- Casembroot, Jacques de
- (November l9, l903, Brussels, Belgium-l988)Parallel to his directing career, he was an editor (l930 Le Secret du Docteur, Charles de Rochefort; l942 L'Âge d'Or, Jean de Limur), assistant director (1945 la Fiancée des Ténèbres, Serge de Poligny; Bagarres / USA: Wench, Henri Calef), technical adviser (l946 Jericho, Henri Calef), and co-screenwriter and co-adapter (l950 Mystère à Shangaï, Roger Blanc).Filmography◘ Ernest et Amélie ou Le Destin cruel (short)◘ Les Taciturnes (also screenwriter)1931 ◘ Laurette ou Le Cachet rouge◘ La Dernière Nuit Mimosa Bar (short)◘ Travail de Nuit (short)◘ L'Assassin est parmi nous (short; also producer)1936 ◘ A louer Meublé / Appartement à louer (short; co-director with Gilbert de Kniff)1942 ◘ L'Ange gardien◘ Tierce à Cœur◘ Combourg, Visage de Pierre (documentary; short)◘ La Lanterne des Morts (documentary; short)1952 ◘ Jocelyn1958 ◘ Vincennes, Cité royale (documentary; short; also co-screenwriter)◘ Malmaison (documentary; short; also co-screenwriter)◘ La Chapelle de Ronchamp (documentary; short)◘ L'Abbaye de Thoronet (documentary; short)1965 ◘ Le Salon de l'Europe—Madame de Staël (documentary; short)
Encyclopedia of French film directors . Philippe Rège. 2011.