Claude Mulot
French film director (1942-1986)
Claude Mulot (1942–1986) was a French screenwriter and film director who mainly specialized in adult films, but also made various attempts in other genres like horror films (The Blood Rose), comedies (Le jour se lève et les conneries commencent) and thrillers (Le Couteau sous la gorge). He accidentally drowned at the early age of 44 while his screenplay On se calme et on boit frais à Saint-Tropez was being shot by Max Pécas in Saint-Tropez in 1986.
Filmography
as a director
1968 : Sexyrella starring Véronique Beauchêne and Velly Beguard
1970 : The Blood Rose (La Rose écorchée) starring Anny Duperey, Philippe Lemaire, Howard Vernon and Elizabeth Teissier
1970 : La Saignée starring Bruno Pradal, Charles Southwood and Patti D'Arbanville
1973 : Profession : Aventuriers starring Nathalie Delon and André Pousse
1974 : Les Charnelles (a.k.a. Émotions secrètes d'un jeune homme de bonne famille) starring Anne Libert and Francis Lemonnier
1974 : There's Nothing Wrong with Being Good to Yourself (C'est jeune et ça sait tout, a.k.a. Y'a pas de mal à se faire du bien / L'éducatrice) starring Jean Lefebvre, Michel Galabru and Andrée Cousineau
1975 : Le sexe qui parle starring Pénélope Lamour and Sylvia Bourdon
1976 : Shocking!
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