Jean Choux

1887-1946

Biography: life and films

Jean Choux was a Swiss film director and screenwriter whose birth name was Jean-Robert Choux. He was born in Geneva, Switzerland on 6th March 1887 and died in Paris, France on 2nd March 1946, aged 58.

His best films as a film director include La Vocation d'André Carel (1925), Chacun porte sa croix (1929), Blanc comme neige (1931), Jean de la Lune (1931) and La nascita di Salomè (1940), and whose best work as a screenwriter include Jean de la Lune (1931), La nascita di Salomè (1940) and Le café du port (1940).

Jean Choux directed 23 films and scripted 11 films.

His most frequent genres include: drama (13 films), comedy (7) and comedy-drama (4).

Our average rating for Jean Choux over all films is: 2.6

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer

La Vocation d'André Carel (1925) [d,w]

La Terre qui meurt (1926) [d]

Chacun porte sa croix (1929) [d]

La Servante (1930) [d]

Le Baiser qui tue (1930) [d]

Blanc comme neige (1931) [d]

Jean de la Lune (1931) [d,w]

Le Mariage de Mlle Beulemans (1932) [d]

Un chien qui rapporte (1932) [d,w]

L'Ange gardien (1933) [d]

Le Greluchon délicat (1934) [d]

Paris (1936) [d,w]

Miarka, la fille à l'ourse (1937) [d,w]

Une femme sans importance (1937) [d]

La Glu (1938) [d,w]

Paix sur le Rhin (1938) [d]

Angélica (1939) [d,w]

La Nascita di Salomè (1940) [d,w]

Le Café du port (1940) [d,w]

La Femme perdue (1942) [d]

Port d'attache (1943) [d]

L'Ange qu'on m'a donné (1945) [d,w]

La Boîte aux rêves (1945) [d]

L'Inconnue n° 13 (1949) [w]



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