André Cayatte was a lawyer fascinated with the notion of using film to express his opinions about the social and moral status of his native France. He decided to become a filmmaker in the mid-'30s and so left his law practice to begin working as a screenwriter. His first script was for Allegret's Entree des Artistes (1938). A few years later he made his directorial debut (he continued to write or co-write all of his screenplays). True to his higher purpose, his subsequent films tend to be more concerned with expressing his ideas through content than they are with artistry. Many of his films such as Le Dossier Noir(1955) and Nou Sommes Tous des Assassins (1957) strongly criticize the French judicial system. When not making social critiques, Cayatte made romantic films to explore the different facets of love. Among his best is Les Amants de Verone, a reworking of Romeo and Juliet.
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L'Amour En Question
Director, Screenwriter |
1978 | |||
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La Raison d'Etat
Director, Screenwriter |
1978 | |||
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À Chacun Son Enfer
Director, Screenwriter |
1977 | |||
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Verdict
Director, Screenwriter |
1974 | |||
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Il N'y a Pas de Fumée Sans Feu
Director, Screenwriter |
1973 | |||
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Mourir d'aimer
Director, Screenwriter |
1971 | |||
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Les Chemins de Katmandou
Director, Screenwriter |
1969 | |||
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Les Risques du Metier
Director, Screenwriter |
1967 | |||
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Piège pour Cendrillon
Director, Screenwriter |
1965 | |||
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La Vie Conjugale
Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
1964 | |||
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Le Glaive et la Balance
Director, Screenwriter |
1963 | |||
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Le Passage du Rhin
Director, Screenwriter |
1960 | |||
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Le Miroir à Deux Faces
Director, Screenwriter |
1958 | |||
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Oeil Pour Oeil
Director |
1957 | |||
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Le Dossier Noir
Director, Screenwriter |
1955 | |||
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Avant le Déluge
Director |
1954 | |||
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Nous Sommes Tous des Assassins
Director, Screenwriter |
1952 | |||
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Justice Est Faite
Director, Screenwriter |
1950 | |||
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Les Amants De Verone
Director, Screenwriter |
1948 | |||
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Le Dessous Des Cartes
Director |
1947 | |||
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La Revanche De Roger La Honte
Director |
1946 | |||
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Le Chanteur Inconnu
Director |
1946 | |||
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Roger La Honte
Director |
1945 | |||
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Serenade Aux Nuages
Director |
1945 | |||
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Au Bonheur Des Dames
Director |
1943 | |||
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Le Dernier Sou
Director |
1943 | |||
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Pierre Et Jean
Director |
1943 | |||
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La Fausse Maitresse
Director |
1942 | |||
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Remorques
Screenwriter |
1941 | |||
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La Tempete
Dialogue Writer, Screen Story, Screenwriter |
1939 | |||
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Entree des Artistes
Screenwriter |
1938 |