François Truffaut
Biography
François Roland Truffaut (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five films. Along with Jean-Luc Godard, Truffaut was one of the most influential figures of the French New Wave, inspiring directors such as Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Brian De Palma, Martin Scorsese and Wes Anderson.
Known For
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Apostrophes
1975
Spécial cinéma
1974
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Omnibus
1967
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
Cinépanorama
1956
Ciné regards
1978
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
The 400 Blows
1959
Reflets de Cannes
1954
Un film et son époque
2003
Filmography
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self · 1962
Apostrophes
as Self · 1975
Spécial cinéma
as Self · 1974
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self · 1975
Omnibus
as Self · 1967
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self · 1972
Cinépanorama
as Self · 1956
Ciné regards
as Self · 1978
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Claude Lacombe · 1977
The 400 Blows
as Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité) · 1959
Reflets de Cannes
as Self · 1954
Un film et son époque
as Self (archive footage) · 2003
Pour le plaisir
as Self · 1964
Bed and Board
as Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited) · 1970
Day for Night
as Ferrand, the Director · 1973
The Story of Adèle H.
as Officer (uncredited) · 1975
The Soft Skin
as Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited) · 1964
The Wild Child
as Le Dr Jean Itard · 1970
The Man Who Loved Women
as Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited) · 1977
Two English Girls
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1971
Hitchcock/Truffaut
as Self · 2015
Jim Morrison: The End
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) · 2021
Small Change
as Martine's father · 1976
The World of Jacques Demy
as Self (archive footage) · 1995
A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
as Journalist (voice) (uncredited) · 1972
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) · 2017
The Green Room
as Julien Davenne · 1978
Langlois
as Self · 1970
Godard Cinema
as Self (archive footage) · 2023
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
as Self (archive footage) · 2016
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) · 2018
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
as Self (archive footage) · 2024
Being Bo Widerberg
as Self (archive footage) · 2025
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage) · 2002
Morceaux de Cannes
· 2021
Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
Sous le soleil de Pialat
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
The Army Game
as Le taulard passionné de lecture · 1960
Passion Fanny Ardant
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) · 2023
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
as Self (archive footage) · 2019
Ain't Misbehavin
as Self (archive footage) · 2013
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
· 2016
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
as Self (archive footage) · 2023
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
as Self (archive footage) · 1999
Les Musiciens de la pellicule
as lui-même · 1974
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) · 2019
François Truffaut l'insoumis
as Self (archive footage) · 2014
Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
as Self (audio archival footage) · 2004
Fool’s Mate
as Party guest (uncredited) · 1956
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
as Self (archive footage) · 1993
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
as Self (archive footage) · 1996
Godard by Godard
as Self (archive footage) · 2023
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
as Self · 1975
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
as Self (archive footage) · 2022
Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'
as Self (archive footage) · 2006
The Birth of Children of Paradise
as Self · 1967
The Kreutzer Sonata
as Cameo (uncredited) · 1956
Two in the Wave
as Self (archive footage) · 2010
Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort
as archive footage · 2021
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
as Self (archive footage) · 2009
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
as Self (archive footage) · 2010
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
as Self (archive footage) · 2018
Les secrets de François Truffaut
as Self (archive footage) · 2020
Portrait of François Truffaut
as Self · 1961
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
as Self · 1978
Take It All
as Self (uncredited) · 1963
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
as Self (Archive Footage) · 2019
Vadim Mister Cool
as Self (archive footage) · 2016
Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo
as Self (archive footage) · 1997
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
as Self · 1965
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
as Self (archive footage) · 1992
Carl Th. Dreyer
as Self · 1966
On the Trail of the New Wave
as Self (archive footage) · 2009
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
as Self (archive footage) · 1996
Determination
as Self (archival footage) · 2026
The Secret of the Wild Child
as Self · 1994
François Truffaut
as Self · 1977
Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscain
as Self - film critic, filmmaker (archive footage) · 1996
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
as Self · 2000
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
as Self · 1964
Looking for Truffaut
as Self (archive footage) · 2009
Omnibus: François Truffaut
as Self · 1973
Los 4 Golpes
as The Assassin · 1962
Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix films
as Self · 1970
François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !
as Self · 2020
Léaud l'unique
as Self (archive) - filmmaker · 2001
Postface à l’Atalante
as Self · 2025
To Be... A Classic
as Self (archive footage) · 2012