Jean Renoir 8 pictures

Director, Writer, Actor
Son of the famous Impressionist painter Pierre Auguste, he had a happy childhood. Pierre Renoir was his brother, and Claude Renoir was his nephew. After the end of World War I, where he won the Croix de Guerre, he moved from scriptwriting to filmmaking. He married Catherine Hessling, for whom he began to make movies; he wanted to make a star of ...

Born: September 15, 1894
Star sign: Virgo
Height: 5' 11" (1.8 m)
Known for: La Grande Illusion (1937), The Rules of the Game (1939), The Lower Depths (1936), La Bête Humaine (1938)
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