Biography: life and films
Francis Girod was a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He was born in Semblançay, Indre-et-Loire, France on 9th October 1944 and died in Bordeaux, Gironde, France on 19th November 2006, aged 62.His best films as a screenwriter include Pierre Grimblat's Slogan (1969), Le Trio infernal (1974) and L'État sauvage (1978), and whose best work as a film director include Le Trio infernal (1974), Descente aux enfers (1986) and Délit mineur (1994).
Francis Girod scripted 16 films, appeared in 15 films and directed 15 films.
He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Jacques Rouffio (2 films).
His most frequent genres include: drama (20 films), Thriller (6), comedy-drama (5), crime-thriller (3), romance (2), comedy-romance (2) and comedy (2).
Our average rating for Francis Girod over all films is: 2.6
Filmography
Key: a = actor; d = director; w = writer
L'Horizon (1967) [a]
Les Gauloises bleues (1968) [a]
Les Idoles (1968) [a]
Le Voleur de crimes (1969) [a]
Pierre et Paul (1969) [a]
Sirokkó (1969) [w]
Slogan (1969) [w]
Léa l'hiver (1971) [a]
L'Italien des roses (1973) [a]
Erica Minor (1974) [a]
Le Trio infernal (1974) [d,w]
René la canne (1976) [d,w]
L'État sauvage (1978) [d,w]
La Banquière (1980) [d,w]
Le Grand frère (1982) [d,w]
Le Bon plaisir (1984) [d,w]
Descente aux enfers (1986) [d,w]
Mon beau-frère a tué ma soeur (1986) [a]
Saxo (1987) [a]
L'Enfance de l'art (1988) [d,w]
Zanzibar (1989) [a]
Lacenaire (1990) [d,w]
Mensonge (1993) [a]
Délit mineur (1994) [d,w]
Lumière et compagnie (1995) [d]
Passage à l'acte (1996) [d,w]
Terminale (1998) [d,w]
Calino Maneige (1999) [a]
Mauvais genres (2001) [d,w]
Un ami parfait (2006) [a,d,w]
The brighter side of Franz Kafka
The best of American film noir
The silent era of French cinema
