Jean-Pierre Desagnat

Directing

Jean-Pierre Desagnat

Born

1934-10-18 (92)

Place of birth

Paris, France

Known for

Directing

Credits

9 titles

Jean-Pierre Desagnat is a French film director, producer, and screenwriter known for his work in television and cinema. Born in Paris, he began his career as an assistant director, working on films such as Fantomas Unleashed (1965). Desagnat made his directorial debut with OSS 117 prend des vacances (1970), contributing to the popular OSS 117 spy film series. He directed several television series, including Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (1983–1989) and Les Nouveaux Chevaliers du Ciel (1990–1991). Desagnat's work is characterized by its versatility, spanning various genres and formats, and his contributions have left a lasting impact on French television and film.

Known for

Behind the camera

The Strangers poster
6.9

A violent and ruthless bank robber hides out from the police scouring the countryside for him in the home of a couple living far out in the desert. But the couple not only know who he is, they have secrets of their own and are just as ruthless.

The Strangers

1969

The Strangers poster
6.9

A violent and ruthless bank robber hides out from the police scouring the countryside for him in the home of a couple living far out in the desert. But the couple not only know who he is, they have secrets of their own and are just as ruthless.

The Strangers

1969

OSS 117 Murder for Sale poster
5.7

A secret agent is sent to the Middle East to destroy a gang of assassins.

OSS 117 Murder for Sale

1968

OSS 117 Murder for Sale poster
5.7

A secret agent is sent to the Middle East to destroy a gang of assassins.

OSS 117 Murder for Sale

1968

Vertigo for a Killer poster
4.8

Jean-Pierre Desagnat's Vertige pour un tueur involves Marc as a hood hunted down by his boss when he fails to execute a man who happens to be his friend. He is hidden by a woman whose husband has murdered his business associate and wants Marc to take the rap for the crime.

Vertigo for a Killer

1970

Vertigo for a Killer poster
4.8

Jean-Pierre Desagnat's Vertige pour un tueur involves Marc as a hood hunted down by his boss when he fails to execute a man who happens to be his friend. He is hidden by a woman whose husband has murdered his business associate and wants Marc to take the rap for the crime.

Vertigo for a Killer

1970

Les Charlots contre Dracula poster
4.8

To Take Possession of Maleficient Powers, Dracula must take control of a lady in a Flee Market, Paris , France. But without wasting any time, her friends take on Dracula to save her from this terrible curse of Vampirism.

Les Charlots contre Dracula

1980

Les Charlots contre Dracula poster
4.8

To Take Possession of Maleficient Powers, Dracula must take control of a lady in a Flee Market, Paris , France. But without wasting any time, her friends take on Dracula to save her from this terrible curse of Vampirism.

Les Charlots contre Dracula

1980

Flics de Choc poster
3.9

Sylvie and Marie-Christine, two young girls abducted by force by pimps in order to make them participate in perverse shows, testify against their captors and are subsequently assassinated. Commissioner Beauclair and her teammates vigorously tackle the prostitution network in the Paris region. But the witnesses they meet are eliminated one after another ...

Flics de Choc

1983