Sacha Guitry
Directing
Born February 20, 1885 · Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Biography
Alexandre-Pierre Georges Guitry (21 February 1885 – 24 July 1957), known as Sacha Guitry, was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and followed his father into the theatrical profession. He became known for his stage performances, particularly in boulevardier roles. He was also a prolific playwright, writing 115 plays throughout his career. He was married five times, always to rising actresses whose careers he furthered. Probably his best-known wife was Yvonne Printemps to who…
Known For · 34 titles
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
Toâ
Napoleon
From Joan of Arc to Philippe Pétain
Royal Affairs in Versailles
La Malibran
Tu m'as sauvé la vie
A Night at the Opera
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Désiré
Quadrille
Good Luck
The Virtuous Scoundrel
Pasteur
Deburau
If Paris Were Told to Us
My Last Mistress
Let's Make a Dream
The New Testament
Le Mot de Cambronne
Un roman d’amour et d’aventures
The Devil Who Limped
Two Doves
The Pearls of the Crown
Dîner de gala aux Ambassadeurs
Let’s Go Up the Champs-Élysées
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
I Was It Three Times
Nine Bachelors
The Story of a Cheat
Mlle. Desiree
The Private Life of an Actor
The Treasure of Cantenac
My Father Was Right