Pierre Sabbagh
Directing
Pierre Sabbagh (18 July 1918 – 30 September 1994) was a major personality in French television, as a journalist, producer and director. Pierre Alain Sabbagh was born in Lannion (Côtes-d'Armor) and died in Paris. He was the younger son of the artist Georges Hanna Sabbagh and the art historian and resistance heroine Agnès Humbert. His brother was naval officer Jean Sabbagh. Pierre Sabbagh became a war correspondent in the hope of finding his mother Agnès in World War II. He had visited her in Fresnes Prison and the Prison de la Santé in 1942, a few days before she was deported by the Nazis, sentenced to slave labour in Germany. In 1944, he travelled into Germany behind the advancing American army, but did not find her until he returned to Paris in 1945. Pierre Sabbagh presented and directed the first television news in the world on 29 June 1949. His greatest success was the creation, in 1966, of the programme "Au théâtre ce soir" ("The Theatre Tonight") following a strike on French television and the success of a Belgian television comedy called "La Bonne planque", which provoked the appetite of the public for this kind of programme: over 300 plays were produced in the series. To his credit also is the first audiovisual game which reunited France of the 1960s in front of the black-and-white screen: "L'Homme du XXe siècle" ("20th Century Man"), a game of general cultural questions which went on for many years and which finished with the final "Super homme du XXe siècle" ("20th Century Superman") which brought together all the previous winners of whom the comedian, Robert Manuel, beat a professor of complementary medicine, Georges Rivault. He was Director-General of the television network France 2 between September 1971 and July 1972. His wife was the French television presenter and actress Catherine Langeais. Source: Article "Pierre Sabbagh" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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movieLa Pomme
1985
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Dom Juan
1985
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movieChacun pour moi
1985
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movieNono
1984
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movieUn Parfum De Miel
1984
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movieLa vie est trop courte
1984
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movieUn dîner intime
1983
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movieEt ta sœur ?
1983
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movieJe l'aimais trop
1983
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movieAllô Hélène
1983
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movieJean de la lune
1982
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movieHistoire de rire
1982
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movieLa Cruche
1981
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movieL'Azalée
1981
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movieL'Amant de Bornéo
1981
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movieLe Traité d'Auteuil
1981
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movieSilence on aime
1981
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movieCe que femme veut
1981
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movieUne sacrée famille
1981
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movieComédie pour un meurtre
1981
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moviePeau de vache
1980
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movieLa Maîtresse de bridge
1980
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movieLa chambre mandarine
1980
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movieBeaufils et fils
1980
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movieHold Up
1980
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movieLa Route des Indes
1980
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movieNina
1979
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movieAcapulco Madame
1978
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movieLes coucous
1978
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movieLa Plume
1978
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movieLes Deux Vierges
1978
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movieLes deux timides
1978
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movieMonsieur chasse
1978
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movieLa Fessée
1978
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movieLes Petits Oiseaux
1977
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movieL'École des cocottes
1977
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movieAppelez-moi maître
1977
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movieLes Filles
1977
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movieLe Faiseur
1977
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movieLe Coin tranquille
1977
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movieLa Bagatelle
1977
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movieLa Femme de paille
1976
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movieAm Stram Gram
1976
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movieLe Pirate
1976
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movieLa facture
1976
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movieLe noir te va si bien
1975
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movieChat en poche
1975
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movieAh ! La Police de papa
1975
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movieTrésor party
1975
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movieLe Système Ribadier
1975
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moviePétrus
1974
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movieFolie douce
1973
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movieLa Main passe
1972
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movieNoix de coco
1972
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movieFerraille et chiffons
1972
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movieDetective Story
1972
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movieLe don d'Adèle
1972
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movieAn Ideal Husband
1972
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movieLes Œufs de l'autruche
1972
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movieLa Pèlerine écossaise
1972
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movieLa Voyante
1972
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movieHuit femmes
1972
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movieCash-Cash
1971
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movieFric-Frac
1971
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movieHerminie
1971
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moviePour Karine
1971
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movieÉchec et meurtre
1971
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movieUn fil à la patte
1970
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movieLa Manière forte
1970
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movieLes Dix Petits Nègres
1970
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movieLa Brune que voilà
1970
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movieLes Assassins associés
1970
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movieFrédéric
1970
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movieUn ange passe
1970
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movieDoris
1970
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movieL'Amour des 4 colonels
1969
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movieConstance
1969
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movieLe Dindon
1969
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movieLe minotaure
1969
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movieLe deuxième coup de feu
1969
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movieJe veux voir Mioussov
1969
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movieLa Toile d'araignée
1969
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movieLa Coquine
1968
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movieAzaïs
1968
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movieFeu la mère de madame
1968
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movieMademoiselle
1968
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movieDocteur Glass
1967
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movieAuguste
1967
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movieVacances pour Jessica
1967
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movieAmi-Ami
1967
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movieDomino
1967
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moviePour avoir Adrienne
1967
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movieBon appétit monsieur
1967
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movieLes portes claquent
1966
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movieLa Mamma
1966
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movieChérie Noire
1966
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movieJ'y suis, j'y reste
1966
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tvAt Theatre Tonight
1966
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movieJe l'aimais trop
1983
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movieL'Amant de Bornéo
1981
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moviePeau de vache
1980
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movieHold Up
1980
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movieNina
1979
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movieAcapulco Madame
1978
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movieLes deux timides
1978
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movieLa Femme de paille
1976
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movieLa facture
1976
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movieAh ! La Police de papa
1975
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movieLe Système Ribadier
1975
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movieFolle Amanda
1974
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movieL'Or et la paille
1974
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movieLa Tête des autres
1973
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movieNoix de coco
1972
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movieFerraille et chiffons
1972
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movieLe don d'Adèle
1972
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movieAn Ideal Husband
1972
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movieLes Œufs de l'autruche
1972
Producer
movieLa Voyante
1972
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movieFric-Frac
1971
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movieLa Manière forte
1970
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movieL'Amour des 4 colonels
1969
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movieLe minotaure
1969
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movieFeu la mère de madame
1968
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moviePour avoir Adrienne
1967
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movieInterdit au public
1966
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movieLa TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
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movieVolpone
1941
Un vénitien
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movieL'École des cocottes
1977
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movieAm Stram Gram
1976
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movieUn fil à la patte
1970
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tvAt Theatre Tonight
1966
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