1925 - 2012

Claude Pinoteau began his film career as a director assistant for Jean-Pierre Melville, Max Ophuls and René Clair, an activity he practised for more than 20 years. 
To these movies belong "Les enfants terribles" (50), "Lola Montès" (55), "Le triporteur" (57), "Le jour et l'heure" (63), "Cent mille dollars au soleil" (64), "La vingt-cinquième heure" (67) and "Le voyou" (70).

He also wrote scripts from 1969 for "Un homme qui me plaît" (69) and "Le voyou" (70), from 1973 he also directed his first movies which were very successful.

To his well-known movies as a director belong "Le silencieux" (73), "La gifle" (74), the unexpected success "La boum" (82), the sequel "La boum 2" (82), "L'étudiante" (88) and "La neige et le feu" (91).

His brother Jacques Pinoteau became also a director.
 

Other movies from Claude Pinoteau (Director): 
Le grand escogriffe (76) L'homme en colère (79) La 7ème cible (84) Cache Cash (94) Les palmes de M. Schutz (97)

Director assistant:
L'amant de paille (51) La loi des rues (56) Un singe en hiver (62) Mélodie en sous-sol (63) Les tribulations d'un chinois en Chine (65) La bataille de San Sebastian (68) Smic Smac Smoc (71) L'aventure, c'est l'aventure (72)

Writer:
Le silencieux (73) La gifle (74) L'homme en colère (79) La boum (80) La boum 2 (82) La 7ème cible (84) L'étudiante (88) La neige et le feu (91) Cache Cash (94) Les palmes de M. Schutz (97) Serie "La bicyclette bleue" (00)

Producer:
Ca n'arrive qu'aux autres (71) Serie "La bicyclette bleue" (00)