Claude Carliez
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Claude Carliez is a French master at arms in classical fencing
who became a period and fencing advisor to French films. He graduated to a stunt performer
, stunt coordinator
, special effects person and film director. He worked with such legends of the French cinema as Jean Marais
, Louis de Funes
, Gérard Oury
and Jean-Paul Belmondo
. He was a President of the Academie d'Armes de France and the first President of the French Stuntman's Union.
expert, Claude followed in his father's skills by attending various armouries. At 18 he entered the School Magistrale Fencing Joinville-le-Pont
at 18 becoming a Master at Arms at 21. Due to the proximity of the school to film studios, Claude became a technical advisor
on period weapons and costumes for several films.
In 1959 Claude appeared in the swashbuckler film Le Bossu
starring Jean Marais
and directed by André Hunebelle
who both would propel his film career forwards. Hunebelle placed him in charge of all the stunts for his next film Le Captaine where he advanced to doing stunts for The Battle of Austerlitz.
Carrying on with not only period pieces such as Hunebelle's Fantômas
series, Claude became the stunt arranger to André Hunebelle's OSS 117
film series
in a manner similar to Bob Simmons
of the James Bond
films. When the James Bond film Moonraker
was produced in France and Brazil, Claude provided and arranged many of the stunts for the film.
In 1969 Jean Marais suggested that with all his experience Claude direct him in Le Paria
(1969).
Classical fencing
Classical fencing is the styles of modern fencing as they existed during the 19th and early 20th century. According to the 19th-century fencing master Louis Rondelle,...
who became a period and fencing advisor to French films. He graduated to a stunt performer
Stunt performer
A stuntman, or daredevil is someone who performs dangerous stunts, often as a career.These stunts are sometimes rigged so that they look dangerous while still having safety mechanisms, but often they are as dangerous as they appear to be...
, stunt coordinator
Stunt coordinator
A stunt coordinator, usually an experienced stunt performer, is hired by a TV, film or theatre director or production company to arrange the casting and performance of stunts for a film, television programme or a live audience...
, special effects person and film director. He worked with such legends of the French cinema as Jean Marais
Jean Marais
-Biography:A native of Cherbourg, France, Marais starred in several movies directed by Jean Cocteau, for a time his lover, most famously Beauty and the Beast and Orphée ....
, Louis de Funes
Louis de Funès
Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a very popular French actor who is one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel...
, Gérard Oury
Gérard Oury
Gérard Oury was a French film director, actor and writer. His real name was Max-Gérard Houry Tannenbaum.- A commercially successful French filmmaker :...
and Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Belmondo is a French actor initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s.-Career:Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, west of Paris, Belmondo did not perform well in school, but developed a passion for boxing and football."Did you box professionally very long?" "Not very long...
. He was a President of the Academie d'Armes de France and the first President of the French Stuntman's Union.
Biography
The son of a fencingFencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
expert, Claude followed in his father's skills by attending various armouries. At 18 he entered the School Magistrale Fencing Joinville-le-Pont
Joinville-le-Pont
Joinville-le-Pont is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-History:The commune was created in 1791 under the name La Branche-du-Pont-de-Saint-Maur by detaching its territory from the commune of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés...
at 18 becoming a Master at Arms at 21. Due to the proximity of the school to film studios, Claude became a technical advisor
Technical advisor
A technical advisor is an individual who is expert in a particular field of knowledge, hired to provide detailed information and advice to people working in that field...
on period weapons and costumes for several films.
In 1959 Claude appeared in the swashbuckler film Le Bossu
Le Bossu (1959 film)
Le Bossu is a French-Italian swashbuckler film starring Jean Marais and directed by André Hunebelle. The film also featured Bourvil, possibly the most popular French comedian of the time...
starring Jean Marais
Jean Marais
-Biography:A native of Cherbourg, France, Marais starred in several movies directed by Jean Cocteau, for a time his lover, most famously Beauty and the Beast and Orphée ....
and directed by André Hunebelle
André Hunebelle
André Hunebelle was a French director born September 1, 1896 in Meudon , died 27 November 1985 in Nice .Hunebelle was a former publisher of a French newspaper called La Fleché...
who both would propel his film career forwards. Hunebelle placed him in charge of all the stunts for his next film Le Captaine where he advanced to doing stunts for The Battle of Austerlitz.
Carrying on with not only period pieces such as Hunebelle's Fantômas
Fantômas
Fantômas is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre .One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appeared in a total of 32 volumes written by the two collaborators, then a subsequent 11...
series, Claude became the stunt arranger to André Hunebelle's OSS 117
OSS 117
OSS 117 is the codename for Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, a fictional secret agent initially from the pen of the prolific Jean Bruce. Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath is described as being an American Colonel from Louisiana of French descent...
film series
Film series
A film series is a collection of related films in succession. Their relationship is not fixed, but generally share a common diegetic world. Sometimes the work is conceived as a multiple-film work, for example the Three Colours series, but in most cases the success of the original film inspires...
in a manner similar to Bob Simmons
Bob Simmons (stunt man)
Bob Simmons was an English actor and stunt man, best known for his work in many British made films, most notably the James Bond series.-Biography:...
of the James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
films. When the James Bond film Moonraker
Moonraker (film)
Moonraker is the eleventh spy film in the James Bond series, and the fourth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The third and final film in the series to be directed by Lewis Gilbert, it co-stars Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Corinne Clery, and Richard Kiel...
was produced in France and Brazil, Claude provided and arranged many of the stunts for the film.
In 1969 Jean Marais suggested that with all his experience Claude direct him in Le Paria
Le Paria
Le Paria is a French comedy police film from 1969. It was directed by Claude Carliez, written by Claude Rank, starring Jean Marais and Marie-José Nat. The film was also known under the title Diamond Rush , , .- Plot :...
(1969).