Dague, Jean-Claude

(Jean-Claude Dagouassat / 1937, Saint-Paul-lès-Dax, Landes, France - )

   In 1955 he was a volunteer in the marines at the beginning of the Algerian War. A former actor (1966 Espions à l'Affût / La Chaleur de Minuit / USA: Where the Action Is / Heat of Midnight, Max Pécas), he di­rected several films that were commercial failures. In December 1971, in order to refloat his production company, La Dague Films, he organized and failed in a bank robbery attempt for which he spent several years in jail. His prison experience inspired him to write a book, Le Dénommé (Editions Olivier Orban, 1982), which he brought to the screen in 1988. Other credit (as co-screenwriter, producer): 1992 La Dern­ière Saison (Pierre Beccu, shot in 1990). Other book: 2005 Il ne me reste que l'Honneur (Editions Privé).

 Filmography

        ◘ Le Bal des Voyous / Karin un corpo che brucia / UK: Sin, Sun and Sex / USA: Playmates (super­vised by Louis Soulanes; also screenwriter, dialogist; France / Italy)

        ◘ Poussez pas Grand-Père dans les Cactus (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ Desirella / UK: The Sextrovert (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist, producer)

        ◘ L'Homme qui vient de la Nuit / Das Lied der Balalaika (also co-adapter, co-dialogist; France / West Germany)

1990 ◘ Le Dénommé (also screenwriter, co-adapter, dialogist; shot in 1988)