Jacques Krier

Jacques Krier
BornFebruary 6, 1926
DiedAugust 24, 2008
Alma materUniversity of Nancy
University of Paris
Institut des hautes études cinématographiques
Occupation(s)Television producer and director, novelist
Political partyFrench 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.