Alain Maline

Alain Maline (2 August 1947 – 7 February 2025) was a French film director, producer, and screenwriter.^[1]

Alain Maline
Born	(1947-08-02)2 August 1947
Died	7 February 2025(2025-02-07) (aged 77)
Occupation(s)	Film director Film producer Screenwriter

Life and career

Born on 2 August 1947, Maline completed an apprenticeship as an assistant director under François Truffaut and Claude Lelouch. After working on a number of films as an assistant, he directed his first film, Ni avec toi ni sans toi [fr], in 1984. He met Jean Yanne during the filming of Attention bandits!.^[2] The two collaborated for the film Cayenne Palace [fr], but it was a financial disaster. He then set up his own production studio, notably releasing the film Jean Galmot, aventurier [fr] in 1990.^[3]

Maline died on 7 February 2025, at the age of 77.^[4]