Jean-Jacques Annaud

Jean-Jacques Annaud
Jean-Jacques Annaud in 2015
Born (1943-10-01) 1 October 1943 (age 81)
Alma materInstitut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques
OccupationFilm director • screenwriter • producer
Years active1965–present
Websitejjannaud.com/en

Jean-Jacques Annaud (French: [ʒɑ̃ ʒak ano]; born 1 October 1943) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed Quest for Fire (1981), The Name of the Rose (1986), The Bear (1988), The Lover (1992), Seven Years in Tibet (1997), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Black Gold (2011), and Wolf Totem (2015).

Annaud has received numerous awards for his work, including five César Awards, one David di Donatello Award, and one National Academy of Cinema Award. Annaud's first film, Black and White in Color (1976), received an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[1]

  1. ^ "The 49th Academy Awards (1977) Nominees and Winners". Oscars. Retrieved 16 May 2013.