(1909-) French director. He is known for the romantic fatalism of such films as Drôle de Drame 1936, Hôtel du Nord 1938, Le Quai des brumes/Port of Shadows 1938, and Le Jour se lčve/Daybreak 1939. His masterpiece, Les Enfants du paradis/The Children of Paradise 1943–45, was made with his longtime collaborator, poet and screenwriter Jacques Prévert (1900–1977).
Francuski filmski režiser.