Gaspard-Huit, Pierre

(Jean Michel Pierre Gaspard-Huit / November 29, 1917, Libourne, Gi­ronde, France - )

   He started out as an assistant director (1938 Êtes-vous Jalouse?, Henri Chomette; 1947 Coïncidences, Serge Debecque; 1951 Gibier de Potence, André Baud, Roger Richebé; 1952 La Fugue de Monsieur Perle, Roger Richebé; 1953 Les Amants de Minuit, Roger Richebé). A screenwriter for films (1948 Passeurs d'Or / Goudsmokkelaars, as co-screenwriter, E. G. De Meyst, France / Belgium; 1954 Der Zarewitsch / Le Tszarevitch, as co-screenwriter, Arthur-Maria Rabenalt, France / West Germany; 1955 Série Noire / USA: The Infiltra­tor, as screenwriter, Pierre Foucaud; 1958 Quand sonnera Midi / Plotone di esecuzione, as screenwriter, Edmond T. Gréville, France / Italy) and TV (1969 S.O.S. Fréquence, episodes "L'Escalade", "Objet Volant non identifié", Christian-Jaque, Jean Dréville; Les Menottes, Jean Dréville; 1979 Histoires de Voyous, episode "Les Marloupins", as screenwriter, Michel Berny; 1980 La Vie des Autres, as screenwriter, episodes "Le Scandale", "Vasco"; 1984 L'Homme de Suez / Der Mann von Suez, 6 X 52', as screenwriter, Christian-Jaque, France / West Germany). Other credit (as cinematographer): 1951 Albert et son Règne (documentary, medium-length, William Magnin). He also authored novels (2003 Catalina la terribleL Presses de la Cité; L'Homme de Suez, Presses de la Cité) and biographies (1980 De Pourpre et d'Or: Irène Impréatrice de ByzanceL Edi­tions du Rocher; 1993 "UIlluminatrice", Héléné Petrovna Blavatsky, Sand & Tchou). He was formerly married to actress Claudine Auger (b. 1941).

 Filmography

1946 ◘ Cœur de France (short)

1950 ◘ La Vie dramatique de Maurice Utrillo (documentary; medium-length)

1953 ◘ La Marche glorieuse / De Lattre, Maréchal de France (documentary; short; co-director with William Magnin; France / Belgium)

        ◘ Le Cœur frivole ou La Galante Comédie (short)

        ◘ Le Palais du Luxembourg (documentary; short)

1955 ◘ Sophie et le Crime / USA: Girl on the Third Floor (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ Paris Canaille / Paris coquin / USA: Maid in Paris

1957 ◘ La Mariée est trop belle / UK: The Bride Is Too Beautiful / USA: The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful / Her Bridal Night Les Lavandières du Portugal / Las lavanderas de Portugal (also co-screenwriter; France / Spain)

1958 ◘ Christine / L'amante pura / USA: Christine (also co-screenwriter; France / Italy)

1961 ◘ Le Capitaine Fracasse / Capitan Fracassa / El Capitan Fracassa (also screenwriter, adapter; France / Italy / Spain)

        ◘ Shéhérazade / La schiava di Bagdad / Schere-zade / USA: Scheherazade (also co-screenwriter; France / Italy / Spain)

        ◘ Gibraltar / Spionaggio a Gibilterra / Mision en el estrecho / USA: The Spy (also co-adapter; France / Italy / Spain)

1966 ◘ A Belles Dents / Karriere / Bett-Karriere (also screenwriter; co-adapter, France / West Germany)

 Television Filmography

        ◘ Die Lederstrumpferzahlungen / La Légende de Bas de Cuir (episodes "Die Pràrie", "Der Wildtôter", also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; France / West Germany / Romania / Austria)

        ◘ Les Galapiats / Le Trésor du Château sans Nom (also screenwriter)

        ◘ Le Neveu d'Amérique (20 X 13'; also adapter)

        ◘ Paul et Virginie (13 X 26'; also adapter)