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Philippe Labro

Directing
Known For

88 Years Old

Philippe Labro (born 27 August 1936) is a French author, journalist and film director. He has worked for RTL, Paris Match, TF1 and Antenne 2. He is a laureate of the Prix Interallié, a French literary distinction founded in 1930, which was awarded for «L'Étudiant étranger» in 1986. At the age of eighteen, he left France to study at Washington and Lee University in Virginia. He then travelled across the United States. On his return to Europe, he became a reporter. From 1960 to 1962, during the Algerian war, Labro was a member of the military. He then returned to his journalistic activities. While covering the assassination of John F. Kennedy for French newspaper France-Soir, he met Jack Ruby in Dallas days before he shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald; he was thus subsequently officially auditioned by the Warren Commission. He has written and directed many films and was a close friend of Jean-Pierre Melville, as he recalls in the 2008 documentary Code Name Melville. From 1985 to 2000, he was director of programmes at RTL becoming the vice president of the station in 1992. In April 2010, he became Commander of the Légion d'honneur. Source: Article "Philippe Labro" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Born

Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, France on 27th August 1936

Died

4th June 2025

All Credits

Télématin Image
Télématin
Self
Apostrophes Image
Apostrophes
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Vivement dimanche Image
Vivement dimanche
Self
Spécial cinéma Image
Spécial cinéma
Self
Sacrée soirée Image
Sacrée soirée
Self (Duplex)
Sacrée soirée Image
Sacrée soirée
Self
Champs-Elysées Image
Champs-Elysées
Self
30 millions d'amis Image
30 millions d'amis
Self
Johnny Hallyday: Beyond Rock Image
Johnny Hallyday: Beyond Rock
Self
Ambitions Image
Ambitions
Self
Winged Migration Image
Winged Migration
Narrator (voice, English version)
Made in U.S.A Image
Made in U.S.A
Self (uncredited)
Cat and Mouse Image
Cat and Mouse
Philippe Lacombe
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président Image
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Self (archive footage)
The Inheritor Image
The Inheritor
Un journaliste (uncredited)
Belmondo, itinéraire... Image
Belmondo, itinéraire...
Self
Coluche, une époque formidable Image
Coluche, une époque formidable
Self
Mon nom est Johnny Image
Mon nom est Johnny
Himself
Dieu, Diable & Rock'n'Roll Image
Dieu, Diable & Rock'n'Roll
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse Image
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
Self
J'ai tout donné Image
J'ai tout donné
Self
Code Name: Melville Image
Code Name: Melville
Self
Delon Melville, la solitude de deux samouraïs Image
Delon Melville, la solitude de deux samouraïs
Self
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The Perfect Circle
Jean-Pierre Melville and Army of Shadows Image
Jean-Pierre Melville and Army of Shadows
Self
Philippe R. Doumic - Sous son regard l'étincelle Image
Philippe R. Doumic - Sous son regard l'étincelle
Self
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Les Troubles de la Circulation
Self