André Cayatte (3 February 1909, Carcassonne – 6 February 1989, Paris) was a French New Wave filmmaker and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility, themes which Cayatte persisted in affirming regardless of changing contemporary attitudes.Some of Cayatte's earlier films that covered these themes include Justice est faite (Justice is Done, 1950), Nous sommes tous des assassins (We Are All Murderers, 1952), and Le passage du Rhin (Tomorrow Is My Turn) (1960).In 1963, André Cayatte undertook a bold experiment in film narrative with a set of two films entitled Jean-Marc ou La vie conjugale (Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc), and Françoise ou La vie conjugale (Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise). Anatomy of a Marriage tells the same story from two different points of view, forming a cinematic pairing that anticipated later works like Alain Resnais’ Smoking/No Smoking (1993). His 1973 film Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu won the Silver Bear Special Jury Prize at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Gave up a career in law and journalism in 1938 to pursue film making. Perhaps unsurprisingly, a number of the films he later directed have had a preoccupation with the French judicial system.
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Grandfather of writer/director Diane Doniol-Valcroze and actor Simon Doniol-Valcroze.
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Diane Doniol-Valcroze is the grand-daughter of Andre Cayatte
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Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 113-115. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Mirror Has Two Faces
1996
screenplay "Le Miroir a Deux Faces"
Le grand secret
1989
TV Mini-Series writer
Les dossiers de l'écran
1980-1982
TV Series 3 episodes
L'amour en question
1978
writer
La raison d'état
1978
scenario and dialogue
À chacun son enfer
1977
screenplay / story
Verdict
1974
original screenplay
Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu
1973
writer
Mourir d'aimer
1971
The Pleasure Pit
1969
writer
Les risques du métier
1967
Piège pour Cendrillon
1965
adaptation
Anatomy of a Marriage
1964
adaptation
Anatomy of a Marriage
1964
screenplay - adaptation
Le glaive et la balance
1963
writer
Tomorrow Is My Turn
1960
Le miroir à deux faces
1958
writer
An Eye for an Eye
1957
Le dossier noir
1955
Before the Deluge
1954
TV de Vanguarda
1953
TV Series teleplay - 1 episode
Nous sommes tous des assassins
1952
scenario
Justice Is Done
1950
screenplay
Les amants de Vérone
1949
writer
Le dessous des cartes
1948
La revanche de Roger la Honte
1946
Le couple idéal
1946
Roger la Honte
1946
Sérénade aux nuages
1946
scenario
Le dernier sou
1946
screenplay
Farandole
1945
adaptation
Pierre et Jean
1943
screenplay
Shop Girls of Paris
1943
screenplay
Le camion blanc
1943
dialogue
La fausse maîtresse
1942
screenplay
Caprices
1942
dialogue
Stormy Waters
1941
adaptation
Montmartre sur Seine
1941
screenplay
Le club des soupirants
1941
adaptation / dialogue
Tempête
1940
dialogue / screenplay
The Curtain Rises
1938
screenplay
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Piège pour Cendrillon
1965
Anatomy of a Marriage
1964
Anatomy of a Marriage
1964
Le glaive et la balance
1963
Tomorrow Is My Turn
1960
Le miroir à deux faces
1958
An Eye for an Eye
1957
Le dossier noir
1955
Before the Deluge
1954
Nous sommes tous des assassins
1952
Justice Is Done
1950
Retour à la vie
1949
segment "Le retour de Tante Emma"
Les amants de Vérone
1949
Le dessous des cartes
1948
Le chanteur inconnu
1947
La revanche de Roger la Honte
1946
Roger la Honte
1946
Sérénade aux nuages
1946
Le dernier sou
1946
Pierre et Jean
1943
Shop Girls of Paris
1943
La fausse maîtresse
1942
Les dossiers de l'écran
1980-1983
TV Series 4 episodes
L'amour en question
1978
La raison d'état
1978
À chacun son enfer
1977
Verdict
1974
Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu
1973
Mourir d'aimer
1971
The Pleasure Pit
1969
Les risques du métier
1967
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Annette et la dame blonde
1942
assistant director
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Manù il contrabbandiere
1948
supervising producer
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Le banquet des fraudeurs
1952
technical advisor
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
La nuit des 7 d'or
1999
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Le grand échiquier
1973
TV Series
Himself
Pariser Journal
1971
TV Series documentary
Himself
Discorama
1968
TV Series
Himself
Monsieur Cinéma
1968
TV Series
Himself
Cinépanorama
1957-1965
TV Series documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
En votre âme et conscience: à propos de 'Justice est faite' d'André Cayatte
$1.6 Million
