Dewever, Jean

(December 3, 1927, Paris, France - )

   Having graduated from the IDHEC, he started out as a first assistant director (1953 Au Diable la Vertu, Jean Laviron; La Loterie du Bonheur, Jean Gehret; 1955 Les Héros sont fatigués / Die Helden sind Mude / UK: The Heroes Are Tired / USA: Heroes and Sinners, Yves Ciampi, France / West Germany; 1958 Les Bijoutiers du Clair de Lune / Gli amori del chiaro de luna / UK: Heaven Fell That Night / USA: The Night Heaven Fell, Roger Vadim, France / Italy; 1959 Le Vent se lève / Il vento si alza / UK: Operation Time Bomb / USA: Time Bomb, Yves Ciampi, France / Italy). In 1993, he produced Woyzeck (Guy Marignane, 1993). Other credits (as actor): 1964 La Vie à l'Envers / USA: Life Upside Down (Alain Jessua); 1967 Jeu de Massacre / UK: All Weekend Lovers / Comic Strip Hero / USA: The Killing Game (Alain Jessua).

 Filmography

        ◘ Opération La Fontaine (documentary; short)

        ◘ La Crise du Logement (documentary; short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ L'Agriculture (documentary; short)

1956 ◘ Tante Esther (short)

1958 ◘ Au Bois Piget (short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Des Logis et des Hommes (documentary; short)

        ◘ La Vie des Autres (documentary; short)

        ◘ Contrastes (short; co-director with Robert Ménégoz)

        ◘ Les Honneurs de la Guerre (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist; shot in 1960)

1971 ◘ Les Jambes en l'Air / César Grandblaise / Weekend proibito di una famiglia quasi per bene (also co-adapter; France / Italy; shot in 1969-1970)

 Television Filmography

1967 ◘ Salle No. 8 (65 X 13'; co-director with Robert Guez)

        ◘ Le Monde parallèle / La Vérité sur l'Espionnage (13 X 50'; co-director only)

        ◘ Allô Police (episodes"LeTémoignage de l'Ecolier", "La Voyante", "Retour à l'Envoyeur")

1969 ◘ Les Oiseaux rares (TV series)

        ◘ Georges Dandin

        ◘ Mon propre Meurtre

1978 ◘ Ulysse est revenu (also co-screenwriter; co-director only)

1981 ◘ Jules Ferry

1983 ◘ La Route inconnue (TV series)