Claude Durand

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Claude Durand

Born November 9, 1938 · Livry-Gargan, Seine-Saint-Denis, France

Died May 6, 2015 · aged 76

Claude Durand (1938–2015) was a French publisher, translator and writer. He worked in the French film industry editing films, and occasionally writing and directing. He published leading authors such as Solzhenitsyn and Houellebecq, and together with his wife Carmen, he translated the standard French edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. As a writer, he won the …

Known For

The Upper HandThe Upper Hand · 1966
The Upper Hand
★ 6.21966
MovieDramaThriller
In Paris, a gold smuggler is at war with other local gangsters who want piece of the action. Then the mob shows up and makes things worse. And an undercover US Treasury Department agent is trying to infiltrate the smuggling business.
Adieu PhilippineAdieu Philippine · 1962
Adieu Philippine
★ 6.81962
MovieDrama
Michel is a young technician in the fledgling TV industry and is due for military service in two months at the time of the Algerian War. Juliette and Liliane are inseparable best friends, and aspiring actresses, who hang around outside the TV studio. Michel invites them in to watch, flirts with them both, and dates them separately and together. When Michel goes on a holiday to Corsica, just before he is drafted, the girls follow.
The TattooThe Tattoo · 1968
The Tattoo
★ 6.41968
MovieComedy
An art dealer wants to buy a Modigliani, which is tattooed on the back of an old soldier.
Greed in the SunGreed in the Sun · 1964
Greed in the Sun
★ 7.11964
MovieActionAdventure
A truck driver ventures into the Moroccan desert to retrieve a stolen truck, facing danger, bad luck, and uneasy alliances. Chaos builds to a climactic showdown.
God's ThunderGod's Thunder · 1965
God's Thunder
★ 6.31965
MovieComedyDrama
Veterinarian Léandre Brassac lives with his wife Marie on a remote estate. One day, he decides to shelter a young woman with no bearings.
Weekend at DunkirkWeekend at Dunkirk · 1964
Weekend at Dunkirk
★ 6.91964
MovieDramaWar
In June 1940, during the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied troops to England, French sergeant Julien Maillat and his men debate whether to evacuate to Britain or stay and fight the German troops that are closing-in from all directions.
Dear CarolineDear Caroline · 1968
Dear Caroline
★ 4.71968
MovieDrama
Against the backdrop of the French revolution, young Caroline tries to reunite with her first love, despite her arranged marriage to an older politician.
Magnet of DoomMagnet of Doom · 1963
Magnet of Doom
★ 6.31963
MovieCrimeDrama
Young boxer Michel Maudet is sacked by his manager after a series of match defeats and is forced to look for a new job. He is engaged as secretary to a millionaire named Ferchaux who is in a hurry to flee the country when he discovers he has been implicated in a high-profile fraud.

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