Maurice Cloche (17 June 1907, Commercy, Meuse â€" 23 March 1990,
Bordeaux, France) was a French film director, screenwriter,
photographer and film producer. Best known for his Oscar-winning film
Monsieur Vincent (1947) he won a 1948 Special Academy Award for Best
Foreign Language Film.''Monsieur Vincent,'' a dramatization of the
life of St. Vincent de Paul that starred Pierre Fresnay, won the
Academy Award in 1947 for best foreign film. It also was honored as
the best film in France that year.Mr. Cloche, whose career spanned
more than a half-century, also made spy thrillers and films with
religious and social themes.His best-known films include ''La Cage aux
Oiseaux'' (''The Bird Cage''); ''Le Docteur Laennec,'' the story of
the inventor of the stethoscope; ''Ne de Pere Inconnu'' (''Father
Unknown'') and ''La Cage aux Filles (''The Girl Cage'').
Bordeaux, France) was a French film director, screenwriter,
photographer and film producer. Best known for his Oscar-winning film
Monsieur Vincent (1947) he won a 1948 Special Academy Award for Best
Foreign Language Film.''Monsieur Vincent,'' a dramatization of the
life of St. Vincent de Paul that starred Pierre Fresnay, won the
Academy Award in 1947 for best foreign film. It also was honored as
the best film in France that year.Mr. Cloche, whose career spanned
more than a half-century, also made spy thrillers and films with
religious and social themes.His best-known films include ''La Cage aux
Oiseaux'' (''The Bird Cage''); ''Le Docteur Laennec,'' the story of
the inventor of the stethoscope; ''Ne de Pere Inconnu'' (''Father
Unknown'') and ''La Cage aux Filles (''The Girl Cage'').
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