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René Pignières(1905-1973)

  • Producer
  • Production Manager
  • Additional Crew
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René Pignières was born on 19 March 1905 in Cahors, Lot, France. René was a producer and production manager, known for The Pirate and the Slave Girl (1959), The Swimming Pool (1969) and The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez (1964). René died on 9 November 1973 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
BornMarch 19, 1905
DiedNovember 9, 1973(68)
BornMarch 19, 1905
DiedNovember 9, 1973(68)
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Known for

Lex Barker and Chelo Alonso in The Pirate and the Slave Girl (1959)
The Pirate and the Slave Girl
5.0
  • Producer(as René Pignères)
  • 1959
Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, and Maurice Ronet in The Swimming Pool (1969)
The Swimming Pool
7.1
  • Producer
  • 1969
The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez (1964)
The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez
7.1
  • Producer(as René Pigneres)
  • 1964
Bruno Cremer and Marisa Mell in Objective 500 Million (1966)
Objective 500 Million
6.2
  • Producer
  • 1966

Credits

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Producer



  • Mannequin (1974)
    Mannequin
    4.7
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Le mariage à la mode (1973)
    Le mariage à la mode
    5.1
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Oliver Reed, Fabio Testi, and Paola Pitagora in Revolver (1973)
    Revolver
    6.9
    • co-producer (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Le mille e una notte all'italiana (1972)
    Le mille e una notte all'italiana
    5.4
    • producer
    • 1972
  • Bulle Ogier in The Valley (Obscured by Clouds) (1972)
    The Valley (Obscured by Clouds)
    6.4
    • co-producer
    • 1972
  • Le bar de la fourche (1972)
    Le bar de la fourche
    5.1
    • producer
    • 1972
  • Hearth Fires (1972)
    Hearth Fires
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1972
  • A Few Hours of Sunlight (1971)
    A Few Hours of Sunlight
    5.3
    • executive producer
    • 1971
  • Juliette Villard and Bernard Le Coq in La liberté en croupe (1970)
    La liberté en croupe
    4.0
    • associate producer
    • 1970
  • Louis de Funès, Michel Galabru, Guy Grosso, Jean Lefebvre, Christian Marin, and Michel Modo in The Gendarme Takes Off (1970)
    The Gendarme Takes Off
    6.5
    • producer (as René Pignères)
    • 1970
  • Horse (1970)
    Horse
    6.8
    • presents
    • 1970
  • Money-Money (1969)
    Money-Money
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1969
  • Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, and Maurice Ronet in The Swimming Pool (1969)
    The Swimming Pool
    7.1
    • producer
    • 1969
  • Louis de Funès in The Gendarme Gets Married (1968)
    The Gendarme Gets Married
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Young Wolves (1968)
    Young Wolves
    5.4
    • producer
    • 1968

Production Manager



  • Le secret d'Hélène Marimon (1954)
    Le secret d'Hélène Marimon
    6.3
    • production manager
    • 1954
  • L'atomique Monsieur Placido (1950)
    L'atomique Monsieur Placido
    4.6
    • production manager (as René Pignères)
    • 1950
  • L'ange du foyer (1937)
    L'ange du foyer
    • production manager
    • 1937

Additional Crew



  • Anna Karina in Vivre ensemble (1973)
    Vivre ensemble
    5.9
    • presenter (as René Pignères)
    • 1973
  • Isabelle Adjani and Claude Amazan in Le Petit Bougnat (1970)
    Le Petit Bougnat
    5.6
    • presents (as René Pignères)
    • 1970
  • Michèle Mercier in Making of a Lady (1968)
    Making of a Lady
    5.8
    • presenter
    • 1968

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • René Pigneres
  • Born
    • March 19, 1905
    • Cahors, Lot, France
  • Died
    • November 9, 1973
    • Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France

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