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    Philippe de Broca

    French film director

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  1. Philippe de Broca. Philippe de Broca ( French: [də bʁɔka]; 15 March 1933 – 26 November 2004) was a French film director. He directed 30 full-length feature films, including the highly successful That Man from Rio ( L'Homme de Rio), The Man from Acapulco (Le Magnifique) and On Guard (Le Bossu). His works include historical, romantic epics ...

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    • 1959–2004
    • Film director
    • Philippe Claude Alex de Broca de Ferrussac, 15 March 1933, Paris, France
  2. Philippe de Broca born in 1933 worked as an assistant for Claude Chabrol and Francois Truffaut ( "Les 400 coups" aka "The 400 blows" ). From 1960 to 2004 he directed over 30 full-length feature films, including the highly successful adventure movies such as "That Man from Rio" (L'Homme de Rio) in 1964 and "Le Magnifique" in 1973, romantic comedies as "Le Cavaleur" in 1979, epics as "Chouans ...

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    • Paris, France
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    • Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
  3. Philippe de Broca, dit parfois de Broca de Ferrussac 1, 2 ou encore Phil de Broc' 3, né le 15 mars 1933 dans le 12e arrondissement de Paris et mort le 26 novembre 2004 à Neuilly-sur-Seine, est un réalisateur français . Il réalise 30 longs métrages dont certains furent d’immenses succès comme L'Homme de Rio, Le Magnifique ou Le Bossu.

  4. Dec 1, 2004 · Times Staff Writer. French film director Philippe de Broca, best known for his eccentric comedies and swashbuckling adventure movies, died of cancer Friday in a hospital outside Paris. He was 71 ...

  5. Philippe de Broca (born on March 15, 1933) liked to point out that his nobility goes back to the religious wars that ravaged the southwest of France and that is why the family coat of arms featured a dead tree, a testimony of the massacres due to his valiant ancestors. This provocative humor accompanied him throughout his life, often troubling ...

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  7. Dec 2, 2004 · Dec. 2, 2004. Philippe de Broca, a surefooted comedic director of the 1960's New Wave in French filmmaking, who created gems like the frenetic adventure "That Man From Rio" (1964) and the anti-war ...

  8. Philippe de Broca (né le 15 mars 1933) aimait préciser que sa noblesse remontait aux guerres de religion qui ravagèrent le sud-ouest de la France et c’est pourquoi le blason familial faisait figurer un arbre mort, témoignage des massacres dus à ses vaillants ancêtres. Cet humour provocateur l’accompagna sa vie durant, troublant ...

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