
Person
Alain Decaux
Writing · 1925–2016 · Lille, Nord, France
Biography
Alain Decaux (23 July 1925 − 27 March 2016) was a French historian. He was elected to the Académie française on 15 February 1979. In 2005, he was, with others authors as Frédéric Beigbeder, Mohamed Kacimi, Richard Millet and Jean-Pierre Thiollet, among the Beirut Book Fair's main guests in the Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center, commonly (BIEL). Source: Article "Alain Decaux" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known for

Vivement dimanche
Self

Apostrophes
Self

Champs-Elysées
Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self

Le Grand Échiquier
Self - Main Guest

Discorama
Self
Samedi soir
Self

Three Colors: Blue
Eulogist at the Funeral

Alain Decaux raconte
Speaker

The Austrian
Screenplay
Filmography
- 2010On Life On-screen: Miseries and Splendour of a MonarchSelf - Interviewee
- 1998Vivement dimancheSelf
- 1994La France au temps des ColoniesExecutive Producer
- 1993Three Colors: BlueEulogist at the Funeral
- 1990The AustrianScreenplay
- 1987Dorothée ShowInstituteur
- 1985Le Dossier D'Alain DecauxSelf
- 1984Monsieur Landru de GambaisNarrateur
- 1982Les MisérablesScreenplay
- 1982L'Histoire en QuestionCreator
- 1982Champs-ElyséesSelf
- 1981Le Mystère de Jack l'éventreurNarrateur
- 1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf
- 1975ApostrophesSelf
- 1972The Rosenbergs Must Not Die!Writer
- 1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSelf - Main Guest
- 1971Samedi soirSelf
- 1969Alain Decaux raconteSpeaker
- 1968The FanaticsOriginal Story
- 1967I Killed RasputinSelf / Interviewer (uncredited)
- 1966Angelique and the KingAdaptation
- 1964Terror and Virtue: RobespierreWriter
- 1964La terreur et la vertu - Première partie: DantonWriter
- 1962Climates of LoveWriter
- 1959DiscoramaSelf
- 1957The camera explores timeWriter
- 1956Les Énigmes de l'HistoireCreator
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