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Pierre Chevalier(1915-2005)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
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Pierre Chevalier was born on 23 March 1915 in Orbec, Calvados, France. He was a director and assistant director, known for The Panther Squad (1984), House of Cruel Dolls (1974) and Pigalle carrefour des illusions (1973). He was married to Brigitte Leleu, Dominique Lubin and Colette Desboeuf. He died on 12 February 2005 in Vaugrigneuse, Essonne, France.
BornMarch 23, 1915
DiedFebruary 12, 2005(89)
BornMarch 23, 1915
DiedFebruary 12, 2005(89)
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Known for

Sybil Danning in The Panther Squad (1984)
The Panther Squad
3.2
  • Director(as Peter Knight)
  • 1984
House of Cruel Dolls (1974)
House of Cruel Dolls
3.8
  • Director(as Peter Knight)
  • 1974
Pigalle carrefour des illusions (1973)
Pigalle carrefour des illusions
3.6
  • Director(as Peter Knight)
  • 1973
Human Cargo (1954)
Human Cargo
5.8
  • Director
  • 1954

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Director

  • Sybil Danning in The Panther Squad (1984)
    The Panther Squad
    3.2
    • Director (as Peter Knight)
    • 1984
  • Foutez-moi par tous les trous
    • Director (as William Russel)
    • 1984
  • La maison Tellier (1981)
    La maison Tellier
    2.7
    • Director (as Peter Knight)
    • 1981
  • La pension des surdoués (1981)
    La pension des surdoués
    1.9
    • Director (as Claude Plault)
    • 1981
  • Convoi de filles (1979)
    Convoi de filles
    3.3
    • Director (as Peter Knight)
    • 1979
  • Viol, la grande peur (1978)
    Viol, la grande peur
    4.4
    • Director (as Peter Knight)
    • 1978
  • Vergewaltigt (1976)
    Vergewaltigt
    5.4
    • Director (1973 footage)
    • 1976
  • Ladies House of Pleasure (1974)
    Ladies House of Pleasure
    4.0
    • Director (as Lina Cavalcanti)
    • 1974
  • House of Cruel Dolls (1974)
    House of Cruel Dolls
    3.8
    • Director (as Peter Knight)
    • 1974
  • Convoi de femmes
    3.5
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Avortement clandestin! (1973)
    Avortement clandestin!
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Pigalle carrefour des illusions (1973)
    Pigalle carrefour des illusions
    3.6
    • Director (as Peter Knight)
    • 1973
  • The Invisible Dead (1970)
    The Invisible Dead
    4.3
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Nathalie, l'amour s'éveille (1970)
    Nathalie, l'amour s'éveille
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Marchands de femmes (1969)
    Marchands de femmes
    • Director (as John Marin)
    • 1969

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The Sheep Has Five Legs (1954)
    The Sheep Has Five Legs
    6.7
    • assistant director
    • 1954
  • Horizons sans fin (1953)
    Horizons sans fin
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1953
  • Françoise Arnoul and Fernandel in Forbidden Fruit (1952)
    Forbidden Fruit
    6.5
    • first assistant director
    • 1952
  • Raymond Rouleau, Michel Simon, and John Van Dreelen in Brelan d'as (1952)
    Brelan d'as
    5.8
    • assistant director
    • 1952
  • La Table-aux-Crevés (1951)
    La Table-aux-Crevés
    6.3
    • first assistant director
    • 1951
  • Michèle Morgan and Henri Vidal in L'étrange Madame X (1951)
    L'étrange Madame X
    6.7
    • first assistant director
    • 1951
  • Rue des Saussaies (1951)
    Rue des Saussaies
    4.7
    • assistant director
    • 1951
  • Enfantillages
    Short
    • assistant director
    • 1951
  • La Marie du Port (1950)
    La Marie du Port
    6.6
    • first assistant director
    • 1950
  • Histoires extraordinaires à faire peur ou à faire rire... (1949)
    Histoires extraordinaires à faire peur ou à faire rire...
    5.8
    • assistant director
    • 1949
  • The Walls of Malapaga (1949)
    The Walls of Malapaga
    6.8
    • assistant director
    • 1949
  • Nine Boys, One Heart (1948)
    Nine Boys, One Heart
    5.7
    • first assistant director
    • 1948
  • The Damned (1947)
    The Damned
    7.0
    • first assistant director
    • 1947
  • Monsieur Chasse (1947)
    Monsieur Chasse
    5.5
    • assistant director
    • 1947
  • Mr. Orchid (1946)
    Mr. Orchid
    6.8
    • assistant director
    • 1946

Writer

  • Viol, la grande peur (1978)
    Viol, la grande peur
    4.4
    • writer
    • 1978
  • House of Cruel Dolls (1974)
    House of Cruel Dolls
    3.8
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • Avortement clandestin! (1973)
    Avortement clandestin!
    5.1
    • Writer
    • 1973
  • The Invisible Dead (1970)
    The Invisible Dead
    4.3
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1970
  • Clémentine chérie (1964)
    Clémentine chérie
    4.7
    • adaptation and dialogue
    • 1964
  • Le bon roi Dagobert (1963)
    Le bon roi Dagobert
    5.2
    • adaptation
    • 1963
  • Auguste (1961)
    Auguste
    5.6
    • adaptation
    • 1961
  • Le mouton (1960)
    Le mouton
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • La marraine de Charley (1959)
    La marraine de Charley
    4.7
    • writer
    • 1959
  • Human Cargo (1954)
    Human Cargo
    5.8
    • adaptation
    • 1954

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Lina Cavalcanti
  • Born
    • March 23, 1915
    • Orbec, Calvados, France
  • Died
    • February 12, 2005
    • Vaugrigneuse, Essonne, France
  • Spouses
      Brigitte LeleuSeptember 16, 1961 - February 10, 2005 (his death)

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    His films included mainstream, erotic and pornographic films. Horror film buffs know him for his 1971 opus Orloff and the Invisible Man (a.k.a. The Invisible Dead).

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