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Léo Joannon (21 August 1904 – 28 March 1969) was a French writer and film director. Born in Aix-en-Provence, Joannon was originally a law student who became a novelist and journalist before entering the film industry in the 1920s as a cameraman. He was married to the Vietnamese actress Foun-Sen.
Léo Joannon est un réalisateur, scénariste et producteur français, né le 21 août 1904 à Aix-en-Provence et mort le 28 mars 1969 à Neuilly-sur-Seine. Il a réalisé, depuis le début du parlant jusqu'à la fin des années 1960, plus d'une trentaine de films.
Léo Joannon was born on 21 August 1904 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. He was a director and writer, known for Le défroqué (1954), Le camion blanc (1943) and S.O.S. Mediterranean (1938).
- Director, Writer, Actor
- August 21, 1904
- Léo Joannon
- March 28, 1969
Le défroqué: Directed by Léo Joannon. With Pierre Fresnay, Pierre Trabaud, Nicole Stéphane, Marcelle Géniat. In a prison camp, Gérard Lacassagne meets Maurice Morand, a mysterious, anticlerical officer. Lacassagne, who aspires to enter religion, discovers that Morand himself was a priest.
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- Drama
- Léo Joannon
- 1954-02-26
Secret Documents (French: Documents secrets) is a 1945 French spy thriller film directed by Léo Joannon and starring Marie Déa, Raymond Rouleau and Hugo Haas. It was shot in 1940 during the Phoney War but was halted by the German invasion and its release delayed until after the Liberation.
Léo Joannon (21 August 1904 – 28 March 1969) was a French writer and film director. Born in Aix-en-Provence, Joannon was originally a law student who became a novelist and journalist before entering the film industry in the 1920s as a cameraman.
The White Truck (French: Le camion blanc) is a 1943 French comedy drama film directed by Léo Joannon and starring Jules Berry, Blanchette Brunoy and François Périer. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou.
