Claude Autant-Lara was born on August 5, 1901 in Luzarches, Val-d'Oise, France. He was a director and writer, known for Stürmische Jugend (1947), Zwei Mann, ein Schwein und die Nacht von Paris (1956) and Rot und Schwarz (1954). He was married to Ghislaine Autant-Lara. He died on February 5, 2000 in Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.