Jean Seberg with 'Diamonds are Brittle' co-star Claude Rich and director Nicolas Gessner.
It's interesting to note how eager Jean Seberg was to help budding filmmakers by appearing in their films, serving as a silent producer, or by providing contacts or finances.
But Jean also worked with several stellar directors whose careers were well established--and in a few cases she was in their final film.
The titles are the English versions. For the original/proper film titles please refer to the "Jean's Filmography" section of this blog.
Francois Moreuil: Playtime/Love Play was his first--and last--feature film. Jean agreed to act in this film, which was produced during a tumultuous time in their marriage. It was when Moreuil was editing the piece he learned Jean had filed for divorce.
Jean-Luc Godard: Breathless was his first full-length film after having made shorts.
Giuseppe Bennati: Congo Vivo was his second to last feature film. The Killer Reserved Nine Seats in 1970 was his final feature.
Jean Becker: Backfire was his second feature following A Man Called Rocco (1962)--both of which starred Jean Paul Belmondo.
Robert Rossen: his last film was Lilith, though he and Jean had hoped to make another film together.
Nicolas Gessner: Diamonds are Brittle was his first feature film.
Mervyn LeRoy: from the man who directed many classic Hollywood films, from I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang, The Bad Seed, Random Harvest, Quo Vadis?, and uncredited with The Wizard of Oz, a matter of debate is whether Moment to Moment was his final film. He helped direct 1968's The Green Berets but was not credited.
Jacques Besnard: Revolt in the Caribbean was his second feature (following The Big Restaurant in 1966).
George Schafer: His first feature film was Pendulum; however, he directed dozens of acclaimed US television films and series episodes before and after.
Romain Gary: Birds in Peru was the first film by the author/diplomat and then-husband on Jean Seberg...and Kill! was his second and last film, produced while he and Jean were divorced but still on friendly terms.
Joshua Logan: Paint Your Wagon was his last film--despite it being a commercial hit and the third highest grossing film of 1969 (more than likely the prolonged shooting schedule and overspending had an effect on Logan's directing career).
George Seaton: Airport was his second to last film (despite it being the top grossing film of 1970). Showdown in 1973 was the last one of the Hollywood director who'd made The Country Girl, Teacher's Pet and Miracle on 34th Street.
Alberto Bevilacqua: following his freshman work Lady Caliph in 1970, This Kind of Love was his second feature film.
Raimondo Del Balzo: White Horses of Summer was his second film after 1973's The Last Snows of Spring.
Dennis Berry: Le grand delire was his first feature film and starred his wife Jean Seberg.
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