René Gainville
# René Gainville

René Gainville (Budapest, 2 December 1931– Paris, 5 August 2014) was a Hungarian-born French screenwriter and film director, film producer and actor.

## Biography

René Gainville was born René Jacques Froc de Géninville on 2 December 1931 in Budapest, Hungary. Graduated from Budapest High School.

After World War II, he moved with his family to Paris, where he began his film career after graduating as a film director.

His wife was the actress Edith Vignaud, under the stage name of Anne Vernon.

They had a daughter, Catherine de Geninville.

He died on 5 August 2014 in Paris.

## Filmography

### Director

* 1964: Tambi (short film)
* 1964: Libérez-nous du mal (short film)
* 1964: Le père (short film)
* 1966: L'Homme de Mykonos
* 1968: Le Démoniaque / The Woman Is a Stranger
* 1969: Un jeune couple / A Young Couple
* 1970: Alyse et Chloé / Alyse and Chloé
* 1973: Le Complot
* 1974: Le Bon Samaritain (TV)
* 1975: Le Pensionnat et ses inimitiés (as Catherine Balogh)
* 1975: ... Et tu n'auras d'autres adversaires que toi (TV)
* 1979: L'associé / The Associate

### Assistant director

* 1965: Mission spéciale à Caracas / Mission to Caracas

### Producer

* 1966: L'Homme de Mykonos
* 1968: Le Démoniaque
* 1970: Alyse et Chloé / Alyse and Chloé
* 1973: Le Complot
* 1975: Le Pensionnat et ses inimitiés
* 1979: L'associé / The Associate
* 1996: The Associate (continued from L'Associé)
* 2001: Mikor siel az oroszlán? (Hungarian)

### Screenwriter

* 1966: L'Homme de Mykonos
* 1968: Le Démoniaque
* 1979: L'Associé
* 1996: The Associate

### Actor

* 1989: Thank You Satan (André Farwagi's film)
* 1996: Kisváros / Tengerparti végjáték (TV, Hungarian)
