About Richard Dembo
Lived 1948 – 2004 (aged 56). Richard Dembo was a French film director, screenwriter, writer, film producer and director.
Richard Dembo (24 May 1948 – 11 November 2004) was a French director and screenwriter.
Dembo achieved worldwide recognition with his first film: La diagonale du fou, which received an Oscar in 1984 for best foreign film, and also won the César Award for Best First Film for the film. as well as other numerous awards (Prix Louis Delluc). Michel Piccoli starred in the film as a Jewish citizen of the USSR.
In 1993, Dembo directed L'instinct de l'ange with Hélène Vincent, Jean-Louis Trintignant, François Cluzet und Lambert Wilson. After a long pause, during which he directed no films, Dembo directed his last film Nina's House.
On 11 November 2004, Dembo unexpectedly died in Paris under the symptoms of an intestinal obstruction. He was buried in Israel.
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Who was Richard Dembo?
film director (1948-2004)
When was Richard Dembo born?
Richard Dembo was born on 24 May 1948 in Paris.
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Richard Dembo died on 11 November 2004 in Paris.
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Richard Dembo was a film director, screenwriter, writer, film producer and director.
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Richard Dembo was French.
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