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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Eric Le Hung

Eric Le Hung (1937-    ) is an acclaimed French film director and screenwriter.

Born on September 23, 1937 in Hai Phong, Northern Vietnam, Eric Le Hung resettled in Paris, France after graduating from high school to study law.  While in college, he found his true calling in theatrical arts after participating in a few school plays.  In 1957, Eric Le Hung was cast in a small role in the French film, Les Feux Aux Proudres.  His brief acting career in films would also include small roles in Chéri, Fais Moi Peur (1958) and Samedi Soir (1961).

In 1965, he dropped out of college to begin his careers in French television movies as a director and a screenwriter.  Among the most popular French television movies directed by Eric Le Hung include La Part du Pauvre (1965), Ésope (1965), Embrassons-nous, Folleville! (1965), Doctor Gundel (1967), Handicap (1967), Le Secret de Wilhelm Storitz (1967), Ambroise Paré (1968), La Possédée (1971), L'Atterrissage (1981), Les Ephélides (1985) and Arthur et Théa (1997).  In 1967, he was signed by producer Alain Poiré with a three film contract for Gaumont Film Studio.  The first out of the three projects while under contract with Gaumont was Delphine (1969), a film starring Eurasian French-Vietnamese actress Dany Carrel and Maurice Ronet.  Other French films directed by Eric Le Hung include Le Droit d'Aimer (1972), La Rage au Poing (1975), Moi, Fleur Bleue (1977) and À deux minutes près (1989). 


Eric Le Hung has retired from the French film and television industries.  He resides in Paris, France.  

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