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Jean Chérasse

1932 – 2025

French film director

Film director Screenwriter
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About Jean Chérasse

Lived 1932 – 2025 (aged 92). Jean Chérasse was a French film director and screenwriter.

Jean Chérasse (26 November 1932 – 18 April 2025) was a French film director, producer and screenwriter. He died on 18 April 2025, at the age of 92.

Filmography Henri Frenay, l'inventeur de la résistance (2003) Marthe Richard et la tolérance (1996) Le Grand Retour (1995) France, année zéro (1994) La Marseillaise n'est pas encore enrouée ! (1992 with Claude Manceron) Le Miroir colonial (1988) Le Miroir des passions françaises (1986 with Theodore Zeldin) Les Captifs de l'An Quarante (1985) Paris, j'écris ton nom liberté (1984) La Prise du pouvoir par Philippe Pétain (1980) Dreyfus ou l'intolérable vérité (prix Méliès 1975) Valmy (1967 with Abel Gance) Un clair de lune à Maubeuge (1962) La Vendetta (1961) Un charlatan crépusculaire (1958 with Gérard Philipe)

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Important facts

Born
26 November 1932, Issoire
Birth century
20th century
Died
18 April 2025, Saint-Pierre-de-Bailleul
Occupation
Film director, screenwriter
Nationality
France
Education
Institut des hautes études cinématographiques, Lycée Henri-IV
Awards
Knight of the National Order of Merit; Officer of Arts and Letters
Also known as
Jean Cherasse

People in Jean Chérasse's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Philippe Pétain
Philippe Pétain
1856 – 1951
Politician
 Portrait of Abel Gance
Abel Gance
1889 – 1981
Screenwriter
 Portrait of Gérard Philipe
Gérard Philipe
1922 – 1959
Actor
 Portrait of Henri Frenay
Henri Frenay
1905 – 1988
Politician
 Portrait of Marthe Richard
Marthe Richard
1889 – 1982
Aircraft pilot
 Portrait of Theodore Zeldin
Theodore Zeldin
b. 1933
Historian
 Portrait of Claude
Claude
b. 2003
Singer

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Jean Chérasse's

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Arthur Holly Compton
1892 – 1962
Physicist
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Chao Yuen Ren
1892 – 1982
Linguist
 Portrait of George Paget Thomson
George Paget Thomson
1892 – 1975
Physicist
 Portrait of Marston Morse
Marston Morse
1892 – 1977
Mathematician
 Portrait of Albert Szent-Györgyi
Albert Szent-Györgyi
1893 – 1986
Biochemist
 Portrait of Gaston Julia
Gaston Julia
1893 – 1978
Mathematician

Frequently asked questions

Who was Jean Chérasse?

French film director (1932–2025)

When was Jean Chérasse born?

Jean Chérasse was born on 26 November 1932 in Issoire.

When did Jean Chérasse die?

Jean Chérasse died on 18 April 2025 in Saint-Pierre-de-Bailleul.

What was Jean Chérasse's occupation?

Jean Chérasse was a film director and screenwriter.

What nationality was Jean Chérasse?

Jean Chérasse was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jean Chérasse

· Wikidata: Q3171318

· DBpedia: Jean Chérasse

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