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 Atlantique

1941 ◘ 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 Filmography

1974 ◘ 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)