Cayatte, André

(February 3, 1909, Carcas­sonne, Aude, France - February 6, 1989, Paris, France)

   He was only sixteen years old when he created the literary review Transit, which published such poets as Jean Cocteau, Philippe Soupault, and René Char. Hav­ing graduated with a bachelor's degree in literature and a doctorate in law, he was a lawyer for twelve years before switching to journalism. He authored a collection of poems (1927 Mesures pour rien, Les Ca­hiers Libres) and novels, including La Peau des Autres (Editions Baudinière, 1936) and Le Traquenard (Albin Michel, 1939). Then he entered films as a screenwriter (1938 L'Affaire Lafarge, as uncredited co-screenwriter, Pierre Chenal; Entrée des Artistes / USA: The Curtain Rises, as co-screenwriter, Marc Allégret; 1940 Tempête / Tempête sur Paris, as co-screenwriter, dialogist, Bernard-Deschamps; 1941 Remorques / USA: Stormy Waters, as co-screenwriter, co-adapter, Jean Grémillon, shot in 1939-1940; Le Club des Soupirants, as co-adapter, co-dialogist, Maurice Gleize; Montmartre-sur-Seine, as co-screenwriter, Georges Lacombe; 1942 Caprices, as dialogist, Léo Joannon; 1943 Le Camion blanc, as dialogist, Léo Joannon; 1945 Farandole, as adapter, André Zwobada; 1946 Le Couple idéal, as co-screenwriter, Bernard-Roland) and wrote for TV (1989 Le Grand Secret / El gran secreto / Das grosse Geheimnis, TV miniseries, Jacques Trébouta, France / Canada / Spain / West Germany). He started his directing career adapt­ing French literature classics before filming movies à thèse, which notably denounced the imperfections of the judicial system. Other credits (as assistant direc­tor): 1942 Annette et la Dame blonde (Jean Dréville); (as supervising producer): 1948 Manù il contrabandiere (Lu-cio de Caro, Italy / France); (as technical supervisor): 1952 Le Banquet des Fraudeurs (Henri Storck, Belgium); 1963 Kriss Romani (Jean Schmidt).

 Filmography

        ◘ La Fausse Maîtresse (also screenwriter, adapter)

        ◘ Au Bonheur des Dames / USA: Shop Girls of Paris (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ Pierre et Jean (also screenwriter, adapter)

1946 ◘ Le Dernier Sou (also screenwriter; shot in 1943)

        ◘ Sérénade aux Nuages (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Roger la Honte (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ La Revanche de Roger la Honte (also screenwriter)

        ◘ Le Chanteur inconnu

        ◘ Le Dessous des Cartes (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Retour à la Vie (segment "Le Retour de Tante Emma")

        ◘ Les Amants de Vérone / UK and USA: The Lovers of Verona (also screenwriter)

1950 ◘ L'Affaire Seznec (unfinished)

        ◘ Lustice est fate / UK: Let Justice Be Done / USA: Justice Is Done (also co-screenwriter)

1952 ◘ Nous sommes tous des Assassins / Siamo tutti assassini / UK: Are We All Murderers? / USA: We Are All Murderers (also co-screenwriter; France / Italy)

1954 ◘ Avant le Déluge / Prima del diluvio / USA: Before the Deluge (also co-screenwriter; France / Italy)

1955 ◘ Le Dossier noir / Fascicolo nero (also co-screenwriter; France / Italy)

        ◘ Œil pour Œil / Occhio per occhio / USA: An Eye for an Eye / US TV: Eyes of the Sahara (also co-screenwriter; France / Italy)

        ◘ Le Miroir à deux Faces / Lo specchio a due facce / UK and USA: The Mirror HasTwo Faces (also co-screenwriter, adapter; France / Italy)

1960 ◘ Le Passage du Rhin / Il passaggio del Reno / Jen-seits des Rheins / UK: The Crossing of the Rhine / USA: Tomorrow Is My Turn (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist; France / Italy / West Germany)

        ◘ Le Glaive et la Balance / Uno dei tre / UK: The Sword and the Balance / USA: Two Are Guilty (also screenwriter; France / Italy)

        ◘ La Vie conjugale / Nel bene e nel male (two films: Jean-Marc / La vita coniugale / USA: Anatomy of a Marriage / Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc / Per il bene e nel male / USA: Anatomy of a Marriage / Anatomy of a Marriage: My Nights with Françoise; also screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy)

        ◘ Piège pour Cendrillon / Non sono un'assassino / UK and USA: A Trap for Cinderella (France / Italy)

1967 ◘ Les Risques du Métier (also co-screenwriter)

1969 ◘ Les Chemins de Katmandou / Katmandu / UK: The Road to Katmandu / USA: The Pleasure Pit / Dirty Dolls in Kathmandu (also screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy)

1971 ◘ Mourir d'aimer / Morire d'amore / UK and USA: To Die of Love (also co-screenwriter; France / Italy)

        ◘ Il n'y a pas de Fumée sans Feu / Non c'è fuomo senza fuoco / UK and USA: Where There's Smoke (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist; France / Italy)

        ◘ Verdict / L'accusa è: Violenza carnale e omicidio / Il testamento / UK and USA: The Verdict / Jury of One (also co-screenwriter; France / Italy)

        ◘ A chacun son Enfer / Jedem seine Hôlle (also screenwriter; France / West Germany)

        ◘ La Raison d'Etat / Ragione di stato (also co-screenwriter; France / Italy)

        ◘ L'Amour en Question (also co-screenwriter)

 Television Filmography

        ◘ La Faute (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Les Avocats du Diable (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Des Yeux pour pleurer (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Retour à Chercheil