Gérard Courant

Biography

Gérard Courant is a French filmmaker, writer, actor, poet and independent producer born on December 4, 1951 in Lyon, France. He is the son of the writer and historian René Courant. He is one of the most prolific filmmakers of cinema. He created, directed and produced Cinématon, the longest film in the world (over 200 hours long). In all, he has shot nearly 7,000 filmed portraits and a very large number of other films (more than 1,000) since the mid-1970s. He has also published several books on cinema.

Known For

Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle

as L'inspecteur

Litan

as Extra (uncredited)

The Case of the Morituri Divisions

as Inspecteur

My Conversations on Film

as Himself

Cinématon

as N°0 / N°1000 / N°1001 / N°2000 / N°3000

Up and Down

as Le maso

Trying to Describe Oneself

as Himself

Un film (autoportrait)

as Self

Omelette

Primitifs