André Gazut

André Gazut

André Gazut, born November 25, 1938 in Firminy (Loire) in France, is a French documentary filmmaker. A trainee reporter-photographer at the monthly Réalités in Paris, he saw, in December 1956, in the photo department, about ten photos of torture taken by a colleague returning from Kabylie. This would mark him and his work for the rest of his life. Non-violent and anti-colonialist, he refused to bear arms and was incorporated in 1959 in Pau as a parachutist. Having obtained his parachutist certificate, he was assigned to Toul in the health service. In 1960, he deserted to join the group of refractory fighters against the Algerian war. "Jeune résistance", in Geneva. Sentenced to 3 years in prison, he was amnestied in 1966. He joined Télévision suisse romande in 1961 as a cameraman. He is the cameraman of the documentary "Le Chagrin et la Pitié" by Marcel Ophüls in 1969. Director, in 1974, he portrayed General Jacques de Bollardière, the only senior officer to publicly denounce torture during the Algerian War. De Bollardière, who left the army, became a major figure of non-violence. Director of numerous reports for the Swiss magazine Temps Présent, he traveled to more than 50 countries and covered around fifteen conflicts. In 1996, he directed Les Apprentis Sorciers with Brigitte Rossigneux, on the lie about the impact of French nuclear tests in Algeria in the 1960s. For ARTE in 2002, he shot "Pacification in Algeria", a documentary in two parts -1 The dirty work -2 The politics of lies.

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  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1938-11-25
  • Place of Birth : Firminy, Loire, France
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André Gazut Movies

  • 2017
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    CHoosing at Twenty

    CHoosing at Twenty

    6.8 2017 HD

    Between 1954-1962, one hundred to three hundred young French people refused to participate in the Algerian war. These rebels, soldiers or conscripts...

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  • 1977
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    Chile: Order Work Obedience

    Chile: Order Work Obedience

    10 1977 HD

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  • 1996
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    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    10 1996 HD

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  • 2002
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    Pacification en Algérie

    Pacification en Algérie

    10 2002 HD

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  • 2002
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    Pacification en Algérie

    Pacification en Algérie

    10 2002 HD

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  • 1966
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    Jean-Luc Persécuté

    Jean-Luc Persécuté

    6 1966 HD

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  • 1975
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    Destins: Général De Bollardière

    Destins: Général De Bollardière

    10 1975 HD

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  • 1970
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    7.3 1970 HD

    An investigation into the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration, from 1940 to 1944, during World War II, between the Vichy regime,...

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