Personal Info
Known For:
Production
Birthday:
April 7, 1941
Place of Birth:
Chambéry, Savoie, France
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Daniel Toscan du Plantier
Biography
Daniel Toscan du Plantier (7 April 1941 – 11 February 2003) was a French film producer. Educated at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques he became advertising manager for the France Soir daily newspaper in 1966 and between 1975 and 1985 was director-general of the Gaumont Film Company, and president of Unifrance, an organisation for promoting French films, from 1988 until his death.
Toscan du Plantier was married four times and had three sons and two daughters. His first marriage was to French actress Marie-Christine Barrault, with whom he had one son and one daughter. His second marriage was with Italian film director and producer Francesca Comencini, with whom he had one son. His third wife was Sophie Toscan du Plantier, who was murdered in 1996 (the crime is considered unsolved in Ireland, where it happened, and solved in France, where Ian Bailey was convicted in May 2019). His fourth marriage was with Melita Nikolic in 1998, with whom he had one son and one daughter.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Toscan | Self (archive footage) |
| 2005 | Les Vacances de Noël | Daniel Toscan du Plantier (archive footage) |
| 2003 | Fellini: I'm a Born Liar | Self - Producteur |
| 2002 | A Day in the Life of French Cinema | Self |
| 1999 | One 4 All | Self |
| 1997 | Cream and Punishment | self |
| 1995 | One Hundred and One Nights | The Second Speaker |
| 1995 | Les Miserables | Le comte de Villeneuve |
| 1994 | Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy | Daniel Toscan du Plantier |
| 1977 | Spoiled Children | Le député |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Sacrée soirée | Self |
| 1985 | Victoires de la musique | Self |
| 1974 | Spécial cinéma | Self |
| 1972 | Le Grand Échiquier | Self |
| 1971 | Samedi soir | Self |