Yves Ciampi
Yves Ciampi ( born February 9, 1921 in Paris; native Yves Jean Marie Ciampi, † November 7, 1982 ) was a French film director and screenwriter.
Life and work
Ciampi studied medicine and worked from 1941 to 1943 as a hospital doctor. In 1946 he began with the production of documentaries and worked as assistant director on feature films. With the much-publicized melodrama chief physician Dr. Delius he made in 1951 for the attention. The successful doctor film The Doctor and the girl with Dieter Borsche and Jean Marais formed Ciampis career highlight.
1955 appeared to be a pacifist The heroes are tired with Curd Jürgens, 1961 be semi documentary work Who are you, Dr. concern? to the executed in Japan journalist and Soviet agent Richard Sorge. This and more The sky is burning in his last major work, the 1965 award at the Moscow Film Festival with the Golden Star, Ciampi is showed as the Soviet Union of friendly supporters of the doctrine of peaceful coexistence.
In later years, he returned to the short and documentary. From 1955 to 1958 he held the office of President of the Syndicat de la production of techniciens cinématographique. At times, he held a leading position in the state television ORTF.