Georges Cravenne

Georges Cravenne

Born: January 24, 1914
Died: January 10, 2009
in Kairouan, Tunisia
Georges Cravenne (24 January 1914 – 10 January 2009), real name Joseph-Raoul Cohen, was a French film producer, publicity agent and founder of the César Award. He received an Honorary César in 2000.

He married French actress Françoise Arnoul in 1956. They divorced in 1964.

On 18 October 1973, his second wife Danielle Cravenne was shot dead by a police sniper at Marignane airport in Marseille. Danielle, who was mentally unstable, had tried to hijack a Boeing 727 to protest against the release of the film The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob which was being promoted by Cravenne and which she considered "anti-Palestinian", especially in the midst of the Yom Kippur War.

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Movies for Georges Cravenne...

Title: Champs-Elysées
Character: Self
Released: January 16, 1982
Type: TV
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Title: Spécial cinéma
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 1974
Type: TV
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Money Money Money
Title: Money Money Money
Character: President of the Court (uncredited)
Released: May 4, 1972
Type: Movie
When they realize the times are changing, five crooks decide to switch from bank robberies to personality abductions.
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Title: Samedi soir
Character: Self
Released: January 9, 1971
Type: TV