Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family was from Haute-Normandie in the north of France. He was a Protestant, a descendant of Huguenots, some of whom fled the country during the French Wars of Religion first to settle in Wallonia then, after their name became De la Noye and then Delano, were on the second ship to emigrate to Plymouth, Massachusetts.
He was a student in Paris when he began acting in silent films. He eventually landed a job with Paramount Studios Parisian facilities, working his way up to head film editor. In 1934 he directed his first film and went on to a long career, both writing and directing. In 1946, his film about a Protestant minister titled La symphonie pastorale was awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1960, his film, Maigret tend un piège was nominated for a BAFTA award for "Best Film from any Source". In recognition of his long service to the French motion picture industry, in 1986 Delannoy received an Honorary César Award.
BERNADETTE [en] Callet as Town Cryer
Death
Delannoy died on 18 June 2008, at the age of 100.
Filmography
Director
1995
Marie de Nazareth
1990
Le gorille (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Le Gorille compte ses abattis (1990)
1990
The Passion of Bernadette
1988
Bernadette
1986
Tout est dans la fin (TV Movie)
1983
Le crime de Pierre Lacaze (TV Movie)
1981
Frère Martin (TV Movie)
1980
L'été indien (TV Movie)
1979
Les grandes conjurations (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Le coup d'état du 2 décembre (1979)
1978
Hamlet (TV Movie)
1978
Histoire du chevalier Des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut (TV Mini Series)
1976
Le jeune homme et le lion (TV Movie)
1972
Pas folle la guêpe
1970
Only the Cool
1967
Action Man
1966
Les Sultans
1965
The Double Bed
1965
Le majordome
1964
This Special Friendship
1962
Imperial Venus
1961
Le rendez-vous
1961
Princess of Cleves
1960
Love and the Frenchwoman (segment ": "L'Adolescence")
1960
Le baron de l'écluse
1959
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
1959
Guinguette
1958
Inspector Maigret
1956
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1956
Shadow of the Guillotine
1955
The Little Rebels
1954
Obsession
1954
The Bed (segment "Lit de la Pompadour, Le")
1954
Daughters of Destiny (segment "Jeanne")
1953
La route Napoléon
1952
Jeanne (Short)
1952
The Moment of Truth
1951
Savage Triangle
1950
God Needs Men
1949
The Secret of Mayerling
1948
Aux yeux du souvenir
1947
Les jeux sont faits
1946
Pastoral Symphony
1945
La part de l'ombre
1944
Le bossu
1943
L'éternel retour
1942
Pontcarral, colonel d'empire
1942
L'assassin a peur la nuit
1942
Gambling Hell
1942
Fièvres
1941
Le diamant noir
1938
La Vénus de l'or
1938
Tamara la complaisante
1937
Ne tuez pas Dolly (Short)
1934
La moule (Short)
1934
Paris-Deauville
1934
Une vocation irrésistible (Short)
Writer
1995
Marie de Nazareth
1990
Le gorille (TV Series) (adaptation - 1 episode)
- Le Gorille compte ses abattis (1990) - (adaptation)
1990
The Passion of Bernadette (writer)
1988
Bernadette (writer)
1986
Tout est dans la fin (TV Movie) (script)
1983
Le crime de Pierre Lacaze (TV Movie) (screenplay)
1981
Frère Martin (TV Movie) (screenplay)
1980
L'été indien (TV Movie) (screenplay)
1976
Le jeune homme et le lion (TV Movie) (adaptation and dialogue)
1972
Pas folle la guêpe (adaptation)
1970
Only the Cool (adaptation)
1967
Action Man (adaptation)
1966
Les Sultans
1965
The Double Bed (Adaptation segment 1 Le berceau)
1962
Imperial Venus (writer)
1961
Le rendez-vous (adaptation)
1961
Princess of Cleves (uncredited)
1959
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case (adaptation)
1958
Inspector Maigret (adaptation)
1956
Shadow of the Guillotine
1955
The Little Rebels (screenplay - uncredited)
1954
Obsession
1954
The Bed (screenplay - segment "Lit de la Pompadour, Le")
1953
La route Napoléon (writer)
1952
The Moment of Truth
1951
Savage Triangle (adaptation)
1949
The Secret of Mayerling (writer)
1948
Aux yeux du souvenir (writer)
1947
Les jeux sont faits (adaptation)
1946
Pastoral Symphony (adaptation)
1945
La part de l'ombre
1942
L'assassin a peur la nuit (screenplay)
1941
Le diamant noir (screenplay)
1938
Tamara la complaisante (scenario)
Editor
1945
La part de l'ombre
1942
Fièvres
1938
La Vénus de l'or (uncredited)
1937
Feu!
1936
Nitchevo
1936
Club de femmes
1936
Michel Strogoff
1935
Tovaritch
1934
La moule (Short)
1934
Une vocation irrésistible (Short)
1934
Le roi des Champs-Élysées
1933
Le père prématuré
1933
My Hat
1932
La belle marinière
1932
Le fils improvisé
Actor
1934
Casanova
1928
La grande passion as
Patrick Bush
1928
Miss Helyett as
Paul Bacarel
Assistant Director
1938
Satan's Paradise (assistant director)
1936
Club de femmes (assistant director)
Producer
1965
Le majordome (producer)
Production Manager
1937
Ne tuez pas Dolly (Short) (unit manager)
Self
2006
Mémoires du cinéma francais, de la libération à nos jours (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Episode #1.1 (2006) - Self
1995
100 ans d'industries techniques du cinéma (Documentary) as
Self
1981
Le grand échiquier (TV Series) as
Self
- Spécial festival de Cannes (1986) - Self
- Tino Rossi: un demi-siècle de chanson (1981) - Self