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Jean-Paul Rappeneau Dies: 'Cyrano De Bergerac' Director Was 94

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French director and screenwriter Jean-Paul Rappeneau, who was best known internationally for the 1990 Oscar-nominated drama Cyrano de Bergerac, died on September 2 his family has announced. He was 94. Born on April 8, 1932 in the town of Auxerre in central France, Rappeneau’s career spanned more than 50 years of French cinema history. His early screenwriting credits include Louis Malle’s Zazie in the Metro ((1960)and A Very Private Affair (196…

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The world of cinema is in mourning. Jean-Paul Rappeneau, the "father" of the famous Cyrano de Bergerac on the big screen, died on Tuesday, September 2, at the age of 94.

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Filmmaker Jean-Paul Rapino, director of eight feature films, including the very popular film "Cyrano de Bergerac" (1990), died yesterday. Jean-Paul Rapino died on Tuesday in Paris at the age of 94, one of his sons announced today to Agence France-Presse. "Cyrano" was a great success Jean-Paul Rapino, one of the masters of French cinema, had directed the greatest French actors, from Yves Montand ("The Savage") to Catherine Deneuve ("The Scandal o…

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A writer of his own films, the French filmmaker was known for his perfectionism.

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At the age of ninety-four, the successful French director and screenwriter Jean-Paul Rappeneau died. His death was reported by AFP. Rappeneau shot several pictures with Jean-Paul Belmond as well as on the Oscar-nominated Cyran of Bergerac.

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With "Cyrano von Bergerac" and "The Husar on the roof", Jean-Paul Rappeneau coined the French cinema. Now the master of the elegant entertainment cinema died at the age of 94.

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With "Cyrano von Bergerac" and "The Husar on the roof", Jean-Paul Rappeneau coined the French cinema. Now the master of the elegant entertainment cinema died at the age of 94.

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Liberation broke the news in Paris, France on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
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