Yves Boisset

Yves Félix Claude Boisset (14 March 1939 – 31 March 2025) was a French film director and screenwriter.

Yves Boisset
Boisset in 2010
Born	Yves Félix Claude Boisset (1939-03-14)14 March 1939 Paris, France
Died	31 March 2025(2025-03-31) (aged 86) Levallois-Perret, France
Occupations	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1966–2025
Notable work	L'Attentat R.A.S. (fr) The Common Man Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff The Purple Taxi Le Prix du danger

Early life

Boisset was born 14 March 1939, in Paris, France.^[1] He studied at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC).^[2]

Career

Boisset began his career as an assistant director. After working with such directors as Hossein, Ciampi, Melville and Clément, he began directing short films until the late 1960s when he made his feature film debut. Boisset frequently contributed to the scripts he shot and was known for his fast-paced action-adventures and his social and political thrillers. His 1972 film L'Attentat entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize.^[3]

His films have been known for their controversial releases,^[4] and he for his left-wing political views.^[5]

He sued Arnold Schwarzenegger and 20th Century Fox over The Running Man, which he believed had plagiarized his film Le prix du danger^[4] and he won the lawsuit.^[6]

In 2011, he published an autobiography, La vie est un choix (transl. Life is a choice).^[4]

Death

Boisset died on 31 March 2025, at the age of 86.^[7] He had been in hospital care in Levallois-Perret for a few days.^[8]

Filmography

As director

• 1966: Rouletabille (episode "Le parfum de la dame en noir") (TV series)
• 1968: Coplan Saves His Skin
• 1970: Safety Catch
• 1970: The Cop
• 1971: Le Saut de l'ange (fr)
• 1972: The Assassination
• 1973: R.A.S. (fr)
• 1975: Folle à tuer (fr)
• 1975: The Common Man
• 1977: The Purple Taxi
• 1977: Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff
• 1978: La Clé sur la porte (fr)
• 1979: Histoires insolites (épisode "La stratégie du serpent") (TV)
• 1980: The Woman Cop
• 1981: Allons z'enfants (fr)
• 1982: Espion, lève-toi
• 1983: Le Prix du Danger
• 1984: Dog Day
• 1986: Bleu comme l'enfer (fr)
• 1987: La Fée carabine (TV)
• 1988: Médecins des hommes (TV series)
• 1988: La Travestie (fr)
• 1989: Le Suspect (TV)
• 1989: Radio Corbeau (fr)
• 1990: Frontière du crime (Double Identity) (TV)
• 1991: Les Carnassiers (TV)
• 1991: La Tribu (fr)
• 1993: L'Affaire Seznec (fr) (TV)
• 1993: Chute libre (TV)
• 1994: Morlock (de): Der Tunnel (TV)
• 1995: L'Affaire Dreyfus (fr) (TV)
• 1996: Les Amants de rivière rouge (TV series)
• 1997: La Fine équipe (TV)
• 1997: Une leçon particulière (TV)
• 1997: Le Pantalon (fr) (TV)
• 1999: Sam (TV)
• 2001: Les Redoutables (episode Poisson d'avril) (TV series)
• 2001: Dormir avec le diable (TV)
• 2001: Cazas (fr) (TV)
• 2002: Jean Moulin (fr) (TV)
• 2005: Ils veulent cloner le Christ (TV)
• 2006: Les Mystères sanglants de l'OTS (TV)
• 2007: La Bataille d'Alger (TV)
• 2009: L'Affaire Salengro (fr) (TV)

Bibliography

• Boisset, Yves (2011). La vie est un choix [Life is a choice] (in French). Paris: Plon. ISBN 978-2-259-21312-7. (Autobiography)