5Directing
François Truffaut
- Born
- 1932-02-06
- Died
- 1984-10-21
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
Biography
François Roland Truffaut (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five films. Along with Jean-Luc Godard, Truffaut was one of the most influential figures of the French New Wave, inspiring directors such as Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Brian De Palma, Martin Scorsese and Wes Anderson.
Known For
Filmography
121 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Determination
2026 · Movie
Self (archival footage)
Being Bo Widerberg
2025 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Postface à l’Atalante
2025 · Movie
Self
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
2024 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Short Cuts : Stolen Kisses
2024 · Movie
Original Film Writer
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
2023 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Godard by Godard
2023 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Godard Cinema
2023 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Passion Fanny Ardant
2023 · Movie
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Short cuts : François Truffaut's The Woman Next Door
2023 · Movie
Original Film Writer
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
2022 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort
2021 · Movie
archive footage
Jim Morrison: The End
2021 · Movie
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte
2021 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
2021 · Movie
Cast
Sous le soleil de Pialat
2021 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !
2020 · Movie
Self
Les secrets de François Truffaut
2020 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
2019 · Movie
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
2019 · Movie
Self (Archive Footage)
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
2019 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
2018 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
2018 · Movie
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017 · Movie
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
2016 · Movie
Cast
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
2016 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Vadim Mister Cool
2016 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hitchcock/Truffaut
2015 · Movie
Self
François Truffaut l'insoumis
2014 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Ain't Misbehavin
2013 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
To Be... A Classic
2012 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Magic Skin
2011 · Movie
Idea
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
2010 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Two in the Wave
2010 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Looking for Truffaut
2009 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
On the Trail of the New Wave
2009 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
2009 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'
2006 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
2004 · Movie
Self (audio archival footage)
Their First Films
2004 · Movie
Director
Un film et son époque
2003 · TV Show
Self (archive footage)
Heart of the Festival
2002 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Truth About Charlie
2002 · Movie
Original Film Writer
Léaud l'unique
2001 · Movie
Self (archive) - filmmaker
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
2000 · Movie
Self
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
1999 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo
1997 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
1996 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
1996 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscain
1996 · Movie
Self - film critic, filmmaker (archive footage)
Belle Époque
1995 · TV Show
Writer
The World of Jacques Demy
1995 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Secret of the Wild Child
1994 · Movie
Self
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
1993 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
1992 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Little Thief
1988 · Movie
Story
Wings of Desire
1987 · Movie
In Memory Of
Breathless
1983 · Movie
Author
Confidentially Yours
1983 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Producer · Adaptation · Dialogue
The Man Who Loved Women
1983 · Movie
Original Film Writer
The Woman Next Door
1981 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Producer
The Last Metro
1980 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Producer · Dialogue
Love on the Run
1979 · Movie
Director · Producer · Screenplay
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
1978 · Movie
Self
Ciné regards
1978 · TV Show
Self
The Green Room
1978 · Movie
Julien Davenne · Director · Screenplay · Producer
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 · Movie
Claude Lacombe
François Truffaut
1977 · Movie
Self
The Man Who Loved Women
1977 · Movie
Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited) · Director · Screenplay · Producer
Small Change
1976 · Movie
Martine's father · Director · Screenplay · Producer
That Kid
1976 · Movie
Producer
Apostrophes
1975 · TV Show
Self
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
1975 · Movie
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · TV Show
Self
The Story of Adèle H.
1975 · Movie
Officer (uncredited) · Director · Screenplay
Les Musiciens de la pellicule
1974 · TV Show
lui-même
Spécial cinéma
1974 · TV Show
Self
Day for Night
1973 · Movie
Ferrand, the Director · Director · Screenplay
Omnibus: François Truffaut
1973 · Movie
Self
A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
1972 · Movie
Journalist (voice) (uncredited) · Director · Writer
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 · TV Show
Self
Two English Girls
1971 · Movie
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · Director · Writer
Bed and Board
1970 · Movie
Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited) · Director · Producer · Dialogue · Screenplay
Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix films
1970 · Movie
Self
Langlois
1970 · Movie
Self
The Wild Child
1970 · Movie
Le Dr Jean Itard · Director · Screenplay · Adaptation · Dialogue
Mississippi Mermaid
1969 · Movie
Director · Producer · Adaptation
Naked Childhood
1969 · Movie
Producer
Stolen Kisses
1968 · Movie
Director · Producer · Dialogue · Screenplay
The Bride Wore Black
1968 · Movie
Director · Adaptation
Omnibus
1967 · TV Show
Self
The Birth of Children of Paradise
1967 · Movie
Self
Carl Th. Dreyer
1966 · Movie
Self
Fahrenheit 451
1966 · Movie
Director · Screenplay
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
1965 · Movie
Self
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
1964 · Movie
Self
Mata Hari, Agent H21
1964 · Movie
Screenplay
Pour le plaisir
1964 · TV Show
Self
The Soft Skin
1964 · Movie
Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited) · Director · Producer · Screenplay
Take It All
1963 · Movie
Self (uncredited)
A Swelled Head
1962 · Movie
Writer
Antoine and Colette
1962 · Movie
Director · Writer
Jules and Jim
1962 · Movie
Director · Producer · Adaptation
Los 4 Golpes
1962 · Movie
The Assassin · Director
Love at Twenty
1962 · Movie
Director · Writer
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV Show
Self
A Story of Water
1961 · Movie
Writer · Director
Le scarabée d'or
1961 · Movie
Producer
Portrait of François Truffaut
1961 · Movie
Self
Breathless
1960 · Movie
Original Story · Story
Shoot the Piano Player
1960 · Movie
Director · Adaptation · Dialogue
Testament of Orpheus
1960 · Movie
Associate Producer
The Army Game
1960 · Movie
Le taulard passionné de lecture · Adaptation · Producer · Co-Director · Screenplay
The 400 Blows
1959 · Movie
Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité) · Director · Producer · Screenplay · Adaptation
Anna the Maid
1958 · Movie
Producer
The Mischief Makers
1958 · Movie
Director · Screenplay
The Overworked
1958 · Movie
Writer
Cinépanorama
1956 · TV Show
Self
Fool’s Mate
1956 · Movie
Party guest (uncredited)
The Kreutzer Sonata
1956 · Movie
Cameo (uncredited)
Reflets de Cannes
1954 · TV Show
Self