Description:
Pierre Schoendoerffer was born on 5 May 1928 in Chamalières, Puy-de-Dôme, France. He was a director and writer, known for La 317ème section (1965), Le Crabe-Tambour (1977) and L'honneur d'un capitaine (1982). He was married to Patricia Schoendoerffer. He died on 14 March 2012 in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
Birthday
May 5, 1928
Born In
Chamalières, Puy-de-Dôme, France
Spouse/Ex-
Patricia Schoendoerffer October 4, 1957 - March 14, 2012 (his death)
Trivia
French director and screenwriter, adept at shaping modern audience expectations of what authentic war films should look like. He was a former army reporter and photographer in Indo-China and Cambodia, taken prisoner at the battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954. Following his release, he became a war correspondent for 'Life', 'Time', 'Look' and 'Paris Match'. He also began making documentary films after meeting the writer and adventurer Joseph Kessel in 1955 in an opium den in Hong Kong. Kessel suggested Schoendoerffer direct his film "Passe du Diable", (set in Afghanistan), thus starting Schoendoerffer's career in films.
