Pierre Étaix
Known for directing · Born 23 November 1928 · Died 14 October 2016 · aged 87 · Roanne, Loire, France
58 credits
Pierre Étaix was a French comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of short- and feature-length films, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He won an Academy Award for best live-action short film in 1963.
Known for
Yoyo
1965
Le Grand Amour
1969
The Suitor
1962
As Long as You've Got Your Health
1966
Happy Anniversary
1963
Pickpocket
1959
Le Havre
2011
Rupture
1961
Winter Song
2015
Max My Love
1986
Land of Milk and Honey
1971
Feeling Good
1966
Acting (43)
2025From Darkness to LightSelfFilm
2016Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the ClownSelfFilm
2016The ClownSelfFilm
2015Winter SongMarquis-ClochardFilm
2011Le HavreDr. BeckerFilm
2011ChantrapasFrench ProducerFilm
2011Pierre Étaix, un destin animéSelfFilm
2011Carrière, 250 MetersSelfFilm
2009Lucifer et moiSelfFilm
2006Gardens in AutumnFilm
2003Un film et son époqueSelfSeries
1990Bouvard et PécuchetMaître TardivelFilm
1987Docile NightSOS AmorFilm
1987L'Âge de Monsieur est avancéL'auteurFilm
1986Max My LoveDetectiveFilm
1984L'aide-mémoireFilm
1983Doctor Lerne, SubgodRolandFilm
1983La MétamorphoseGustav-Adolf BrautFilm
1982On n'est pas sorti de l'aubergeLe garçon d'étageFilm
1982Aujourd'hui la vieSelfSeries
1980LundiLa voyanteFilm
1975Serious as PleasureLe garçon d'étageFilm
1975Numéro unSelfSeries
1975Système 2SelfSeries
1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSelfSeries
1971Land of Milk and HoneySelf - The DirectorFilm
1970The ClownsClownFilm
1969Le Grand AmourPierreFilm
1967The Thief of ParisPickpocket (uncredited)Film
1966As Long as You've Got Your HealthPierreFilm
1966Feeling GoodFilm
1965YoyoYoyo / The MillionaireFilm
1963Happy AnniversaryLe mariFilm
1963InsomniaFilm
1962The SuitorPierreFilm
1962A Swelled HeadFilm
1962Le PèlerinageFilm
1961RuptureFilm
1960The Army GameLe chef de gareFilm
1959Pickpocket2nd AccompliceFilm
1958Mon OncleDelivery man / Telegraph operator (uncredited)Film
1956CinépanoramaSelfSeries
—The Day the Clown CriedGustavFilm
Directing (6)
1989J'écris dans l'espaceDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1988The Nightmare of MélièsDirectorFilm
1966As Long as You've Got Your HealthDirector, WriterFilm
1966Feeling GoodDirector, WriterFilm
1962The SuitorDirector, WriterFilm
1958Mon OncleAssistant DirectorFilm
Production (1)
1989In the Footsteps of Monsieur HulotExecutive ProducerFilm
Writing (8)
1987L'Âge de Monsieur est avancéWriter, DirectorFilm
1972Aujourd'hui à ParisWriterFilm
1971Land of Milk and HoneyWriter, DirectorFilm
1969Le Grand AmourScreenplay, DirectorFilm
1965YoyoScreenplay, DirectorFilm
1963Happy AnniversaryCo-Writer, DirectorFilm
1963InsomniaWriter, DirectorFilm
1961RuptureCo-Writer, DirectorFilm