Chalonge, Christian de

(January 21, 1937, Douai, Nord, France - )

   Having graduated with a certificate in literature at the Sorbonne, he studied at the IDHEC (1957-1958) before starting as a trainee assistant (1961 Tout l'Or du Monde / Tutto l'oro del mondo / UK and USA / All the Gold in the World, René Clair, France / Italy). Then he served as second assistant director (1962 Le Gentle­man d'Epsom / Les Grands Seigneurs / Il re delle corse / UK and USA: Duke of the Derby / The Gentleman from Epsom, Gilles Grangier, France / Italy; 1963 Mélodie en Sous-Sol / Colpo grosso al casino / UK: The Big Snatch / Anyone Can Win / USA: Any Number Can Win, Henri Verneuil, France / Italy) and first assistant director (1962 Les Dimanches de Ville d'Avray / Cybèle ou les Dimanches de Ville d'Avray / UK: Cybele / USA: Sundays and Cybele, Serge Bourguignon; 1964 La Vie à l'Envers / USA: Life Upside Down, Alain Jessua; Mata-Hari, Agent H 21 / Mata-Hari, agente segreto H 21, Jean-Louis Richard, France / Italy; 1965 La Fabuleuse Aventure de Marco Polo / Lo scacchiere di Dio / Le meravigliose avven-ture di Marco Polo / Marko Polo / UK and USA: Marco the Magnificent, Denys de La Patellière, Noel Howard, France / Italy / Yugoslavia / Afghanistan / Egypt, shot in 1963; Un Mari à Prix fixe, Claude de Givray, shot in 1963; Thomas l'Imposteur / UK and USA: Thomas the Impostor, Georges Franju; 1966 Mademoiselle, Tony Ri­chardson, France / UK; 1967 The Sailor from Gibraltar, Tony Richardson, UK; 1971 Espanoles en Paris / Des Espagnoles à Paris, Roberto Bodegas, Spain / France). Parallel with his directing work, he also was a second unit director (1968 The Charge of the Light Brigade, Tony Richardson, UK; 1973 Etat de Siège / L'Americano / Der unsichtbare Aufstand / UK and USA: State of Siege, Costa-Gavras, France / Italy / West Germany; 1976 Il deserto dei Tartari / Le Désert des Tartares / Die Tartaren-wuste / UK and USA: The Desert of the Tartars, Valerio Zurlini, Italy / France / West Germany / Iran).

 Filmography

1967 ◘ O salto / Le Saut / USA: Voyage of Silence (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

1971 ◘ L'Alliance (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

1978 ◘ L'Argent des Autres (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ Malevil / Malevil, Countdown der Neutronen-bombe (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / West Germany)

        ◘ Les Quarantièmes Rugissants / The Roaring For­ties (also original idea; France / UK)

        ◘ Docteur Petiot (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Le Voleur d'Enfants / Il ladro di bambini / El lad-ron de ninos (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy / Spain)

        ◘ Le Bel Eté 1914 (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ Le Comédien

 Television Filmography

1974 ◘ Histoires insolites (episode "Parcelle brillante")

1988 ◘ Les Dossiers secrets de l'Inspecteur Lavardin (episode "Le Château du Pendu")

1990 ◘ L'Inspecteur Lavardin (episode "Le Diable en Ville")

1999 ◘ Un Meurtre de première Classe (France / Belgium / Switzerland)

2002 ◘ Maigret et le Marchand de Vin Maigret chez le Ministre Maigret et la Maison de Félicie

        ◘ L'Avare

        ◘ Le Malade imaginaire