Directing
Jean Tourane
Born — Died
1919-11-03 — 1986-03-24
Place of birth
Angervilliers, Seine-et-Oise [now Essonne], France
Known for
Directing
Credits
7 titles
Jean Tourane (1919–1986) was a French filmmaker known for his footage of small animals. His birth name was Jean Briel. Among others he filmed a television series about a small duck named "Saturnin" during the 1960s. In the 1990s, clips from this series were merged into a new series called The Adventures of Dynamo Duck, which aired on Fox Kids in the United States. Tourane started his professional career as a painter and photographer of small animals, and moved from photography into film. After making a number of shorts, he made the first full-length Saturnin movie, and was in 1964 awarded a contract for 78 television episodes with French television. He was also for a time the mayor of the …
Known for
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Cinépanorama
1956
7.2Come fly with Peter and Nicole and the Chinese wizard on an exciting adventure to the ends of the earth.
The Magic of the Kite
1958
5.3Frédéric, a shy small-town man, falls in love with Anne, a middle class woman married to Didier, who cheats on her with top model Barbara. Catherine, a very determined woman, is secretly in love with Frédéric and in order to keep him away from Anne, pushes him into Barbara's arms.
Sentimental Education
1962
6.0The carnival is coming to town! Unfortunately, the Good Fairy's wand is stolen by the diabolical Black Troll. And he turns The Poet's girlfriend to stone! It's up to The Poet to brave the darkness at the edge of the forest and journey to the Troll's mountain lair to save the day! Also the Black Troll is a monkey and The Poet is a duck. FYI.
The Secret of Magic Island
1956
The duck Saturnin is back in another all animal cast adventure. This time he saves a wacky indian, which in return gives Saturnin a magic liquid.
Saturnin et le Vaca-Vaca
1969
NRThe film is about a duckling, which does not resemble its siblings in anything. The duckling finds no favour until it grows into a beautiful swan.
Saturnin et le lac aux fées
1955
Series credits
Behind the camera
7.2Come fly with Peter and Nicole and the Chinese wizard on an exciting adventure to the ends of the earth.
The Magic of the Kite
1958
5.3Frédéric, a shy small-town man, falls in love with Anne, a middle class woman married to Didier, who cheats on her with top model Barbara. Catherine, a very determined woman, is secretly in love with Frédéric and in order to keep him away from Anne, pushes him into Barbara's arms.
Sentimental Education
1962
6.0The carnival is coming to town! Unfortunately, the Good Fairy's wand is stolen by the diabolical Black Troll. And he turns The Poet's girlfriend to stone! It's up to The Poet to brave the darkness at the edge of the forest and journey to the Troll's mountain lair to save the day! Also the Black Troll is a monkey and The Poet is a duck. FYI.
The Secret of Magic Island
1956
The duck Saturnin is back in another all animal cast adventure. This time he saves a wacky indian, which in return gives Saturnin a magic liquid.
Saturnin et le Vaca-Vaca
1969
The duck Saturnin is back in another all animal cast adventure. This time he saves a wacky indian, which in return gives Saturnin a magic liquid.
Saturnin et le Vaca-Vaca
1969
NRThe film is about a duckling, which does not resemble its siblings in anything. The duckling finds no favour until it grows into a beautiful swan.
Saturnin et le lac aux fées
1955