1913 - 1996

He first studied architecture but abandoned and turned to the film business where he worked as a director assistant and cinematographer. 

He began his career as a director in 1936 when he realised his first movie "Soigne ton gauche" (36).
Till the end of war there were other productions like "La grande chartreuse" (38), "Le triage" (40), "Toulouse" (40), "La grande pastorale" (43) and "Chefs de demain" (44).

René Clement realised two movies a year on average after the war, among them some masterpieces of the French cinema like "La bataille du rail" (46) - where he narrated the experiences of resistance fighters, "Les maudits" (47), "Jeux interdits - Verbotene Spiele" (52) - his most forceful movie about childen whe are familiar with the death during the war, "Monsieur Ripois - Liebling der Frauen" (54) with Gérard Philipe, "Gervaise" (56) with Maria Schell, "Plein soleil - Nur die Sonne war Zeuge" (60) with Alain Delon and "Le jour et l'heure - Wie Raubkatzen" (63),  again with Alain Delon.

With the movie "Paris brûle-t-il?" (66) with a star cast he attracted attention for a last time, his following movies couldn't achieve the same attention like in the years before.
To his last movies belong "La maison sous les arbres - Das Haus unter den Bäumen" (71) and "Jeune fille libre le soir - Das grosse Ding" (75).
 

Other movies from René Clément (Director): 
L'arabie interdite (37) Paris la nuit (39) La bièvre, fille perdue (39) Ceux du rail (42) Paris sous la botte (44) Le père tranquille (46) Au-delà des grilles (49) Le château de verre (50) This Angry Age (58) Che gioia vivere (60) Les Félins (64) Le passager de la pluie - Der aus dem Regen kam (69) La course du lièvre à travers les champs - Treibjagd (72) 

Writer:
La bataille du rail (46) Les maudits (47) Le château de verre (50) Jeux interdits (52) Monsieur Ripois (54) Plein soleil (60) Che gioia vivere (60) Le jour et l'heure (63) Les félins (64) La maison sous les arbres (71) Jeune fille libre le soir (75)