Louis Daquin

Louis Daquin

Louis Daquin is a French director and screenwriter, born May 30, 19081 in Calais and died October 2, 1980 in Paris, in a family of small traders. Law graduate and graduate of HEC, after having been a journalist, advertising editor at the Renault factories, and having tried his hand at theatrical writing, Louis Daquin, Louis Léon Auguste Daquin of his full name, became assistant director in 1932, he worked notably with Fedor Ozep, Pierre Chenal, Julien Duvivier, Abel Gance and especially Jean Grémillon. He produced his first film in 1938 with the French version of Gerhard Lamprecht's film Le Joueur. He made several feature films during the Occupation, while he was engaged in the Resistance with the French Communist Party, on whose behalf he shot a short film after the Liberation. He also wrote in 1941 a detective novel, The Enigma of Pelham, under the pseudonym of Lewis MacDakin. He held several positions during his career: secretary general of the Committee for the Liberation of Cinema in 1944, co-founder of the General Cooperative of French Cinema, secretary general of the CGT Film Production Technicians Syndicate from 1945 to 1962, and president of the Société des Réalisateurs de Films (SRF) from 1977 to 1978. The General Confederation of Labor (CGT) commissioned a documentary from him on the great miners' strike of 1948, in full strike, with commentary by Roger Vailland. Louis Daquin also offers his first major film role to Michel Piccoli, in "Le Point Du Jour", a chronicle again devoted to the life of miners in the North. Despite some noticed films, he encountered difficulties from the 1950s to finance his projects. His political commitments are indeed worth to him to be progressively marginalized. An adaptation of "Bel-Ami" was thus cut to pieces by censorship in the second half of the 1950s. He left to shoot in Romania "Les Chardons Du Baragan" in 1957, based on the novel by Panaït Istrati, East Berlin, an adaptation of "La Rabouilleuse", by Balzac. In 1962, he was content to be production manager on "Paris Brûle-T-Il?" by Rene Clement. He made his last film in 1963, "La Foire Aux Dunces". He began another career, in 1970, as director of studies at the Institut des Hautes Études Cographiques, until his retirement in 1977. Louis Daquin was married to actress Clara Gansard with whom he had two children, Jean-Michel and Marc Daquin. He was the natural father of the militant Trotskyist Michel Recanati. He disappeared on October 2, 1980 in Paris. The municipal cinema of Blanc-Mesnil (Seine-Saint-Denis) will bear his name. The municipal theater of La Ricamarie (Loire) is called Salle Louis-Daquin. In Oissel (Seine-Maritime), a street bears the name of Louis-Daquin.

  • Title: Louis Daquin
  • Popularity: 0.619
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1908-05-30
  • Place of Birth: Calais, France
  • Homepage: https://mubi.com/fr/cast/louis-daquin
  • Also Known As: Луи Дакен
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Louis Daquin Movies

  • 1943
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    Adieu Léonard

    Adieu Léonard

    5.2 1943 HD

    A bungling thief is threatened by one target with blackmail, unless the thief will kill his own cousin, a wealthy eccentric who is considered the...

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  • 1944
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    Autour d'un Film de Montagne

    Autour d'un Film de Montagne

    10 1944 HD

    Making of the cinematographic shooting of "Premier de Cordée" directed by Louis Daquin in the Mont-Blanc massif. In 1943. Alain Pol films the...

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  • 1973
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    L'Agression

    L'Agression

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1958
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    Paris mange son pain

    Paris mange son pain

    7 1958 HD

    This short documents the important role played by bread in the daily life of the city of Paris.

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  • 1949
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    The Mark Of The Day

    The Mark Of The Day

    8 1949 HD

    In a settlement in the northern mining country. The Marles, Bréhard and Gohelle families wake up and prepare for a new day at work. The young...

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  • 1971
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    Léa in Winter

    Léa in Winter

    1 1971 HD

    It starts with the discovery of a woman's corpse, then gradually reveals the past of this woman as well as the police investigation which follows the...

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  • 2021
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    Le Parti du cinéma

    Le Parti du cinéma

    7.667 2021 HD

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  • 1941
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    Portrait of Innocence

    Portrait of Innocence

    6.3 1941 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Life and Loves of Beethoven

    The Life and Loves of Beethoven

    6.8 1937 HD

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  • 1955
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    Bel Ami

    Bel Ami

    6.7 1955 HD

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  • 1946
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    Homeland

    Homeland

    5 1946 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Perfume of the Lady in Black

    The Perfume of the Lady in Black

    5 1949 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Thistles of The Bărăgan

    The Thistles of The Bărăgan

    6.6 1957 HD

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  • 1943
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    Le Voyageur de la Toussaint

    Le Voyageur de la Toussaint

    7.1 1943 HD

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  • 1944
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    First in Line

    First in Line

    7.2 1944 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Opportunists

    The Opportunists

    5 1960 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Bouquinquant Brothers

    The Bouquinquant Brothers

    7 1948 HD

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  • 1941
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    Stormy Waters

    Stormy Waters

    6.9 1941 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Blockhead Fair

    The Blockhead Fair

    7 1963 HD

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  • 1938
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    Le Joueur

    Le Joueur

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1939
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    Nightclub Hostess

    Nightclub Hostess

    6 1939 HD

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  • 1937
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    Lady Killer

    Lady Killer

    6.9 1937 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Mark Of The Day

    The Mark Of The Day

    8 1949 HD

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  • 1946
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    Homeland

    Homeland

    5 1946 HD

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  • 1945
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    Le Journal de la Résistance

    Le Journal de la Résistance

    8 1945 HD

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  • 1949
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    La Bataille de la vie

    La Bataille de la vie

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1943
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    Madame et le mort

    Madame et le mort

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Mark Of The Day

    The Mark Of The Day

    8 1949 HD

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  • 1951
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    Skipper Next to God

    Skipper Next to God

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Opportunists

    The Opportunists

    5 1960 HD

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  • 1948
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    La Grande lutte des mineurs

    La Grande lutte des mineurs

    1 1948 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Bouquinquant Brothers

    The Bouquinquant Brothers

    7 1948 HD

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  • 1955
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    Bel Ami

    Bel Ami

    6.7 1955 HD

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  • 1941
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    Portrait of Innocence

    Portrait of Innocence

    6.3 1941 HD

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