About
Annaud was born in Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne. He was educated at the technical school in Vaugirard and in 1964 graduated from the prestigious film school Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques (IDHEC) in Paris. He began his career by directing television advertisements in the late 1960s to early 1970s. In his first feature film, Black and White in Color from 1976, he used personal experience obtained during his own military service in Cameroon. The film won an Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language Film. His third film Quest for Fire (La Guerre du feu) received two Césars for best film and best director.
Filmography
Notre-Dame on Fire2022 · Director, Writer
Wolf Totem2015 · Director, Screenplay
Black Gold2011 · Director, Adaptation
His Majesty Minor2007 · Writer, Director, Producer
Two Brothers2004 · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Original Story
Enemy at the Gates2001 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Running Free1999 · Producer, Writer
Seven Years in Tibet1997 · Director, Producer
Wings of Courage1995 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Lover1992 · Director, Screenplay
The King of Ads1991 · Director
The Bear1988 · Director
The Name of the Rose1986 · Director
Quest for Fire1981 · Director
Hothead1979 · Director
Too Shy to Try1978 · Screenplay
Black and White in Color1976 · Director, Writer