Cast & creator
François Truffaut
Best known for The Merv Griffin Show, Apostrophes, Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
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.
Also known as: 프랑수아 트뤼포, 弗朗索瓦·特吕弗, 프랑소와 트뤼포
172
film credits
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television credits
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1954–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (185)
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The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Apostrophes
Self
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975
Spécial cinéma
Self
1974
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
1972
Omnibus
Self
1967
Cinépanorama
Self
1956
Ciné regards
Self
1978
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Claude Lacombe
1977
The 400 Blows
Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité)
1959The 400 Blows
Director
1959The 400 Blows
Producer
1959The 400 Blows
Adaptation
1959The 400 Blows
Screenplay
1959
Breathless
Original Story
1960Breathless
Story
1960
Wings of Desire
In Memory Of
1987
Reflets de Cannes
Self
1954
Stolen Kisses
Director
1968Stolen Kisses
Producer
1968Stolen Kisses
Dialogue
1968Stolen Kisses
Screenplay
1968
Fahrenheit 451
Screenplay
1966Fahrenheit 451
Director
1966
Un film et son époque
Self (archive footage)
2003
Pour le plaisir
Self
1964
Day for Night
Ferrand, the Director
1973Day for Night
Director
1973Day for Night
Screenplay
1973
Bed and Board
Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)
1970Bed and Board
Director
1970Bed and Board
Producer
1970Bed and Board
Dialogue
1970Bed and Board
Screenplay
1970
The Last Metro
Director
1980The Last Metro
Screenplay
1980The Last Metro
Producer
1980The Last Metro
Dialogue
1980
The Truth About Charlie
Original Film Writer
2002
Jules and Jim
Producer
1962Jules and Jim
Director
1962Jules and Jim
Adaptation
1962
The Bride Wore Black
Director
1968The Bride Wore Black
Adaptation
1968
Shoot the Piano Player
Director
1960Shoot the Piano Player
Dialogue
1960Shoot the Piano Player
Adaptation
1960
Breathless
Author
1983
The Woman Next Door
Producer
1981The Woman Next Door
Director
1981The Woman Next Door
Screenplay
1981
Testament of Orpheus
Associate Producer
1960
Love on the Run
Producer
1979Love on the Run
Director
1979Love on the Run
Screenplay
1979
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Self
2015
The Man Who Loved Women
Original Film Writer
1983Belle Époque
Writer
1995
Two English Girls
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1971Two English Girls
Director
1971Two English Girls
Writer
1971
The Wild Child
Le Dr Jean Itard
1970The Wild Child
Screenplay
1970The Wild Child
Director
1970The Wild Child
Adaptation
1970The Wild Child
Dialogue
1970
The Story of Adèle H.
Officer (uncredited)
1975The Story of Adèle H.
Director
1975The Story of Adèle H.
Screenplay
1975
Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort
archive footage
2021
Confidentially Yours
Director
1983Confidentially Yours
Screenplay
1983Confidentially Yours
Producer
1983Confidentially Yours
Adaptation
1983Confidentially Yours
Dialogue
1983
The Man Who Loved Women
Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited)
1977The Man Who Loved Women
Screenplay
1977The Man Who Loved Women
Director
1977The Man Who Loved Women
Producer
1977
Mississippi Mermaid
Director
1969Mississippi Mermaid
Producer
1969Mississippi Mermaid
Adaptation
1969
The Little Thief
Story
1988
The Soft Skin
Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)
1964The Soft Skin
Director
1964The Soft Skin
Producer
1964The Soft Skin
Screenplay
1964
Godard Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2023
The World of Jacques Demy
Self (archive footage)
1995
Being Bo Widerberg
Self (archive footage)
2025
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
Self (archive footage)
2016
The Mischief Makers
Director
1958The Mischief Makers
Screenplay
1958
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
Self (archive footage)
1993
A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
Journalist (voice) (uncredited)
1972A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
Director
1972A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
Writer
1972
Small Change
Martine's father
1976Small Change
Screenplay
1976Small Change
Director
1976Small Change
Producer
1976
Jim Morrison: The End
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2021
Langlois
Self
1970
Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
Self (audio archival footage)
2004
Love at Twenty
Writer
1962Love at Twenty
Director
1962
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
The Army Game
Le taulard passionné de lecture
1960The Army Game
Producer
1960The Army Game
Adaptation
1960The Army Game
Co-Director
1960The Army Game
Screenplay
1960
Antoine and Colette
Director
1962Antoine and Colette
Writer
1962
Passion Fanny Ardant
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2023
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2017
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
Self (archive footage)
2009
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
Self (archive footage)
2022
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
Self (archive footage)
1996
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
2002
Ain't Misbehavin
Self (archive footage)
2013
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
Self (archive footage)
2023
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
2016
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2018
Fool’s Mate
Party guest (uncredited)
1956
Sous le soleil de Pialat
Self (archive footage)
2021
The Kreutzer Sonata
Cameo (uncredited)
1956
Mata Hari, Agent H21
Screenplay
1964
The Green Room
Julien Davenne
1978The Green Room
Producer
1978The Green Room
Director
1978The Green Room
Screenplay
1978Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
Self (archive footage)
1992
François Truffaut l'insoumis
Self (archive footage)
2014
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
Self (archive footage)
1999
Les Musiciens de la pellicule
lui-même
1974
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
Self (archive footage)
2024
Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'
Self (archive footage)
2006
Naked Childhood
Producer
1969
A Story of Water
Writer
1961A Story of Water
Director
1961
Godard by Godard
Self (archive footage)
2023
Les secrets de François Truffaut
Self (archive footage)
2020
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Self
1975
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
Self (archive footage)
2019On the Trail of the New Wave
Self (archive footage)
2009
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2019
François Truffaut
Self
1977
That Kid
Producer
1976
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
Self (archive footage)
2010
Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix films
Self
1970
Portrait of François Truffaut
Self
1961
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
Self
1978
Vadim Mister Cool
Self (archive footage)
2016
Carl Th. Dreyer
Self
1966
Two in the Wave
Self (archive footage)
2010Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo
Self (archive footage)
1997
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
Self (archive footage)
1996Le scarabée d'or
Producer
1961
Determination
Self (archival footage)
2026
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
Self (archive footage)
2018
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
Self
1964
The Overworked
Writer
1958
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
Self (Archive Footage)
2019
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
Self
1965
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
Self
2000
The Secret of the Wild Child
Self
1994
Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte
Self (archive footage)
2021Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscain
Self - film critic, filmmaker (archive footage)
1996Omnibus: François Truffaut
Self
1973The Birth of Children of Paradise
Self
1967
Short Cuts : Stolen Kisses
Original Film Writer
2024
Take It All
Self (uncredited)
1963Los 4 Golpes
The Assassin
1962Los 4 Golpes
Director
1962To Be... A Classic
Self (archive footage)
2012Looking for Truffaut
Self (archive footage)
2009
Their First Films
Director
2004
Short cuts : François Truffaut's The Woman Next Door
Original Film Writer
2023
François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !
Self
2020
Léaud l'unique
Self (archive) - filmmaker
2001
Anna the Maid
Producer
1958
A Swelled Head
Writer
1962The Magic Skin
Idea
2011
Postface à l’Atalante
Self
2025