Sacha Guitry

    Sacha Guitry

    Directing

    February 20, 1885
    Died July 24, 1957 (72 years old)
    Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]

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    Acting Credits

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    Alexandre-Pierre Georges Guitry (21 February 1885 – 24 July 1957), known as Sacha Guitry, was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and followed his father into the theatrical profession. He became known for his stage performances, particularly in boulevardier roles. He was also a prolific playwright, writing 115 plays throughout his career. He was married five times, always to r...

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    Filmography

    A Night at the Opera

    A Night at the Opera

    2020

    as Self (archive footage)

    6.1

    Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

    1978

    as Self (archive footage)

    9
    If Paris Were Told to Us

    If Paris Were Told to Us

    1956

    as le narrateur et Louis XI

    5.9
    Napoleon

    Napoleon

    1955

    as Talleyrand

    6.3
    The Virtuous Scoundrel

    The Virtuous Scoundrel

    1953

    as Self in the prologue / Narrator (uncredited)

    6.1
    Royal Affairs in Versailles

    Royal Affairs in Versailles

    1953

    as Louis XIV (older)

    6.7
    I Was It Three Times

    I Was It Three Times

    1952

    as Jean Renneval

    4.8
    Deburau

    Deburau

    1951

    as Jean-Gaspard Deburau

    7.3
    Tu m'as sauvé la vie

    Tu m'as sauvé la vie

    1950

    as Le baron de Saint-Rambert

    6
    The Treasure of Cantenac

    The Treasure of Cantenac

    1950

    as Baron of Cantenac

    6.3
    Two Doves

    Two Doves

    1949

    as Maître Jean-Pierre Walter

    7.1
    Toâ

    Toâ

    1949

    as Michel Desnoyers

    4
    The Devil Who Limped

    The Devil Who Limped

    1948

    as Talleyrand

    6.5
    The Private Life of an Actor

    The Private Life of an Actor

    1948

    as Lucien Guitry et Sacha Guitry

    7.1
    La Malibran

    La Malibran

    1944

    as Eugène Malibran

    6.3
    From Joan of Arc to Philippe Pétain

    From Joan of Arc to Philippe Pétain

    1944

    as Narrator (voice)

    9
    My Last Mistress

    My Last Mistress

    1943

    as François

    6.8
    Mlle. Desiree

    Mlle. Desiree

    1942

    as Napoléon 1er

    6
    Nine Bachelors

    Nine Bachelors

    1939

    as Jean Lécuyer

    6.5
    Bluebeard's 8th Wife

    Bluebeard's 8th Wife

    1938

    as Man Leaving Hotel in France (uncredited)

    7.1
    Let’s Go Up the Champs-Élysées

    Let’s Go Up the Champs-Élysées

    1938

    as Le Professeur, Louis XV, Ludovic, Jean-Louis et Napoléon III

    5.4
    Quadrille

    Quadrille

    1938

    as Philippe de Morannes, journaliste

    5.9
    Le Mot de Cambronne

    Le Mot de Cambronne

    1937

    as Le général Pierre Cambronne

    6.2
    The Pearls of the Crown

    The Pearls of the Crown

    1937

    as Jean Martin / François Ier / Barras / Napoléon III

    6.5
    Désiré

    Désiré

    1937

    as Désiré, le valet de chambre

    6.8
    My Father Was Right

    My Father Was Right

    1936

    as Charles Bellanger

    6.4
    The Story of a Cheat

    The Story of a Cheat

    1936

    as le tricheur

    7.5
    Let's Make a Dream

    Let's Make a Dream

    1936

    as L'Amant

    6.9
    The New Testament

    The New Testament

    1936

    as Le Docteur Marcelin

    6.5
    Good Luck

    Good Luck

    1935

    as Claude

    6.3
    Pasteur

    Pasteur

    1935

    as Louis Pasteur

    5.8
    Dîner de gala aux Ambassadeurs

    Dîner de gala aux Ambassadeurs

    1934

    as Self

    5
    Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

    Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

    1926

    as Mancha y Zaragosa

    4.2
    Un roman d’amour et d’aventures

    Un roman d’amour et d’aventures

    1918

    as Jean et Jacques Sarrazin

    10