Yves Boisset
Director
Biography
Yves Boisset (14 March 1939 – 31 March 2025) was a French film director and scriptwriter.
Boisset began his career as an assistant director. After working with such directors as Hossein, Ciampi, Melville and Clement, he began directing short films until the late 1960s when he made his feature film debut. Boisset frequently contributes to the scripts he shoots and is known for his fast-paced action-adventures and his social and political thrillers. His 1972 film L'Attentat entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize.
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Filmography
Spy, Stand Up
as Richard's assistant 1982
Patrick Dewaere, My Hero
as Self (voice) (archive footage) - director 2022
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
as Self 2011
Lino, il n'était que lui-même
as Self 2012
Le cinéma de Boris Vian
as Self 2011
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
as Self 2002