
François Chalais
Acting
Born: 1919-12-15 · Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France
Died: 1996-05-01
Biography
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 liberati
🎬 Movies (7)

Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes...
2019
Self (archive footage)

The Bardot mystery
2012

Code Name: Melville
2010
Self (archive footage)

A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later
1986
Un spectateur de '40 ans déjà'
Jean-Pierre Melville on the Set of Le Deuxième Souffle
1966
Self - Host

Le Chien
1962

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
1960
Narrator (voice)
📺 TV Shows (12)

La Chance aux chansons
1984
Self

Champs-Elysées
1982
Self
Système 2
1975
Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Self

Apostrophes
1975
Self

Midi Première
1975
Self

Spécial cinéma
1974
Self
Midi trente
1972
Self
Samedi soir
1971
Self

En direct de...
1956
self

Cinépanorama
1956
Self - Host

Reflets de Cannes
1954
Self - Host