Jean Devaivre Explained

Jean Devaivre (birth name: Jean-Justin de Vaivre)
Birth Date:18 December 1912
Birth Place:Boulogne-sur-Seine, Paris, France
Death Date:28 April 2004 (aged 91)
Death Place:Villejuif, Val-de-Marne, France
Occupation:Director, Writer
Yearsactive:1936-1957 (film)

Jean Devaivre (born Jean-Justin de Vaivre) (1912–2004) was a French film director and screenwriter.[1] Additionally, he worked as a dubbing director, preparing foreign-language films for release in France. The film Safe Conduct (Laissez-passer, 2002) directed by Bertrand Tavernier is based on Devaivre's activities in the French film industry during the wartime Occupation of France.

His brother Louis Devaivre was a film editor.

Selected filmography

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Notes and References

  1. Rège p.319