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Richard Pottier

1906 – 1994

French film director

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About Richard Pottier

Lived 1906 – 1994 (aged 88). Richard Pottier was a French film director, screenwriter, director and cinematographer.

Richard Pottier (6 June 1906, in Graz – 2 November 1994, in Le Plessis-Bouchard) was a film director in France. He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire as Ernst Deutsch.

Selected filmography If I Were Boss (1934) A Rare Bird (1935) Fanfare of Love (1935) Guilty Melody (1936) 27 Rue de la Paix (1936) The Secrets of the Red Sea (1937) Lights of Paris (1938) The World Will Tremble (1939) Mademoiselle Swing (1942) Eight Men in a Castle (1942) No Love Allowed (1942) Picpus (1943) Majestic Hotel Cellars (1945) Song of the Clouds (1946) Destiny (1946) The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic (1946) Vertigo (1947) The White Night (1948) Barry (1949) Two Loves (1949) Murders (1950) Casimir (1950) Darling Caroline (1951) Rendezvous in Grenada (1951) The Case Against X (1952) Imperial Violets (1952) The Beautiful Otero (1954) The Rebels of Lomanach (Les révoltés de Lomanach) (1954) The Lebanese Mission (1956) The Singer from Mexico (1957) (1958) Tabarin (1958) David and Goliath (1960) Il ratto delle sabine (1961)

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Who was Richard Pottier?

French film director (1906-1994)

When was Richard Pottier born?

Richard Pottier was born on 6 June 1906 in Graz.

When did Richard Pottier die?

Richard Pottier died on 2 November 1994 in Le Plessis-Bouchard.

What was Richard Pottier's occupation?

Richard Pottier was a film director, screenwriter, director and cinematographer.

What nationality was Richard Pottier?

Richard Pottier was French.

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· Wikipedia: Richard Pottier

· Wikidata: Q543968

· DBpedia: Richard Pottier

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