Alain Poiré

Alain Poiré (13 February 1917 – 14 January 2000) was a French film producer and screenwriter. He was born in Paris, and died in Neuilly-Sur-Seine.

Life and career Alain Poiré graduated from law school and worked for advertising group Havas. In 1938, he moved to working for the film company Société Nouvelle des Etablissements Gaumont (SNEG) as assistant general manager in order to save the company from financial disaster. SNEG was renamed Gaumont Film Company in 1975. Always passionate about cinema, he didn't leave Gaumont until his death in 2000, becoming one of the most prolific producers in French cinema, particularly from the 1950s on.

As producer at Gaumont and manager of Gaumont International, Alain Poiré produced more than 200 films. His final film, released after his death, was La Vache et le President.

Poiré and his wife Yvette had two sons, Phillipe and Jean-Marie Poiré. He died of cancer at age 82.

Filmography (producer) 1948: The Spice of Life by Jean Dréville 1950: Tuesday's Guest by Jacques Deval 1950: The Girl from Maxim's by Marcel Aboulker 1951: Darling Caroline by Richard Pottier 1951: The Beautiful Image by Claude Heymann 1951: La Vie chantée by Noël-Noël 1951: The Most Beautiful Girl in the World by Christian Stengel 1952: The Case Against X by Richard Pottier 1953: A Caprice of Darling Caroline by Jean Devaivre 1953: Capitaine Pantoufle by Guy Lefranc 1954: Le Défroqué by Léo Joannon 1954: Les Révoltés de Lomanach by Richard Pottier 1954: Service Entrance by Carlo Rim 1955: Le Fils de Caroline chérie by Jean Devaivre 1955: Le Fil à la patte by Guy Lefranc 1955: Les Aristocrates by Denys de La Patellière 1955: Marguerite de la nuit by Claude Autant-Lara 1955: Les Carnets du Major Thompson by Preston Sturges 1956: Un condamné à mort s'est échappé (aka. Le vent souffle où il veut) by Robert Bresson 1956: Assassins et voleurs by Sacha Guitry 1957: Action immédiate by Maurice Labro 1957: Le rouge est mis by Gilles Grangier 1957: Les Aventures d'Arsène Lupin by Jacques Becker 1957: La Peau de l'ours by Claude Boissol 1957: Nathalie by Christian-Jaque 1958: Back to the Wall by Édouard Molinaro 1958: And Your Sister? by Maurice Delbez 1958: Le Miroir à deux faces by André Cayatte 1958: Tant d'amour perdu by Léo Joannon 1959: Moana by Raymond Lamy (documentary) 1959: Un témoin dans la ville by Édouard Molinaro 1959: Double Agents by Robert Hossein 1959: Signé Arsène Lupin by Yves Robert 1959: La Verte moisson by François Villiers 1960: Tendre et violente Elisabeth by Henri Decoin 1962: L'Assassin est dans l'annuaire by Léo Joannon 1963: Méfiez-vous, mesdames by André Hunebelle 1963: Jusqu'au bout du monde by François Villiers 1963: Carambolages by Marcel Bluwal 1963: Le Vice et la vertu by Roger Vadim 1963: Les Tontons flingueurs by Georges Lautner 1964: Le Gentleman de Cocody by Christian-Jaque 1964: Cent mille dollars au soleil by Henri Verneuil 1964: Fantômas by André Hunebelle 1964: Les Barbouzes by Georges Lautner 1965: When the Pheasants Pass by Édouard Molinaro 1965: Piège pour Cendrillon by André Cayatte 1965: Fantômas se déchaîne by André Hunebelle 1966: Trois enfants... dans le désordre by Léo Joannon 1966: Le Grand Restaurant by Jacques Besnard 1966: Ne nous fâchons pas by Georges Lautner 1967: Un idiot à Paris by Serge Korber 1967: Fantômas contre Scotland Yard by André Hunebelle 1967: Peau d'espion by Édouard Molinaro 1967: Oscar by Édouard Molinaro 1967: Les Risques du métier by André Cayatte 1967: Le fou du labo 4 by Jacques Besnard 1968: Leontine by Michel Audiard 1968: Le Pacha by Georges Lautner 1969: Clérambard by Yves Robert 1969: Le cri du cormoran le soir au-dessus des jonques by Michel Audiard 1969: Le Cerveau by Gérard Oury 1969: Hibernatus by Édouard Molinaro 1969: My Uncle Benjamin by Edouard Molinaro 1970: Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais... elle cause! by Michel Audiard 1970: Le Distrait by Pierre Richard 1970: L'homme orchestre by Serge Korber 1971: Les Mariés de l'an II by Jean-Paul Rappeneau 1971: Boulevard du Rhum by Robert Enrico 1971: La Folie des grandeurs by Gérard Oury 1972: by Georges Lautner 1972: Les Malheurs d'Alfred by Pierre Richard 1972: Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire by Yves Robert 1973: La Valise by Georges Lautner 1973: The Hostage Gang by Édouard Molinaro 1973: Escape to Nowhere by Claude Pinoteau 1973: Mais où est donc passée la septième compagnie? by Robert Lamoureux 1973: Quelques messieurs trop tranquilles by Georges Lautner 1974: Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard by Michel Audiard 1974: Comme un pot de fraises by Jean Aurel 1974: La Gifle by Claude Pinoteau 1974: Le Retour du grand blond by Yves Robert 1975: L'Agression by Gérard Pirès 1975: Pas de problème ! by Georges Lautner 1975: The Pink Telephone by Édouard Molinaro 1975: On a retrouvé la septième compagnie by Robert Lamoureux 1976: Le Pays bleu by Jean-Charles Tacchella 1976: On aura tout vu by Georges Lautner 1976: Dracula père et fils by Édouard Molinaro 1976: Un éléphant ça trompe énormément by Yves Robert 1977: Le Maestro by Claude Vital 1977: Monsieur Papa by Philippe Monnier 1977: Gloria by Claude Autant-Lara 1977: Nous irons tous au paradis by Yves Robert 1978: L'Hôtel de la plage by Michel Lang 1978: Les petits câlins by Jean-Marie Poiré 1978: La Carapate by Gérard Oury 1979: Le Temps des vacances by Claude Vital 1979: Coup de tête by Jean-Jacques Annaud 1979: Flic ou voyou by Georges Lautner 1979: Courage - Let's Run by Yves Robert 1980: Retour en force by Jean-Marie Poiré 1980: Le Guignolo by Georges Lautner 1980: Le Coup du parapluie by Gérard Oury 1980: The Wonderful Day by Claude Vital 1980: La Boum by Claude Pinoteau 1981: Clara et les Chics Types by Jacques Monnet 1981: On n'est pas des anges... elles non-plus by Michel Lang 1981: La Chèvre by Francis Veber 1982: L'As des as by Gérard Oury 1982: La Boum 2 by Claude Pinoteau 1983: L'Été de nos 15 ans by Marcel Jullian 1984: La Septième Cible by Claude Pinoteau 1984: P'tit Con by Gérard Lauzier 1986: Jean de Florette by Claude Berri 1986: Je hais les acteurs by Gérard Krawczyk 1986: Twist again à Moscou by Jean-Marie Poiré 1986: Manon des sources by Claude Berri 1987: by Gérard Oury 1987: Promis... juré ! by Jacques Monnet 1988: L'Étudiante by Claude Pinoteau 1989: La Vouivre by Georges Wilson 1989: L'Invité surprise by Georges Lautner 1990: La Gloire de mon père by Yves Robert 1990: Le Château de ma mère by Yves Robert 1992: by Yves Robert 1993: Cuisine et dépendances by Philippe Muyl 1993: La Soif de l'or by Gérard Oury 1994: Cache cash by Claude Pinoteau 1994: Pourquoi maman est dans mon lit ? by Patrick Malakian 1996: Fantôme avec chauffeur by Gérard Oury 1996: Les Victimes by Patrick Grandperret 1996: Le Jaguar by Francis Veber 1998: Le Dîner de Cons by Francis Veber 1999: Le Schpountz by Gérard Oury