# Jacques Besnard

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**Jacques Besnard** (Also known as **Jacques Treyens**; born 15 July 1929 in [Le Petit-Quevilly](/source/Le_Petit-Quevilly) - died 9 November 2013 in [Boutigny-Prouais](/source/Boutigny-Prouais)) was a French [film director](/source/Film_director), [assistant director](/source/Assistant_director), [producer](/source/Film_producer), actor and [screenwriter](/source/Screenwriter). Best known for *[Le Grand Restaurant](/source/Le_Grand_Restaurant)* (1966), *[Le Fou du labo 4](/source/Le_Fou_du_labo_4)* (1967) and *[La situation est grave... mais pas désespérée](/source/La_situation_est_grave..._mais_pas_d%C3%A9sesp%C3%A9r%C3%A9e)* (1976).[1][2][3]

## Life and career

Jacques Besnard was born on 15 July 1929 in [Le Petit-Quevilly](/source/Le_Petit-Quevilly), [Seine-Maritime](/source/Seine-Maritime), [France](/source/France). He began his career in 1962 as the first assistant to director [André Hunebelle](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Hunebelle), after having had some previous experience as an actor in 1955 and as an assistant director under [Maurice Régamey](/source/Maurice_R%C3%A9gamey), [Yves Robert](/source/Yves_Robert) and [Alberto Lattuada](/source/Alberto_Lattuada) between 1956 and 1961. Besnard worked alongside Hunebelle on movies such as: *[Les Mystères de Paris](/source/The_Mysteries_of_Paris_(1962_film))* (1962), *[Banco à Bangkok pour OSS 117](/source/Shadow_of_Evil)* (1964), *[Fantômas](/source/Fant%C3%B4mas_(1964_film))* (1964), *[Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117](/source/OSS_117_Mission_for_a_Killer)* (1965) and *[Fantômas se déchaîne](/source/Fant%C3%B4mas_se_d%C3%A9cha%C3%AEne)* (1965). It was during this time that Besnard met actor [Louis de Funès](/source/Louis_de_Fun%C3%A8s) when they worked together on the two *Fantômas* movies.[4][5]

Besnard would go on to direct his own movie titled *[Le Grand Restaurant](/source/The_Big_Restaurant)* in 1966, which he co-wrote with [Jean Halain](/source/Jean_Halain) and Louis de Funès. It starred de Funès and [Bernard Blier](/source/Bernard_Blier) as the main characters of the [comedy film](/source/Comedy_film), and ranked as the eighth-most-popular film at the French [box office](/source/Box_office) that year. In 1967 Besnard would go on to direct the comedy film *[Le Fou du labo 4](/source/Le_Fou_du_labo_4)* starring [Jean Lefebvre](/source/Jean_Lefebvre) and Bernard Blier, from which he attainted much acclaim and public popularity. Besnard directed a few [Boulevard comedies](/source/Boulevard_theatre_(aesthetic)) in the 1970s with varying degrees of success. He most notably worked as assistant director under [Gérard Oury](/source/G%C3%A9rard_Oury) in the 1973 comedy *[Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob](/source/The_Mad_Adventures_of_Rabbi_Jacob)*, starring Louis de Funès. However, by the 1980s, Besnard left the [silver screen](/source/Silver_screen) to focus on directing opportunities for [television shows](/source/Television_show) and [movies](/source/Television_film).[6][7][8]

In 1976 he directed the erotic film Et si tu n'en veux pas (also known as Joëlle et Pauline or Baby Love) with Joëlle Coeur, Gilda Arancio and [Alice Arno](/source/Alice_Arno) in the cast.

Jacques Besnard died on 9 November 2013 in [Boutigny-Prouais](/source/Boutigny-Prouais), [Eure-et-Loir](/source/Eure-et-Loir), France, aged 84. He is the father of French director [Éric Besnard](/source/%C3%89ric_Besnard_(French_director)).[9][10]

## Filmography

Director & Screenwriter Year Title Cast Notes 1966 Le Grand Restaurant starring Louis de Funès and Bernard Blier 1967 Estouffade à la Caraïbe starring Jean Seberg and Serge Gainsbourg Le Fou du labo 4 starring Jean Lefebvre and Bernard Blier 1972 La Belle Affaire starring Michel Serrault, Rosy Varte and Michel Galabru 1974 C'est pas parce qu'on a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule starring Bernard Blier, Michel Serrault and Jean Lefebvre 1975 La situation est grave... mais pas désespérée starring Michel Serrault and Jean Lefebvre 1976 Le Jour de gloire starring Jean Lefebvre, Pierre Tornade and Darry Cowl Et si tu n'en veux pas starring Joëlle Cœur, Gilda Arancio and Françoise Pascal distributed under his pseudonym Jacques Treyens 1978 Général... nous voilà ! starring Darry Cowl and Roger Dumas 1982 Te marre pas... c'est pour rire ! starring Michel Galabru and Aldo Maccione 1984 Allo Béatrice starring André Dussollier and Nicole Courcel television series (6 episodes) 1985 Hôtel de police starring Corinne Touzet and Olivier Granier television series (2 episodes) 1988 La Belle Anglaise starring Daniel Ceccaldi and Catherine Rich television series 1990 Le Retour d'Arsène Lupin starring François Dunoyer and Sophie Barjac television series (1 episode) 1992 Feu Adrien Muset starring Jean Lefebvre television film 994 Avanti starring Patrick Bouchitey and Farid Chopel television film Assistant director Year Title Director Notes 1956 Honoré de Marseille Maurice Régamey 1957 Comme un cheveu sur la soupe Maurice Régamey 1959 Cigarettes, Whisky et P'tites Pépées Maurice Régamey Signé Arsène Lupin Yves Robert 1960 À pleines mains Maurice Régamey La Famille Fenouillard Alberto Lattuada Italian film, co-produced by France 1961 L'imprevisto Yves Robert 1962 Les Mystères de Paris André Hunebelle Le Masque de fer Henri Decoin 1964 Banco à Bangkok pour OSS 117 André Hunebelle Fantômas André Hunebelle 1965 Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117 André Hunebelle Fantômas se déchaîne André Hunebelle 1968 Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo André Hunebelle 1971 La Folie des grandeurs Gérard Oury 1973 Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob Gérard Oury 1974 The Four Charlots Musketeers André Hunebelle Writer only Year Title Director Notes 1995 Un si joli bouquet Jean-Claude Sussfeld television film 1997 Un petit grain de folie Sébastien Grall television film 2004 L'Antidote Vincent de Brus film Actor Year Title Director Notes 1955 Série noire Pierre Foucaud Du rififi chez les hommes Jules Dassin Chantage Guy Lefranc

## References

1. ["JACQUES BESNARD"](https://mubi.com/nl/cast/jacques-besnard). mubi.com. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

1. ["De beste films van Jacques Besnard"](https://www.filmvandaag.nl/regisseur/Jacques+Besnard). filmvandaag.nl. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

1. ["DEATH: Jacques Besnard (1929-2013)"](http://www.filmdeculte.com/cinema/actualite/DECES-Jacques-Besnard-1929-2013-18614.html). filmdeculte.com. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

1. ["Jacques Besnard (1929-2013)"](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0078705/). imdb.com. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

1. ["Jacques Besnard (1929-2013)"](http://www.lefilmdujour.fr/article-jacques-besnard-1929-2013-121107029.html). lefilmdujour.fr. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

1. ["JACQUES BESNARD"](https://www.filmtotaal.nl/persoon/162608). filmtotaal.nl. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

1. ["Jacques Besnard"](https://fransefilms.nl/regisseur/jacques-besnard/). fransefilms.nl. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

1. ["Jacques BESNARD"](https://www.notrecinema.com/communaute/stars/stars.php3?staridx=30835). notrecinema.com. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

1. ["Jacques Besnard (1929-2013)"](https://data.bnf.fr/fr/13930710/jacques_besnard/). data.bnf.fr. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

1. ["Jacques Besnard"](https://www.moviemeter.nl/personen/84818/jacques-besnard). moviemeter.nl. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

## External links

- [Jacques Besnard](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0078705/) at IMDb

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