Biography.guide
Home › People › Film director › Claude Pinoteau
Portrait of Claude Pinoteau

Claude Pinoteau

1925 – 2012

French film director

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Claude Pinoteau

Lived 1925 – 2012 (aged 87). Claude Pinoteau was a French film director and screenwriter.

Claude Pinoteau (; 25 May 1925 – 5 October 2012) was a French film director and scriptwriter. Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts de Seine, Île-de-France, France. He died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, aged 87. His sister was the actress Arlette Merry, and his brother was the director Jacques Pinoteau.

Filmography 1971 : It Only Happens to Others 1973 : Escape to Nowhere with Lino Ventura, Leo Genn et Suzanne Flon 1974 : The Slap with Lino Ventura, Annie Girardot et Isabelle Adjani 1976 : Le Grand Escogriffe with Yves Montand, Agostina Belli et Claude Brasseur 1979 : Jigsaw (L'Homme en colère) with Lino Ventura, Angie Dickinson et Donald Pleasence 1980 : La Boum with Claude Brasseur, Brigitte Fossey et Sophie Marceau 1982 : La Boum 2 with Claude Brasseur, Brigitte Fossey et Sophie Marceau 1984 : with Lino Ventura, Lea Massari et Jean Poiret 1988 : L'Étudiante with Sophie Marceau, Vincent Lindon et Élisabeth Vitali 1991 : La Neige et le feu with Vincent Perez, Géraldine Pailhas et Matthieu Rozé 1994 : Cache cash with Michel Duchaussoy, Georges Wilson et Jean-Pierre Darroussin 1997 : Les Palmes de M. Schutz with Isabelle Huppert, Philippe Noiret et Charles Berling 2005 : Un abbé nommé Pierre, une vie pour les autres (documentary)

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Awards
Louis Delluc Prize; Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎; Henri-Langlois award; Jean-Le-Duc award; Commander of the National Order of Merit

People in Claude Pinoteau's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Claude Pinoteau's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Claude Pinoteau?

French film director (1925–2012)

When was Claude Pinoteau born?

Claude Pinoteau was born on 25 May 1925 in Boulogne-Billancourt.

When did Claude Pinoteau die?

Claude Pinoteau died on 5 October 2012 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

What was Claude Pinoteau's occupation?

Claude Pinoteau was a film director and screenwriter.

What nationality was Claude Pinoteau?

Claude Pinoteau was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Claude Pinoteau

· Wikidata: Q44515

· DBpedia: Claude Pinoteau

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Claude Pinoteau. https://biography.guide/claude-pinoteau/

MLA: "Claude Pinoteau." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/claude-pinoteau/.

Chicago: "Claude Pinoteau." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/claude-pinoteau/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-22 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Portrait: Wikimedia Commons · author & licence

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:04 UTC