René Clément

René Clément (born in Bordeaux, France, March 18, 1913, died March 17, 1996) directed French movies like La Bataille du rail (Battle of the Rails, 1946) Au-delà des grilles (The Walls of Malapaga, 1949) with Jean Gabin, Jeux interdits (Forbidden Games, 1952), Monsieur Ripois (Knave of Hearts, 1954) with Gerard Philipe, Gervaise (1956) with Maria Schell from the 1877 novel by Émile Zola L’Assommoir, Plein soleil (Purple Noon, 1960) with Alain Delon from the 1995 novel by Patricia Highsmith The Talented Mr. Ripley, Le Passager de la pluie (Rider on the Rain, 1970) with Charles Bronson.