Ducrest, Philippe

(May 30, 1928, Cairo, Egypt-January I, 2004, France)

   His father was a doctor in Cairo, and his uncle ran the newspaper in which he published his first articles. He shot a 16-mm report in Ethiopia. Having settled in France in 1950, he began working for French TV as an assistant to director Marcel Bluwal. He remained known mostly as a TV director. His wife was actress Evelyne Eyfel (b. 1937).

 Filmography

1953 ◘ Chassez le Naturel (short; also screenwriter)

1962 ◘ La Croix et la Bannière (also screenwriter, adapter; shot in 1960)

 Television Filmography

1958 ◘ Monsieur de Saint-Germain Adélaïde

        ◘ Le Naïf amoureux (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Plainte contre X

        ◘ Le Vampire de Bougival

        ◘ Par Mesure de Silence

        ◘ Le Corso des Tireurs

        ◘ 4500 Kilos dOr pur

        ◘ La Duchesse d'Avila (I X 70', I X 130', I X 55', I X 100'; also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist; shot in 1968)

1974 ◘ L'Or et la Fleur

1976 ◘ Le Voyage à l'Etranger (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Les Bijoux de Carina (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Efficax (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Le Volcan de la Rue Arbat Pe veux voir Mioussov

        ◘ Chambre 17 Le Charlatan Le Loup-Garou

        ◘ Dédé

        ◘ Le Cercle fermé

        ◘ Mettez du Sel sur la Queue de l'Oiseau pour l'attraper (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Y a-t-il un Otage dans l'Immeuble

        ◘ Deux Hommes dans une Valise

        ◘ Treize à Table