François Chalais

François Chalais

François Chalais (December 15, 1919 – May 1, 1996) was a prominent French reporter, journalist, writer and film historian. The François Chalais Prize at the annual Cannes Film Festival is named after him. Born in Strasbourg in 1919, Chalais' real name was François-Charles Bauer. His journalism career began under the German occupation of France during World War II, as a writer for several collaborationist publications. Nevertheless, he was awarded the Médaille de la Résistance after the liberation and continued a lengthy and distinguished career, most notably with France Soir from 1976 to 1986 and Le Figaro from 1980 to 1987. Chalais was a regular fixture on French television during the Cannes festival, interviewing celebrities and movie stars, often with his first wife and cohost France Roche. In 1949 he fought and lost a duel with swords with director Willy Rozier, provoked by comments Chalais had made about actress Marie Dea. In one of his reports for the French television program Panorama, titled "Spécial Vietnam: le nord vu par François Chalais" (Vietnam Special: The North Seen by François Chalais), Chalais interviewed an American pilot who was in a North Vietnamese prison hospital, John McCain. The report offered a rare glimpse of everyday life in North Vietnam during the war and featured an interview with North Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Van Dong. Chalais was the author of numerous books, including 18 novels and 3 memoirs. Chalais married his second wife, Mei-Chen (née Nguyen Thi Hoa), after his famed 1968 broadcast on North Vietnam. In 1969, he was a member of the jury at the 19th Berlin International Film Festival. Chalais died of leukemia in Paris in 1996. Source: Article "François Chalais" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: François Chalais
  • Popularity: 1.843
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1919-12-15
  • Place of Birth: Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France
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  • Also Known As: Франсуа Шале, Шарль-Франсуа Бауэр, François-Charles Bauer
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François Chalais Movies

  • 2008
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    Code Name: Melville

    Code Name: Melville

    6.7 2008 HD

    Mixing interviews, rare archival footage and film extracts, the film shows how Melville's works were impacted by what he experienced in his youth...

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  • 1986
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    A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later

    A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later

    5.6 1986 HD

    Jean-Louis and Anne have had their fling and separated. Now 20 years have passed. He is still dating various women. She is now a big-time director...

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  • 2019
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    Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes...

    Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes...

    8 2019 HD

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  • 1966
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    Jean-Pierre Melville on the Set of Le Deuxième Souffle

    Jean-Pierre Melville on the Set of Le Deuxième Souffle

    1 1966 HD

    Director Jean-Pierre Melville and actor Lino Ventura are interviewed about their 1966 film.

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  • 1960
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    Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

    Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

    6.1 1960 HD

    Charming and innocent, Candide is vigorously chased away by the Baron, for his close encounters with the pretty Cunégonde. World War II breaks...

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  • 1962
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    Le Chien

    Le Chien

    5.2 1962 HD

    In this extremely hard to find TV movie from 1962, Delon plays the role of "He", a nameless man who loves his dog very much. But the destiny plays...

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  • 1964
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    L'Été en hiver

    L'Été en hiver

    8 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    L'Été en hiver

    L'Été en hiver

    8 1964 HD

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  • 1962
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    Cinépanorama: Anna Karina

    Cinépanorama: Anna Karina

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Night Is Ours

    The Night Is Ours

    1 1953 HD

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  • 1956
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    Pity for the Vamps

    Pity for the Vamps

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1962
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    Le Chien

    Le Chien

    5.2 1962 HD

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  • 1962
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    Le Chien

    Le Chien

    5.2 1962 HD

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  • 1953
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    Inside a Girls' Dormitory

    Inside a Girls' Dormitory

    5.556 1953 HD

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  • 1984
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    La Chance aux chansons

    La Chance aux chansons

    4 1984 HD

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  • 1974
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    Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1971
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    Samedi soir

    Samedi soir

    6 1971 HD

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  • 1975
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    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    6 1975 HD

    A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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  • 1972
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    Midi trente

    Midi trente

    6 1972 HD

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  • 1975
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    Système 2

    Système 2

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1975
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    Midi Première

    Midi Première

    10 1975 HD

    Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975...

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  • 1975
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    8.5 1975 HD

    Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years...

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  • 1982
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    Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

    6.2 1982 HD

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  • 1956
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    En direct de...

    En direct de...

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1956
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    Cinépanorama

    Cinépanorama

    8 1956 HD

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  • 1954
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    Reflets de Cannes

    Reflets de Cannes

    1 1954 HD

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  • 1970
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    Reflets de Cannes

    Reflets de Cannes

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Reflets de Cannes

    Reflets de Cannes

    8 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Reflets de Cannes

    Reflets de Cannes

    1 1970 HD

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