Christian-Jaque was
born Christian Maudet on August 4, 1904 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
Christian-Jaque began his motion
picture career in the 1920s as an art director and production designer. By the
early 1930s, he had moved into screenwriting and directing. He continued
working into the mid-1980s, though from 1970 on, most of his work was done for
television.
From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol,
who starred in several of his films, including "Lucrece Borgia"
(1953), "Madame Du Barry" (1954), and "Nana" (1955).
Christian-Jaque's 1946 film “A Lover's Return” was entered
into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. He won the Best Director award at the 1952
Cannes Film Festival for his popular swashbuckler “Fanfan la Tulipe”. At the
2nd Berlin International Film Festival, he won the Silver Bear award for the
same film. In 1959, he was a member of the jury at the 1st Moscow International
Film Festival.
Christain Jaque directed two Euro-westerns “Ernest the
Rebel” (1938) with Fernandel and “The Legend of Frenchie King (1971) with
Brigitte Bardot and Claudia Cardinale.
He died on July 8, 1944 from a heart attack in Boulogne
Billancourt, Hauts de Seine, Île de France, France.
Today we remember Christian-Jaque on what would have been
his 110th birthday.
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