French director, writer and producer Claude Berri died on January 11, 2009. Over his extended career he was integral in over 125 films. He produced or directed such films as Tess, Germinal and the Oscar winning short Le Poulet.
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"...legendary figure of French cinema"—Nicolas Sarkozy on BerriAP: Claude Berri Dies at 74 (January 12, 2009)
"We are losing perhaps the most important postwar French producer."—Claude Lelouc, on Berri's death.AP: Claude Berri Dies at 74 (January 12, 2009)
"...truly a man who took big risks"—Francois BerleandAP: Claude Berri Dies at 74 (January 12, 2009)