Henri Verneuil | |
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 Verneuil on a 2020 stamp of Armenia | |
| Born | Ashot Malakian 15 October 1920 |
| Died | 11 January 2002 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 1940s – 2000s |
| Spouse(s) | Françoise Bonnot, Veronique |
| Children | Patric, Sophie, Sevan, Gayane |
| Awards | Cannes Film Festival, Golden Palm 1964 Cent mille dollars au soleil César Awards 1996 Golden Globe Award 1961 Mélodie en sous-sol (1961) |
Henri Verneuil (French: [ɑ̃ʁi vɛʁnœj]; born Ashot Malakian; 15 October 1920 – 11 January 2002) was a French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker, who made a successful career in France. He was nominated for Oscar and Palme d'Or awards, and won Locarno International Film Festival, Edgar Allan Poe Awards, French Legion of Honor, Golden Globe Award, French National Academy of Cinema and Honorary Cesar awards.
According to one obituary:
For exactly 40 years, the prolific Verneuil made movies as mainstream and commercial as any to be found in America or Britain. In his best period – the 1950s and 1960s – he delivered films in the "tradition of quality" so despised by the Nouvelle Vague. Many of them proved excellent vehicles for old-timers Jean Gabin and Fernandel, and newcomers such as Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon.[1]