Alex Joffé

Alex Joffé (18 November 1918 – 18 August 1995) was a French film director and screenwriter, known for Les cracks, Fortunat (1960) and La grosse caisse (1965). He was the father of the director Arthur Joffé, as well as Marion (born 1952) and Nina (born 1956).

Alex Joffé was born on 18 November 1918 in Alexandria, Egypt, as Alexandre Joffé. He was married to Renée Asseo. on his mother's side, he is related to author and journalist Salomon Malka, the biographer of Emmanuel Lévinas and Franz Rosenzweig, and theatre professor, director and playwright Avraham Oz. He died on 18 August 1995 in Paris.

Filmography Director 1946 : Six heures à perdre starring André Luguet and Denise Grey 1953 : Open Letter starring Robert Lamoureux and Geneviève Page 1955 : Les Hussards starring Bourvil, Bernard Blier, Louis de Funès and Georges Wilson 1956 : Les Assassins du dimanche starring Barbara Laage, Dominique Wilms and Jean-Marc Thibault 1957 : A Bomb for a Dictator starring Pierre Fresnay and Michel Auclair 1959 : Du rififi chez les femmes starring Robert Hossein, Roger Hanin and Silvia Monfort 1960 : Fortunat starring Bourvil et Michèle Morgan 1961 : Le Tracassin ou Les Plaisirs de la ville starring Bourvil and Pierrette Bruno 1962 : Les Culottes rouges starring Bourvil and Laurent Terzieff 1965 : Pas question le samedi starring Robert Hirsch 1965 : La Grosse Caisse starring Bourvil and Paul Meurisse 1968 : Les Cracks starring Bourvil, Robert Hirsch and Monique Tarbès

Screenwriter 1943 : Don't Shout It from the Rooftops 1944 : Florence est folle 1946 : Adieu chérie (released in English as Goodbye Darling) 1946 : Tant que je vivrai 1946 : Christine se marie 1946 : La Fille du diable 1946 : L'assassin n'est pas coupable (released in English as The Murderer is Not Guilty) 1947 : Six heures à perdre 1948 : El supersabio (released in English as The Genius) 1949 : El Mago (released in English as Magician) 1949 : Millionaires for One Day 1950 : Le 84 prend des vacances 1950 : Trois Télégrammes 1951 : Monte Carlo Baby 1951 : ...Sans laisser d'adresse (released in English as Without Leaving an Address) 1951 : Alone in Paris 1951 : Nous irons à Monte-Carlo (French version of Monte Carlo Baby) 1953 : Taxi 1953 : Lettre ouverte 1953 : Women of Paris 1954 : L'Aventurier de Séville 1955 : Les Hussards 1956 : Les Assassins du dimanche 1956 : I'll Get Back to Kandara 1957 : Les Fanatiques 1959 : Du rififi chez les femmes 1960 : Fortunat 1961 : Le Tracassin ou Les Plaisirs de la ville 1962 : Les Culottes rouges 1965 : Pas question le samedi 1965 : La Grosse Caisse 1968 : Les Cracks

Actor 1957 : Amour de poche (directed by Pierre Kast) 1960 : Tirez sur le pianiste (directed by François Truffaut) 1986 : Hôtel du Paradis (directed by Jana Boková)