Jacques Krier | |
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| Born | February 6, 1926 |
| Died | August 24, 2008 Digne-les-Bains, France |
| Alma mater | University of Nancy University of Paris Institut des hautes études cinématographiques |
| Occupation(s) | Television producer and director, novelist |
| Political party | French Communist Party |
Jacques Krier (February 6, 1926 - August 24, 2008) was a French television film producer and director. A communist, he directed many mini-series of television documentaries about the living conditions of French workers, including janitors, as well as Arabs in French Algeria and immigrants from Mali. He also directed films for television and documentaries for the General Confederation of Labour, a labor union. He was the author of several novels and the winner of the 2000 Prix Roger Vailland.