages, Michel Audiard; 1969 Le Cerveau / Il Cervello / UK and USA: The Brain, Gérard Oury, France / Italy; Une Veuve en Or / Una vedova tutta d'oro, Michel Audiard, France / Italy / West Germany; 1970 Les Choses de la Vie / L'amante / USA: The Things of Life / These Things Happen, Claude Sautet, France / Italy; Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais. . . elle cause!, Michel Audiard; Sortie de Secours, Roger Kahane; 1971 Max et les Ferrailleurs / Il commissario Pelissier, Claude Sautet, France / Italy; La Folie des Grandeurs / Mania di grandezza / Delirios de grandeza / Die Dummen Streichen der Reichen / Don Louis der Grôssenwahnsinnig / UK and USA: Delusions of Grandeur, Gérard Oury, France / Italy / Spain / West Germany; 1972 César et Rosalie / E simpatico, ma gli romperei il muso / Cesar und Rosalie / USA: César and Rosalie, also actor, Claude Sautet, France / Italy / West Germany; 1973 Le Silencieux / L'uomo che non seppe tacere / UK: Escape to Nowhere / USA: The Silent One / US TV: The Great Manhunt, Claude Pinoteau, France / Italy; Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob / Le folli avventure di Rabbi Jacob / UK: The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob / USA: The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob, Gérard Oury, France / Italy; 1974 Vive la France, documentary, Mi­chel Audiard; Vincent, François, Paul . . . et les Autres / Tre amici le mogli e affettuosamente le altre / USA: Vincent, François, Paul and the Others, Claude Sautet, France / Italy; 1975 Lily, aime-moi, Maurice Dugowson; Le Faux-Cul, Roger Hanin; 1976 Mado, Claude Sautet, France / Italy / West Germany; 1977 Une Fille cousue de Fil blanc, Michel Lang; L'Imprécateur, Jean-Louis Bertucelli; 1978 L'Hôtel de la Plage, Michel Lang; Les Bronzés / USA: French Fried Vacation, Patrice Leconte; 1979 La Clé sur la Porte / USA: The Key Is on the Door, Yves Boisset; 1980 La Femme Flic, Yves Boisset), and direc­tor. He also played in films (1966 Dafnis kai hloi 66, Mika Zacharopoulou; Greece; 1969 Juliet dans Paris, short, Claude Miller; 1970 La Question ordinaire, short, Claude Miller; 2002 Michel Audiard et le Mystère du Tri­angle des Bermudes, documentary, as himself, François-Régis Jeanne, Stéphane Roux), served as technical adviser (1981 Clara et les chics Types, Jacques Monnet), and co-wrote several TV productions (1995 L'Avocate, episode "Délit de Fuite", Philippe Lefebvre; 1996 L'Avocate, episode "Linge sale en Famille", Philippe Lefebvre; 1999 L'Avocate, episode "Le Témoin"; 2000 Jeanne, Marie et les Autres, Jacques Renard; L'Avocate, episode "Etat d'Alerte", Alain Nahum). He authored three plays (1997 Ma petite Fille, mon Amour; 2005 Dans le Secret de la Loge; 2007 La Dernière y restera).

 Filmography

1970 ◘ Un Enfant sur la Lune (short)

1982 ◘ Elle voit des Nains partout! (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

1984 ◘ Le Léopard (also co-adapter, actor)

1988 ◘ La Passerelle / UK TV: The Crossing (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

1994 ◘ Quand j'avais Cinq Ans je m'ai tué (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

 Television Filmography

1991 ◘ Le Gorille / Gorilla II (episodes "Le Gorille et le Barbu", "Le Gorille enragé"; also actor; France / Italy / Germany)

        ◘ Pas une Seconde à perdre

1995 ◘ Charlotte et Léa (also adapter)

        ◘ Un si joli Bouquet

        ◘ L'Avocate (episodes "L'Accident de Chasse", "Les Fruits de la Haine", "Le Témoin", also co-screenwriter; "Le Piège", also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ L'Amerloque (also adapter, dialogist, camera operator)

        ◘ Le Refuge (episode "Le Cheval d'Alix")

        ◘ Madame le Consul (episode "Piège à Rêves")

        ◘ Le Clandestin (episode "Le Selec")

2004 ◘ Fabien Cosma (episode "D'un Battement de Cils")

        ◘ Fabien Cosma (episode "Compte à Rebours"; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Fabien Cosma (episode "Sous Surveillance")

        ◘ Fabien Cosma (episodes "Un Traitement de Cheval", also screenwriter; "La Fissure")