Michel Gast
Michel Gast (1930–2022) was a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He was one of the producers of the 1978 film Raoni which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 1978 Oscars. Later in his career he worked as a dubbing director for films released in France.
Michel Gast
- Name
- Michel Gast
- Born
- 21 July 1930
- Birthplace
- Saint-Satur, Cher, France
- Died
- 10 March 2022
- Place of death
- Gournay-sur-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
- Occupation
- Director, Screenwriter, Producer
- Nationality
- France.
- Languages
- French.
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Michel Gast (1930–2022) was a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He was one of the producers of the 1978 film Raoni which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 1978 Oscars. Later in his career he worked as a dubbing director for films released in France.
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• Name — Michel Gast • Born — 21 July 1930 • Birthplace — Saint-Satur, Cher, France • Died — 10 March 2022 • Place of death — Gournay-sur-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, France • Other Names — Michel Gaston • Occupation — Director, Screenwriter, Producer • Years Active — 1952–1981 (film)
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• I Spit on Your Grave (1959) • The Sahara Is Burning (1961) • Céleste (1970) • The Lonely Killers (1972) • Tears of Blood (1972) • La maison des amants (1972) • Raoni (1978) • The Hamburg Syndrome (1979) • The Missing Link (1980) • Chaste and Pure (1981)
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Michel Gast is recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as film producer, screenwriter and film director. Recorded at birth as Michel Louis Gaston.
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1930
Michel Gast was born on 21 July 1930.
2022
Michel Gast died on 10 March 2022.
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Saint-Satur.
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Gournay-en-Bray.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3309714: Michel Gast
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- “Michel Gast”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Rège p.429
- 2.https://en.unifrance.org/directories/person/123811/michel-gast
- 3.Rège p.429
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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