Philippe Labro
Biography
Philippe Labro is a French author, journalist, and film director born on August 27, 1936, in Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, France. He studied at Washington and Lee University in Virginia and traveled across the United States before returning to Europe to become a reporter. Labro served in the military from 1960 to 1962 during the Algerian war and later resumed his journalistic activities. He is a laureate of the Prix Interallié, a French literary distinction founded in 1930. Labro worked for various media outlets, including RTL, Paris Match, TF1, and Antenne 2. He is known for his directing work and has been involved in 37 projects.
Career overview
Philippe Labro is a French film director. He has worked in the film industry, directing a total of 37 projects. Labro's career spans multiple genres and formats, showcasing his versatility as a director.
Labro's background in journalism has likely influenced his approach to storytelling. He began his career as a reporter, covering significant events such as the assassination of John F. Kennedy. This experience may have shaped his ability to craft compelling narratives.
As a director, Labro has demonstrated his ability to work in various capacities. His extensive body of work includes a range of projects, although specific details about these films are not provided.
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- Les Troubles de la Circulation (2025) as Self
- Delon-Melville, la solitude de deux samouraïs (2024) as Self
- Johnny Hallyday: Beyond Rock (2022) as Self
- La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Coluche, une époque formidable (2021) as Self
- Mon nom est Johnny (2021) as Self
- Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort (2021) as self
- The Perfect Circle (2020)
- Philippe R. Doumic - Sous son regard l'étincelle (2019) as Self
- Françoise Dorléac, une promesse (2018) as Self
- Dieu, Diable & Rock'n'Roll (2017)
- Belmondo, itinéraire... (2011) as Self
- Marilyn Monroe: The Last Torments (2011) as self
- Code Name: Melville (2010) as Self
- Jean-Pierre Melville and Army of Shadows (2002) as Self
- Winged Migration (2001) as Narrator (voice, English version)
- Vivement dimanche (1998) as Self
- The Little Boy (1995) Novel
- Foreign Student (1994) Novel
- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self (Duplex)
- Ambitions (1986) as Self
- Télématin (1985) as Self
- Rive droite, rive gauche (1984) Director
- Rive droite, rive gauche (1984) Writer
- Cover Up (1983) Director
- Cover Up (1983) Writer
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- 30 millions d'amis (1976) as Self
- Hunter Will Get You (1976) Screenplay
- Hunter Will Get You (1976) Director
- Apostrophes (1975) as Self
- Cat and Mouse (1975) as Philippe Lacombe
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- Chance and Violence (1974) Writer
- Chance and Violence (1974) Director
- The Inheritor (1973) as Un journaliste (uncredited)
- The Inheritor (1973) Adaptation
- The Inheritor (1973) Director
- The Inheritor (1973) Screenplay
- J'ai tout donné (1972) as Self
- Without Apparent Motive (1971) Director
- Without Apparent Motive (1971) Screenplay
- Tout peut arriver (1969) Director
- Made in U.S.A (1967) as Self (uncredited)
- 4XD (1964) Director