Yves Boisset

Yves Boisset
Boisset in 2010
Born
Yves Félix Claude Boisset

(1939-03-14)14 March 1939
Died31 March 2025(2025-03-31) (aged 86)
OccupationsFilm director, screenwriter
Years active1966–2025
Notable work

Yves Félix Claude Boisset (14 March 1939 – 31 March 2025) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed fiction films like The Assassination, Le prix du danger, as well as investigative documentaries. Boisset was known for his left wing political views and the controversial releases of his films. He was labeled "the most censored man in France", and declared himself the most censored filmmaker of the Fifth Republic.