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Francis Veber (born July 28, 1937) is a French film director, dialogue writer and screenwriter of Armenian and Jewish heritage. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... Screenwriters, scenarists, or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ...

He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Neuilly-sur-Seine is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine département in France. ...

Many of his comedies feature the recurring characters, François Pignon and François Perrin.

Filmography

As director

• 1976 : Le Jouet, starring Pierre Richard, Michel Bouquet, Fabrice Greco
• 1981 : La Chèvre, starring Gérard Depardieu, Pierre Richard
• 1983 : Les Compères, starring Pierre Richard, Gérard Depardieu
• 1986 : Les Fugitifs, starring Pierre Richard, Gérard Depardieu
• 1989 : Three Fugitives, starring Nick Nolte, Martin Short
• 1992 : Out on a Limb, starring Matthew Broderick, Jeffrey Jones
• 1996 : Le Jaguar, starring Jean Reno, Patrick Bruel
• 1997 : Le Dîner de cons {The Dinner Game}, starring Thierry Lhermitte, Jacques Villeret
• 2000 : Le Placard {The Closet}, starring Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Depardieu
• 2002 : Tais-toi !, starring Jean Reno, Gérard Depardieu
• 2006 : La Doublure {The Valet}, starring Gad Elmaleh, Alice Taglioni, Daniel Auteuil, Dany Boon, Virginie Ledoyen, Kristin Scott Thomas

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As dialogue writer

• 1974 : Peur sur la ville, directed by Henri Verneuil
• 1976 : On aura tout vu, directed by Georges Lautner
• 2000 : Le Placard
• 2002 : Tais-toi !

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As screenwriter

• 1969 : Appelez-moi Mathilde, directed by Pierre Mondy
• 1972 : Il était une fois un flic, directed by Georges Lautner
• 1972 : Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire, directed by Yves Robert
• 1973 : La Valise, directed by Georges Lautner
• 1973 : L'Emmerdeur, directed by Édouard Molinaro
• 1973 : Le Magnifique, directed by Philippe de Broca
• 1974 : Le Retour du grand blond, directed by Yves Robert
• 1975 : Le Téléphone rose, directed by Édouard Molinaro
• 1975 : Adieu poulet, directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre
• 1976 : On aura tout vu, directed by Georges Lautner
• 1976 : Le Jouet
• 1978 : La Cage aux folles, directed by Édouard Molinaro
• 1979 : Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses, directed by Édouard Molinaro
• 1979 : Coup de tête, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
• 1980 : La Cage aux folles II, directed by Édouard Molinaro
• 1980 : Les Séducteurs, directed by Bryan Forbes et Édouard Molinaro
• 1981 : Buddy Buddy, directed by Billy Wilder
• 1981 : La Chèvre
• 1982 : Partners, directed by James Burrows
• 1982 : The Toy, directed by Richard Donner
• 1983 : Les Compères
• 1985 : L'Homme à la chaussure rouge (The Man with one red shoe), directed by Stan Dragoti
• 1985 : Hold-Up, directed by Alexandre Arcady
• 1986 : Les Fugitifs
• 1989 : Three Fugitives
• 1991 : Pure Luck, directed by Nadia Tass
• 1994 : My Father the Hero, directed by Steve Miner
• 1995 : Fantôme avec chauffeur, directed by Gérard Oury
• 1996 : The Birdcage, directed by Mike Nichols
• 1996 : Le Jaguar
• 1997 : Father's day, directed by Ivan Reitman
• 1997 : Le Dîner de cons
• 1998 : Dead Letter Office, directed by John Ruane
• 2000 : Le Placard
• 2002 : Tais-toi !
• 2004 : The Closet, directed by Gurinder Chadha
• 2006 : La Doublure

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External links

• Francis Veber at the Internet Movie Database