Jacques Maillot

1962-

Biography: life and films

Jacques Maillot is a French film director and screenwriter. He was born in Besançon, Doubs, France on 12th April 1962.

His best films as a screenwriter include 75 centilitres de prière (1995), Les Liens du sang (2008) and La Mer à boire (2012), and whose best work as a film director include Nos vies heureuses (1999), Les Liens du sang (2008) and La Mer à boire (2012).

Jacques Maillot has so far scripted 6 films, directed 5 films (including 2 shorts) and appeared in 1 film.

His most frequent genres include: drama (5 films), crime-thriller (2), comedy-drama (2) and Thriller (2).

Our average rating for Jacques Maillot over all films is: 3.1

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer; a = actor

Mille bornes (1999) [a]

Nos vies heureuses (1999) [d,w]

Les Liens du sang (2008) [d,w]

La Mer à boire (2012) [d,w]

Blood Ties (2013) [w]

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