Bernard Launois (French pronunciation: [bɛʁ.naʁ lonwa], born 8 April 1930) is a French exploitation film director,[1] screenwriter and actor. As an actor, he sometimes used the pseudonym Bob Gary.[2]
He was born in Mézières, France.[1] After studying pharmacology for two years in the university, he sought a career in the film industry instead. He worked as a trainee editor and then briefly as an assistant director. In 1953, he was employed by Paramount's programming department in Paris.[2]
During the 1960s, he worked for several film distribution and production companies, such as Parafrance and Les Films Copernic.[2] In 1979, he founded his own company, Lancaster Film, to finance the films he wrote and directed. He also edited film trailers and played minor roles as an actor.[2] His debut film as director, Lâchez les chiennes (lit. 'Unleash the Bitches'; 1972), was an improvised work that he wrote in three days.[1] Devil Story, his seventh and last feature film, gained a cult following despite its reputation as one of the worst films in history.[1][3]
He founded Delta Films and bought a four-theatre multiplex in 1987.[2] He retired from the filmmaking business at the end of the 1980s.[1]
Filmography
[edit]Director
[edit]- 1972: Lâchez les chiennes
- 1975: Les Dépravées du plaisir or Le Gibier
- 1976: Les Machines à sous
- 1976: La Grande Suédoise or Partouzes franco-suédoises
- 1980: Sacrés Gendarmes
- 1980: Touch' pas à mon biniou or Gueules de vacances
- 1985: Devil Story or Il était une fois... le diable
Producer
[edit]- 1976: Les Machines à sous
- 1980: Touch' pas à mon biniou or Gueules de vacances
Actor
[edit]- 1970: Le Voyageur by Daniel Daert
- 1971: Une Femme libre de Claude Pierson
- 1971: Chaleurs or La femme créa l'amant by Daniel Daert
- 1971: Caroline mannequin nu by Daniel Lesueur
- 1971: Deux mâles pour Alexa (Fieras sin jaula) by Juan Logar
- 1973: Pigalle carrefour des illusions by Pierre Chevalier
- 1973: Les Infidèles (1973 film) by Christian Lara
- 1980: Touch' pas à mon biniou or Gueules de vacances
- 1985: Devil Story or Il était une fois... le diable
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Mignard, Frédéric. "Bernard Launois". CinéDweller.com (in French). Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Rège, Philippe (2009). Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press. p. 600. ISBN 9780810869394. Retrieved 24 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Devil Story". American Genre Film Archive. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
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