Roger Blin

Roger Blin

Acting

Roger Blin (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 22 March 1907 – Évecquemont, France, 21 January 1984) was a French actor and director. He staged world premieres of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot in 1953 and Endgame in 1957.

Blin was the son of a doctor; however, despite his father's wishes, Blin forged a career in the theatre. As a teenager he was 'fascinated' by the Surrealists and their conception of revolutionary art.

He was initially part of the left-wing theatre collectives The Company of Five and The October Group. In 1935 Blin served as Antonin Artaud's assistant director for his…

Filmography

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Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff ★ 6.0 Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff 2020 The Hospital of Leningrad ★ 9.0 The Hospital of Leningrad 1983 Vendredi ou la vie sauvage ★ 7.0 Vendredi ou la vie sauvage 1983 Five and the Skin ★ 6.4 Five and the Skin 1982 The King and the Mockingbird ★ 7.8 The King and the Mockingbird 1980 The Adolescent ★ 4.5 The Adolescent 1979 The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died ★ 5.7 The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died 1977 Nevermore, Forever ★ 6.6 Nevermore, Forever 1976 One Must Live Dangerously ★ 4.6 One Must Live Dangerously 1975 Aloïse ★ 6.2 Aloïse 1975 That Most Important Thing: Love ★ 7.0 That Most Important Thing: Love 1975 The Shadow Line ★ 6.6 The Shadow Line 1973 Too Small My Friend ★ 6.4 Too Small My Friend 1971 Mesure pour Mesure Mesure pour Mesure 1971 L'illusion comique L'illusion comique 1970 La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire 1967 Law of Survival ★ 5.8 Law of Survival 1967 The Sunday of Life ★ 5.7 The Sunday of Life 1967 The Devil's Tricks ★ 5.8 The Devil's Tricks 1966 Qui donc a rêvé? ★ 6.5 Qui donc a rêvé? 1965 Little Claus and Big Claus ★ 7.0 Little Claus and Big Claus 1964 Marie Soleil ★ 10.0 Marie Soleil 1964 A Taste for Women ★ 4.1 A Taste for Women 1964 Egypt, oh Egypt: Images of Heaven Egypt, oh Egypt: Images of Heaven 1963 Quatrevingt-treize ★ 9.0 Quatrevingt-treize 1962 The Star Ship ★ 6.3 The Star Ship 1962 Paris Blues ★ 6.5 Paris Blues 1961 Les Trois Sœurs ★ 7.0 Les Trois Sœurs 1960 Checkerboard ★ 7.0 Checkerboard 1959 Stars at Noon ★ 7.0 Stars at Noon 1959 Calligraphie Japonaise Calligraphie Japonaise 1958 The Hunchback of Notre Dame ★ 6.7 The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1956 The Amazing Mr. Callaghan ★ 5.0 The Amazing Mr. Callaghan 1955 The Invitation to the Waltz The Invitation to the Waltz 1954 The Knight of the Night ★ 6.1 The Knight of the Night 1953 The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird ★ 7.2 The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird 1953 Piédalu fait des miracles ★ 4.5 Piédalu fait des miracles 1952 Torticola versus Frankensberg ★ 5.7 Torticola versus Frankensberg 1952 Adventures of Captain Fabian ★ 5.3 Adventures of Captain Fabian 1951 The Convict ★ 6.3 The Convict 1951 Orpheus ★ 7.6 Orpheus 1950 Vagabonds imaginaires ★ 8.0 Vagabonds imaginaires 1950 Wicked City ★ 5.3 Wicked City 1949 Unusual Tales ★ 7.2 Unusual Tales 1949 Passionnelle ★ 6.7 Passionnelle 1947 The Ideal Couple ★ 6.5 The Ideal Couple 1946 The Last Judgment ★ 10.0 The Last Judgment 1945 The Bohemian Life ★ 7.5 The Bohemian Life 1945 First in Line ★ 7.1 First in Line 1944 Colonel Chabert ★ 6.9 Colonel Chabert 1943 Douce ★ 7.2 Douce 1943 Le Corbeau ★ 7.5 Le Corbeau 1943 Adieu Léonard ★ 5.6 Adieu Léonard 1943 Captain Fracasse ★ 6.4 Captain Fracasse 1943 The Devil's Envoys ★ 6.8 The Devil's Envoys 1942 The Trump Card ★ 4.7 The Trump Card 1942 L'âge d'or ★ 8.0 L'âge d'or 1942 Volpone ★ 6.8 Volpone 1941 Beating Heart ★ 6.3 Beating Heart 1940 The World Will Shake ★ 7.0 The World Will Shake 1939 Louise ★ 5.8 Louise 1939 Pasha's Wives ★ 7.3 Pasha's Wives 1939 Adrienne Lecouvreur ★ 5.7 Adrienne Lecouvreur 1938 The Curtain Rises ★ 7.8 The Curtain Rises 1938 The Time of the Cherries ★ 9.0 The Time of the Cherries 1938 Alibi ★ 6.5 Alibi 1937 The Citadel of Silence ★ 10.0 The Citadel of Silence 1937 The Life and Loves of Beethoven ★ 6.8 The Life and Loves of Beethoven 1937 Jenny ★ 6.1 Jenny 1936 Life Is Ours ★ 6.4 Life Is Ours 1936 Under Western Eyes ★ 6.3 Under Western Eyes 1936 Street Without a Name ★ 10.0 Street Without a Name 1934 Le Colisée ★ 7.0 Le Colisée 1933