
Person
Jean Tourane
Directing · 1919–1986 · Angervilliers, Seine-et-Oise [now Essonne], France
Biography
Jean Tourane (1919–1986) was a French filmmaker known for his footage of small animals. His birth name was Jean Briel. Among others he filmed a television series about a small duck named "Saturnin" during the 1960s. In the 1990s, clips from this series were merged into a new series called The Adventures of Dynamo Duck, which aired on Fox Kids in the United States. Tourane started his professional career as a painter and photographer of small animals, and moved from photography into film. After making a number of shorts, he made the first full-length Saturnin movie, and was in 1964 awarded a contract for 78 television episodes with French television. He was also for a time the mayor of the commune of Le Val-Saint-Germain in Essonne department, France. Source: Article "Jean Tourane" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for

Cinépanorama
Self

Les Aventures de Saturnin
Creator

The Magic of the Kite
Producer

Les nouvelles aventures de Saturnin
Director

Sentimental Education
Producer

The Secret of Magic Island
Director
Saturnin et le Vaca-Vaca
Director

Saturnin et le lac aux fées
Director
Filmography
- 1984Les nouvelles aventures de SaturninDirector
- 1969Saturnin et le Vaca-VacaDirector
- 1965Les Aventures de SaturninCreator
- 1962Sentimental EducationProducer
- 1958The Magic of the KiteProducer
- 1956The Secret of Magic IslandDirector
- 1956CinépanoramaSelf
- 1955Saturnin et le lac aux féesDirector
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