Art · b. 1921 · Philippeville, Constantine, France [now Skikda, Algeria]

Jacques d'Ovidio

Biography

Jacques d’Ovidio was a French film and theatre set designer, a discreet yet essential figure of popular cinema from the 1960s to the 1980s. Born in Philippeville (now Skikda, in Algeria), he trained in set design before becoming a long‑standing member of French film crews. He worked on many notable films, collaborating with Georges Lautner, Georges Franju, Christian‑Jaque, Claude Confortès, and Patrice Leconte, for whom he created the sets of Les Bronzés (1978) and Les Bronzés font du ski (1979). His filmography reflects great versatility: comedies, political films, dramas, auteur cinema, and ...

Other Credits

Sarraounia Production Designer 1986 Le Caviar rouge Production Design 1986 French Fried Vacation 2 Production Design 1979 French Fried Vacation Production Design 1978 The Margin Production Design 1976 The Toilets Were Closed from the Inside Production Design 1976 The Beast Production Design 1975 The Irony of Chance Sound 1974 State of Siege Production Design 1972 Blanche Production Design 1972 Z Production Design 1969 Don't Play with Martians Production Design 1968 Very Happy Alexander Production Design 1968 The Last Adventure Set Decoration 1967 As Long as You've Got Your Health Production Design 1966 The Great Spy Chase Production Design 1964 The Big Scare Production Design 1964 Crooks in Clover Set Decoration 1963 Ballad for a Hoodlum Production Design 1963 Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case Assistant Decorator 1959

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