Alain Tanner

Career Overview

Alain Tanner has 69 screen credits in a career dating back to 1957. Signature works include Jonas and Lila, Til Tomorrow, Fourbi, The Woman from Rose Hill. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

69

Birth Date

1929-12-06

Birth Place

Genève, Suisse

Known For

• 

  Jonas and Lila, Til Tomorrow
• 

  Fourbi
• 

  The Woman from Rose Hill
• 

  A Flame in My Heart
• 

  No Man's Land
• 

  In the White City

Frequent Collaborators

• Cécile Tanner (2 collaborations)
• Jean-Philippe Écoffey (2 collaborations)
• Roger Jendly (2 collaborations)
• André Steiger (2 collaborations)
• Jacques Michel (2 collaborations)
• Myriam Mézières (2 collaborations)
• Jérôme Robart (1 collaborations)
• Aïssa Maïga (1 collaborations)
• Natalia Dontcheva (1 collaborations)
• Jean-Pierre Gos (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (9 credits)

  • Freddy Buache, le cinéma

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Cinéma Suisse: Alain Tanner

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Small Is Beautiful: The Story of the Free Cinema Films Told by Their Makers

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Roger Diamantis or Real Life

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • In the Shadow of Hollywood

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Men of the Port

    Self (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Francois Simon the Presence

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Cinématon XL

    N°396

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Spécial cinéma

    - Episode 30 (1989) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 34 (1987) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 27 (1987) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 14 (1985) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 9 (1983) ... Self actor actors
    1974

• directing (28 credits)

  • Paul s'en va

    director

    directing
    2004
  • Flowers of Blood

    director

    directing
    2002
  • Jonas and Lila, Til Tomorrow

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Requiem

    director

    directing
    1998
  • Fourbi

    director

    directing
    1996
  • Men of the Port

    director

    directing
    1995
  • The Diary of Lady M

    director

    directing
    1993
  • The Man Who Lost His Shadow

    director

    directing
    1992
  • The Woman from Rose Hill

    director

    directing
    1989
  • The Ghost Valley

    director

    directing
    1987
  • A Flame in My Heart

    director

    directing
    1987
  • No Man's Land

    director

    directing
    1985
  • In the White City

    director

    directing
    1983
  • Light Years Away

    director

    directing
    1981
  • Messidor

    director

    directing
    1979
  • Temps mort

    director

    directing
    1977
  • Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000

    director

    directing
    1976
  • The Middle of the World

    director

    directing
    1974
  • Return from Africa

    director

    directing
    1973
  • The Salamander

    director

    directing
    1971
  • La Vie comme ça

    director

    directing
    1970
  • Charles, Dead or Alive

    director

    directing
    1970
  • Docteur B, Médecin de Campagne

    director

    directing
    1969
  • Le Pouvoir dans la rue

    director

    directing
    1968
  • A City at Chandigarh

    director

    directing
    1966
  • The Apprentices

    director

    directing
    1964
  • Ramuz, passage d'un poète

    director

    directing
    1961
  • Nice Time

    director

    directing
    1957

• writing (19 credits)

  • Paul s'en va

    writer

    writing
    2004
  • Jonas and Lila, Til Tomorrow

    writer

    writing
    1999
  • Requiem

    writer

    writing
    1998
  • Fourbi

    writer

    writing
    1996
  • Men of the Port

    writer

    writing
    1995
  • The Man Who Lost His Shadow

    screenplay

    writing
    1992
  • The Woman from Rose Hill

    writer

    writing
    1989
  • The Ghost Valley

    screenplay

    writing
    1987
  • A Flame in My Heart

    screenplay

    writing
    1987
  • No Man's Land

    writer

    writing
    1985
  • In the White City

    screenplay

    writing
    1983
  • Light Years Away

    screenplay

    writing
    1981
  • Messidor

    writer

    writing
    1979
  • Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000

    writer

    writing
    1976
  • The Middle of the World

    dialogue

    writing
    1974
  • Return from Africa

    screenplay

    writing
    1973
  • The Salamander

    writer

    writing
    1971
  • Charles, Dead or Alive

    writer

    writing
    1970
  • Nice Time

    writer

    writing
    1957

• production (13 credits)

  • Paul s'en va

    producer

    production
    2004
  • Flowers of Blood

    producer

    production
    2002
  • Jonas and Lila, Til Tomorrow

    producer

    production
    1999
  • Fourbi

    producer

    production
    1996
  • The Man Who Lost His Shadow

    producer

    production
    1992
  • The Woman from Rose Hill

    producer

    production
    1989
  • The Ghost Valley

    producer

    production
    1987
  • A Flame in My Heart

    producer

    production
    1987
  • No Man's Land

    producer

    production
    1985
  • In the White City

    executive producer

    production
    1983
  • Return from Africa

    producer

    production
    1973
  • The Salamander

    producer

    production
    1971
  • Charles, Dead or Alive

    producer

    production
    1970