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Jacques Tourneur

Director

Jacques Tourneur

Born November 12, 1904 in Paris, FranceDied December 19, 197761 films

Jacques Tourneur (also known as Jack Turner; November 12, 1904 – December 19, 1977) was a French film director known for the classic film noir Out of the Past and a series of low-budget horror films he made for RKO Studios, including Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie and The Leopard Man.

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The best way into Jacques Tourneur's work
Out of the Past posterFirst watchOut of the Past19477.7The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Cat People poster6.9Cat People1942Night of the Demon poster7.0Night of the Demon1957I Walked with a Zombie poster6.8I Walked with a Zombie1943The Comedy of Terrors poster6.5The Comedy of Terrors1964Nightfall poster6.9Nightfall1956The Leopard Man poster6.5The Leopard Man1943Canyon Passage poster6.8Canyon Passage1946The Flame and the Arrow poster6.3The Flame and the Arrow1950

Filmography

61 films as director
  1. 1965War-Gods of the DeepDirector
  2. 1964The Comedy of TerrorsDirector
  3. 1961Fury RiverDirector
  4. 1961Dragon by the TailDirector
  5. 1960AftermathDirector
  6. 1960Mission of DangerDirector
  7. 1959The Giant of MarathonDirector
  8. 1959Frontier RangersDirector
  9. 1958TimbuktuDirector
  10. 1958The FearmakersDirector
  11. 1958Cool and LamDirector
  12. 1957Night of the DemonDirector
  13. 1956NightfallDirector
  14. 1956Great Day in the MorningDirector
  15. 1955WichitaDirector
  16. 1955General Electric Theater: Into the NightDirector
  17. 1955Stranger on HorsebackDirector
  18. 1953Appointment in HondurasDirector
  19. 1952Way of a GauchoDirector
  20. 1951Anne of the IndiesDirector
  21. 1951Circle of DangerDirector
  22. 1950The Flame and the ArrowDirector
  23. 1950Stars in My CrownDirector
  24. 1949Easy LivingDirector
  25. 1948Berlin ExpressDirector
  26. 1947Out of the PastDirector
  27. 1946Canyon PassageDirector
  28. 1944Experiment PerilousDirector
  29. 1944Days of GloryDirector
  30. 1944Reward UnlimitedDirector
  31. 1943The Leopard ManDirector
  32. 1943I Walked with a ZombieDirector
  33. 1942Cat PeopleDirector
  34. 1942The Magic AlphabetDirector
  35. 1942The Incredible StrangerDirector
  36. 1941Doctors Don't TellDirector
  37. 1940Phantom RaidersDirector
  38. 1939Nick Carter, Master DetectiveDirector
  39. 1939They All Come OutDirector
  40. 1939Yankee Doodle Goes to TownDirector
  41. 1938Think It OverDirector
  42. 1938Strange GloryDirector
  43. 1938What Do You Think? TupapaooDirector
  44. 1938The Face Behind the MaskDirector
  45. 1938The Ship That DiedDirector
  46. 1938What Do You Think? (Number Three)Director
  47. 1937What Do You Think?Director
  48. 1937The Man in the BarnDirector
  49. 1937Romance of RadiumDirector
  50. 1937The King Without a CrownDirector
  51. 1937The Rainbow PassDirector
  52. 1937The Boss Didn't Say Good MorningDirector
  53. 1937The Grand BounceDirector
  54. 1936Killer DogDirector
  55. 1936Master Will ShakespeareDirector
  56. 1936Harnessed RhythmDirector
  57. 1936The Jonker DiamondDirector
  58. 1934The Daughters of the ConciergeDirector
  59. 1933To Be LovedDirector
  60. 1933TotoDirector
  61. 1931All That Is Not Worth LoveDirector