- Cloche, Maurice
- (June 17, 1907, Commercy, Meuse, France - March 20, 1990, Bordeaux, Gironde, France)After studying architecture and engraving at the Beaux and Arts Décoratifs, he became artistic director at the Deberny-Peignot factory. Parallel to the shooting of his first shorts, he played in a few films (1933 Le Grillon du Foyer, Robert Boudrioz; 1934 Cessez le Feu, Jacques de Baroncelli) and worked as a production designer (1935 L'Homme à l'Oreille cassée, Robert Boudrioz). His movie Monsieur Vincent received an honorary award in Hollywood as the most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States in 1948.Filmography◘ La Mauvaise Prière (filmed song)◘ Le Mont Saint-Michel (documentary; short)◘ Versailles (documentary; short)◘ Provincia (documentary; short)◘ Les Souliers (short)◘ Terre d'Amour (documentary; short)1936 ◘ Radio (short)◘ Symphonie graphique (documentary; short)◘ Mon Légionnaire (filmed song)1937 ◘ Ces Dames aux Chapeaux verts / USA: The Ladies in the Green Hats◘ L'Alsace (documentary; short)◘ La Franche-Comté (documentary; short)◘ Variétés (short)1938 ◘ Le Petit Chose◘ La Vie est magnifique (also co-screenwriter)◘ Liroulirouli (filmed song)1939 ◘ Nord Atlantique1941 ◘ Sixième Etage (shot in 1939)◘ Départ à Zéro◘ Nous les Jeunes (short)◘ Feu sacré (also co-adapter)◘ La Ronde sur les Toits (short; also author of commentary)◘ Bel Ouvrage (short)◘ Traditions (short)◘ Vingt-Quatre Heures de Perm' (shot in 1940)◘ L'Invité de la Onzième Heure◘ Sculpture du Travail (documentary; short)◘ Jeux de Femmes (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)◘ Pas un Mot à la Reine-Mère (also co-adapter)◘ Cœur de Coq◘ Monsieur Vincent (also co-adapter)◘ Symphonie du Travail (documentary; short)◘ Vaison la Romaine (documentary; short)◘ Docteur Laënnec (also author of original story, producer)◘ La Cage aux Filles (also co-dialogist, producer)◘ La Porteuse de Pain / La portatrice di pane (also screenwriter, co-dialogist; France / Italy)◘ Images gothiques (documentary; short)◘ Né de Père inconnu / I bastardi (also screenwriter, co-adapter, producer; France / Italy)◘ The Small Miracle (also co-screenwriter; co-director with Ralph Smart; UK)◘ Peppino e Violetta / UK: Never Take No for an Answer (also co-screenwriter; Italy / UK)1952 ◘ Domenica (also adapter, co-dialogist, producer)◘ Rayé des Vivants (also producer)◘ Images d'Argile (documentary; short)◘ Moineaux de Paris (also adapter, producer)◘ Le Mont Saint-Michel (documentary; short)◘ Nuits andalouses / Noches andaluzas (also co-adapter, co-producer; France / Spain)◘ Un Missionnaire (also producer)1957 ◘ Quand vient l'Amour / Ko pride ljubezen / Kad dodje ljubav (also co-adapter, co-dialogist, co-producer; shot in 1955)◘ Adorables Démons (also co-dialogist; co-producer)◘ Marchands de Filles / USA: Girls Merchants / Sellers of Girls (also screenwriter, dialogist)◘ Ça aussi... c'est Paris (documentary; short)◘ Prisons de Femmes (also co-adapter)◘ Filles de Nuit / La legge del vizio / Denn keiner ist ohne Sunde / USA: Girls of the Night (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy / West Germany; shot in 1957)◘ Le Fric / La grana (also screenwriter, producer; France / Italy)◘ Bal de Nuit (also screenwriter)◘ Touchez pas aux Blondes (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)◘ Cocagne / Fernandel scopa e pennel (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy)◘ La Porteuse de Pain / La portatrice di pane / USA: The Bread Peddler (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist; France / Italy)◘ Requiem pour un Caïd (also co-screenwriter)◘ Coplan Agent secret FX 18 / Uccidete agente segreto 777—stop / Accion en Mallorca / Orden: FX 18 / USA: FX 18, Secret Agent (France / Italy / Spain)1966 ◘ Baraka sur X 13 / Agente X-77— ordine di uccidere / Operacion Silencio / UK: Agent X-77 Orders to Kill / USA: Baraka X-77 / Baraka for Secret Service (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy)◘ Le Vicomte règle ses Comptes / The Viscount: Furto alla banca mondiale / Atraco al hampo / UK and USA: The Viscount (France / Italy / Spain)◘ Le Tueur aime les Bonbons / Un Killer per sua maestà / Zucker fur den Môrder / UK and USA:◘ The Killer Likes Candy (also co-screenwriter; co-director with Richard Owens = Federico Chentrens; France / Italy / West Germany)1973 ◘ Mais toi tu es Pierre (shot in 1971)Television Filmography1974 ◘ Le Chevalier de Janjoie (TV miniseries)1978 ◘ Les Hommes de Rose (6 X 52')1981 ◘ Le Mari, la Femme et le Cosmos◘ La Guerre des Chaussettes 1983 Dessin sur un Trottoir (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)
Encyclopedia of French film directors . Philippe Rège. 2011.