Robert Enrico
Robert Georgio Enrico (April 13, 1931 – February 23, 2001) was a French film director and scriptwriter best known for making the Oscar-winning short An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1961). He was born in Liévin, Pas-de-Calais, in the north of France, to Italian immigrant parents, and died in Paris.
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Robert Enrico

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- Name
- Robert Georgio Enrico
- Born
- 13 April 1931
- Birthplace
- Liévin, Pas-de-Calais, France
- Died
- 23 February 2001
- Occupation
- film director scriptwriter
- Nationality
- France
- Education
- Institut des hautes études cinématographiques · La Fémis
- Honours
- César Award for Best Film
- Languages
- French
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Robert Georgio Enrico (April 13, 1931 – February 23, 2001) was a French film director and scriptwriter best known for making the Oscar-winning short An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1961). He was born in Liévin, Pas-de-Calais, in the north of France, to Italian immigrant parents, and died in Paris.
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Robert Enrico studied at Institut des hautes études cinématographiques and La Fémis. The recorded working language is French. Places of work recorded in the authority are France. Positions recorded include president. Work by Robert Enrico is recorded in the collections of Harvard Film Archive. Distinctions recorded are César Award for Best Film.

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• Name — Robert Georgio Enrico • Born — 13 April 1931 • Birthplace — Liévin, Pas-de-Calais, France • Died — 23 February 2001 • Occupation — film director scriptwriter
Filmography as director
Filmography as director
• Paradiso terrestre (1956) (co-director) • Jehanne (1956) • Thaumetopoea (1960) • Thaumetopoea, la vie des chenilles processionnaires du pain et leur extermination contrôlée (1961) • Chickamauga (1962) • L'oiseau moqueur (1962) • Montagnes magiques (1962) • La Rivière du hibou (1962) – "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", episode of The Twilight Zone (1964) • La Belle vie (1963) – Prix Jean Vigo • Au coeur de la vie (1963) – feature film comprising the Ambrose Bierce adaptations La Rivière du hibou, Chickamauga, and L'oiseau moqueur • Contre point (1964) • Le Théâtre de la jeunesse: La redevance du fantôme (1965) (TV) • Les Grandes Gueules (1966) • Tante Zita (1967) • Les aventuriers (1967) • Ho! (1968) • Boulevard du Rhum (1971) • Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément... (1971) • ' (1972) • Le Secret (1974) • Le vieux fusil (1975) – César Award for Best Film • Un neveu silencieux (1977) • Heads or Tails (1980) • L'Empreinte des géants (1980) • Au nom de tous les miens (1983) • Au nom de tous les miens (1985) (TV miniseries) • ' (1986) • De guerre lasse (1987) • La Révolution française (1989) (segment "Les Années Lumière") • Le Hérisson (1989) (TV) • Vent d'est (1993) • Saint-Exupéry: La dernière mission (1996) (TV) • Fait d'hiver (1999)
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1931
Robert Enrico born at Liévin.
2001
Robert Enrico died at Paris.
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Liévin.
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15th arrondissement of Paris.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 106190010X, Robert, Enrico.
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- “Robert Enrico”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1387339: Robert Enrico
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The authorities additionally record the heading Robert Georgio Enrico. His recorded language was French. He married Lucienne Hamon. Connected to 2 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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