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Alain Resnais
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Alain Resnais

Actor · born June 3, 1922 · died 2014

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Alain Resnais was a French film director and screenwriter whose career extended over more than six decades.

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  1. ~39Named Golden Lion1961
  2. ~44Received the Louis Delluc Prize1966
  3. ~56Received the César Award for Best Film1978

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