Léo Joannon
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 21, 1904
- Died
- March 28, 1969 (aged 64)
- Birthplace
- Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Biography
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. Joannon first attracted international attention in early 1939 during the production of S.O.S. Mediterranean, when his attempts to include shots of a German naval ship docked in the port of Tangier created a diplomatic incident between the pre-World War II French and German governments. The film later won the Grand Prix du Cinema Français. Joannon is best known to international audiences as the director of the comedy film Atoll K (1951), which was the final motion picture starring the legendary comedic double act Laurel and Hardy. Among his other better-known films were Le Defroqué (1954) and Fort du Fou (Outpost in Indochina) (1962). Joannon died in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Source: Article "Léo Joannon" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Filmography
Les Arnaud
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Three Disordered Children
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Outpost in Indo-china
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Assassin in the Phonebook
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The Desert of Pigalle
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So Much Love Lost
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L'Homme aux clés d'or
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Sister Angele's Secret
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The Unfrocked One
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Drôle de noce
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Robinson Crusoeland
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Le 84 prend des vacances
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Secret Documents
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Children of Chaos
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Lucrèce
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The White Truck
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Whims
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The Emigrant
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S.O.S. Mediterranean
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De man zonder hart
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Confessions of a Newlywed
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Le Chanteur de minuit
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L'Homme sans cœur
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Les Conquêtes de César
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Quand minuit sonnera
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Excursion Train
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Mais n'te promène donc pas toute nue
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Klokslag twaalf
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What a Funny Kid!
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Bibi-la-Purée
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We Found a Naked Woman
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600,000 francs per month
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Suzanne
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He has lost a bride
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Farewell, friends
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Durand versus Durand
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On the voice of happiness
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