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Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French filmmaker. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including Lucrèce Borgia (1953), Madame du Barry (1954), and Nana (1955). In 1961 he married Laurence Christol
Christian-Jaque was one of the most commercially successful and prolific French motion-picture directors, who was able to depict both drama and comedy effectively. Christian-Jaque was educated at the School of Fine Arts and the School of Decorative Arts, both in Paris.
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Christian-Jaque was born on 4 September 1904 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for Fanfan la Tulipe (1952), If All the Guys in the World... (1956) and The Pearls of the Crown (1937).
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Christian Albert François Maudet, dit Christian-Jaque, né le 4 septembre 1904 dans le 19 e arrondissement de Paris [1], [2] et mort le 8 juillet 1994 à Boulogne-Billancourt [2], est un réalisateur, scénariste et adaptateur de cinéma français.
Jul 11, 1994 · Christian-Jaque, the director of "Fanfan the Tulip" and some 70 other films during a career that spanned half a century, died on Friday at his home in Paris. He was 89. His family said the...
Nana is a 1955 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Martine Carol and Charles Boyer. An adaptation of the 1880 novel Nana by Émile Zola, it tells the story of two French aristocrats who are fatally ruined by their obsession for Nana, a mediocre actress and prostitute.
Jul 11, 1994 · Christian Maudet (Christian-Jaque), film director, producer, scenarist, art director: born Paris 4 September 1904; five times married; died Paris 8 July 1994.
