{{short description|Gabonese actor, director (1935–2016)}} {{Use dmy dates|date = November 2019}} {{Infobox actor |name=Philippe Mory |birth_date= 1935 |death_date= 7 June 2016 |death_place= Libreville, Gabon |occupation= {{Hlist| Actor |Director}} |notable_works= ''The Cage'' (1963)<br>''Les tam-tams se sont tus'' (1972) }} '''Philippe Mory''' (1935 – 7 June 2016) was a Gabonese actor and director. He is known for acting in the films ''The Cage'' and ''One Does Not Bury Sunday (1960)'', and directing ''Les tam-tams se sont tus (1972).''
==Early life== Philippe Mory was born in 1935.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gabonactu.com/philippe-mory-mort-a-81-ans/|title=Philippe Mory est mort à 81 ans|language=fr-FR|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref>
== Career == Mory began his film career in the mid-1950s with his role in the short film ''Afrique-sur-Seine'' directed by Paulin Soumanou Vieyra. He is the principal interpreter<ref>« Premier africain à tenir un rôle principal dans un film français » (''Le Film africain'', Marché international du film d'Amiens, 1998)</ref> of Michel Drach's feature film ''Do not Bury Sunday'', which won the Louis-Delluc Prize in 1959.<ref name=":0" />
He returned to Gabon, where he was the scriptwriter and one of the actors of ''The Cage'' directed by Robert Darène.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://48hills.org/2019/11/screen-grabs-french-noir-retro-gems/|title=Screen Grabs: French noir to vintage punk, a week of retro gems|last=Harvey|first=Dennis|date=2019-11-11|website=48 hills|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref> The film was produced and shot in Gabon and was selected for the Cannes Film Festival in 1963.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/festival/films/la-cage|title=LA CAGE|website=Festival de Cannes|language=en|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref>
Mory was incarcerated for three years from 1964 to 1967 because of his participation in the coup against the Leon Mba, Gabon's first President.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/331903/culture/gabon-lacteur-realisateur-philippe-mori-sest-suicide/|title=Gabon : l'acteur et réalisateur Philippe Mory est décédé|date=2016-06-08|website=JeuneAfrique.com|language=fr-FR|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
After his release, he participated in the creation of the Pan African Federation of Filmmakers (FEPACI) in 1970. He was also involved in the founding of the National Center of Gabonese Cinema (CENACI).<ref name=":0" />
==Recognition and awards== Mory won the Golden Unicorn for Career Achievement at Amiens International Film Festival in the year 2011.{{citation needed|date=June 2025}}
==Death== Mory died on 7 June 2016 in Libreville, Gabon.<ref name=":0" />
== Filmography == === As an actor === <!---all need italics---> * La rue des bouches peintes - 1955 * ''No Burials on Sunday'' (1960) * The Fruit Is Ripe - 1961 * ''The Cage'' - 1963 (Credited for writing in the film)<ref name=":0" /> * Les tam-tams se sont tus - 1972 * Djogo - 2002 * ''Le silence de la forêt'' - 2003 * Inspecteur Sori: Le mamba (TV series) - 2005 * L'ombre de Liberty - 2006 * Le mystère Joséphine (TV series) - 2009 * Héritage perdu - 2010 * Le collier du Makoko - 2013
=== As director === * ''Les tam-tams se sont tus'' - 1972
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== External links == *{{IMDb name|id=0608164}}
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