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