Director
Édouard Molinaro
May 13, 1928 · Bordeaux, Gironde, France
He was born in Bordeaux, Gironde.
He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès (Oscar, etc.), My Uncle Benjamin (with Jacques Brel and Claude Jade), Dracula and Son (with Christopher Lee), and the Academy Award-nominated La Cage aux Folles (with Michel Serrault and Ugo Tognazzi). Molinaro was active as a director until a few years before his death, although he had almost exclusively been producing works for television.[2]
Notable work
Often works with
Michel Serrault
5 titles together
La Cage aux Folles, La Cage aux Folles II, Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
Paul Préboist
4 titles together
Oscar, Hibernatus, My Uncle Benjamin
Robert Dalban
4 titles together
My Uncle Benjamin, Witness in the City, Dracula and Son
Claude Rich
3 titles together
Oscar, The Supper, Male Hunt
Bernard Alane
3 titles together
Hibernatus, My Uncle Benjamin, Dracula and Son
Claire Maurier
3 titles together
La Cage aux Folles, Back to the Wall, When the Pheasants Pass
Full filmography · 61
Mariage Surprise
as Le vieux médecin
2007
Une famille pas comme les autres
Director
2005
Un homme par hasard
Director
2003
Madame Sans-Gêne
Writer
2002
Nadia Coupeau, dite Nana
Director
2001
Tombé du nid
Director and Writer
1999
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
Director and Writer
19966.5
What Maisie Knew
Writer and Director
1993
The Supper
Director
19926.7
La Femme abandonnée
Director and Writer
1992
Bad Ronald
as L'avoué
1992
The Fate of Baron Leisenbohg
Director and Writer
1991