Jean Chapot was born on November 15, 1930 in Bois-Guillaume, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France. He was a writer and director, known for Le fusil à lunette (1972), Die Löwin und ihr Jäger (1973) and Charles und Lucie (1979). He died on April 10, 1998 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.