Gérard Oury

Biography

Gérard Oury was a French film director, actor, and writer known for his comedies of the 1960s to 1980s. His breakthrough came with The Sucker (1965), followed by Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966) and The Brain (1969). He also starred in films like La menace (1961) and Back to the Wall (1958), before becoming a director, achieving success with Le crime ne paie pas (1961).