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Philippe Labro

Philippe Labro (born 27 August 1936) is a French author, journalist and film director. He has worked for RTL, Paris Match, TF1 and Antenne 2. He is a laureate of the Prix Interallié, a French literary distinction founded in 1930, which was awarded for «L'Étudiant étranger» in 1986. At the age of eighteen, he left France to study at Washington and Lee University in Virginia. He then travelled across the United States. On his return to Europe, he became a reporter. From 1960 to 1962, during the Algerian war, Labro was a member of the military. He then returned to his journalistic activities. While covering the JFK assassination for French newspaper France-Soir, he met Jack Ruby in Dallas days before he shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald; he was thus subsequently officially auditioned by the Warren Commission. He has written and directed many films and was a close friend of Jean-Pierre Melville, as he recalls in the 2008 documentary Code Name Melville. From 1985 to 2000, he was director of programmes at RTL becoming the vice president of the station in 1992. In April 2010, he became Commander of the Légion d'honneur. Source: Article "Philippe Labro" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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Born:
Aug 27, 1936 In Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
Movie/TV Credits:
16
First Appeared:
In the movie Made in U.S.A 1967-01-27
Latest Project:
Movie Delon Melville, la solitude de deux samouraïs 2024-02-14
Known For
Poster of Dieu, Diable & Rock'n'Roll
Poster of Winged Migration
Poster of The Inheritor
Filmography
Movie Delon Melville, la solitude de deux samouraïs Self 2024-02-14
Movie La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président Self (archive footage) 2022-01-07
Series Johnny Hallyday: Beyond Rock Self 2022-03-29
Movie Coluche, une époque formidable Self 2021-06-11
Movie The Perfect Circle 2020-11-23
Movie Philippe R. Doumic - Sous son regard l'étincelle Self 2019-08-20
Movie Françoise Dorléac, une promesse Self 2018-07-10
Movie Dieu, Diable & Rock'n'Roll 2017-10-27
Movie Belmondo, itinéraire... Self 2011-05-18
Movie Code Name: Melville Self 2008-11-15
Movie Jean-Pierre Melville and Army of Shadows Self 2002-01-01
Movie Winged Migration Narrator (voice, English version) 2001-12-12
Movie Cat and Mouse Philippe Lacombe 1975-09-03
Movie The Inheritor Un journaliste (uncredited) 1973-03-22
Movie J'ai tout donné 1972-06-21
Movie Made in U.S.A Self (uncredited) 1967-01-27