Louis Daquin

For the composer, see Louis-Claude Daquin.

Louis Daquin
Born	(1908-05-20)20 May 1908 Calais, France
Died	2 October 1980(1980-10-02) (aged 72) Paris, France
Occupation(s)	Film director Actor
Years active	1937-1979

Louis Daquin (20 May 1908 – 2 October 1980) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 14 films between 1938 and 1963. He also appeared in 11 films between 1937 and 1979.

Selected filmography

• The Man from Nowhere (1937)
• Portrait of Innocence (1941)
• Strange Inheritance (1943)
• First on the Rope (1944)
• Patrie (1946)
• The Bouquinquant Brothers (1947)
• Mystery Trip (1947)
• Daybreak (1949)
• The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1949)
• Skipper Next to God (1951)
• Bel Ami (1955)
• Ciulinii Bărăganului (1958) (co-director, with Gheorghe Vitanidis)
• The Opportunists (1959)
• La Foire aux cancres (1963)

External links

• Louis Daquin at IMDb
• Louis Daquin at AllMovie