Claude Autant-Lara was born on August 5, 1901 in Luzarches, Val-d'Oise, France as Claude Autant Larapide de Lisle. He was a director and writer, known for Le rouge et le noir (1954), La traversée de Paris (1956) and Le diable au corps (1947). He was married to Ghislaine Autant-Lara. He died on February 5, 2000 in Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.