Armand Gatti

Armand Gatti (French: [gati]; 26 January 1924 – 6 April 2017) was a French playwright, poet, journalist, screenwriter, filmmaker and World War II resistance fighter. His debut film Enclosure was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival where he won the Silver Prize for Best Director. Two years later, his film El Otro Cristóbal was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival.

Armand Gatti
Born(1924-01-26)26 January 1924
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Died6 April 2017(2017-04-06) (aged 93)
Saint-Mandé, France
Occupations
  • Playwright
  • poet
  • journalist
  • screenwriter
  • filmmaker
Years active1960–2012

In 2013 he was awarded the Grand prix du théâtre de l'Académie française.

Gatti, like his father, was an anarchist. His works included themes of prisons and escape.

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