Dudrumet, Jean-Charles

(November 20, 1929, Paris, France - )

   A movie buff since his childhood, he read film maga­zines and later assiduously frequented the French

   Cinematheque and the André Bazin cine-club, where he met future filmmakers Claude Chabrol, François Truffaut, Jacques Deray, and Jacques Rivette. He gave up his studies in decoration to perform a six-month training course in a development and printing labo­ratory. After being assistant to editor Paul Cayatte, he edited about thirty shorts and then feature films (1955 La Fête des Vignerons, documentary, Jean Geh-ret, Maurice Lehmann; 1956 Rendez-vous à Melbourne / USA: Melbourne Rendezvous, documentary, René Lucot; Alerte au Deuxième Bureau / US TV: Nest of Spies, Jean Stelli; Baratin, Jean Stelli; 1957 Deuxième Bureau contre Inconnu / USA: Whereabouts Unknown, Jean Stelli; 1958 Rapt au Deuxième Bureau / UK and USA: Operation Abduction, as editor, Jean Stelli). A film director since 1954, he also co-wrote and adapted a TV miniseries (1992 Les Coeurs brûlés, 8 X 100', Jean Sagols). From 1969 to 1989, he directed 200 episodes of the Alain Decaux raconte TV program.

 Filmography

        ◘ Abîmes (short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ L'Arbre d'Or (short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ La Corde raide / USA: Lovers on a Tightrope (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Dans la Gueule du Loup (also co-screenwriter)

1963 ◘ L'Honorable Stanislas, Agent secret / Spionaggio senza frontiere / UK: How to Be a Spy Without Even Trying / USA: The Reluctant Spy (also co-producer; co-screenwriter, France / Italy)

1965 ◘ Pleins Feux sur Stanislas / Rendezvous der Killer / USA: Killer Spy (also co-screenwriter, France / West Germany)

 Television Filmography

1970 ◘ La Grotte aux Fées (6 X 25')

        ◘ La Boîte à Souhaits (2 X 45')

        ◘ La Duchesse de Berry (also screenwriter)

        ◘ L'Homme de Rangoon

        ◘ Le Palais du Luxembourg