Biography
Georges de Beauregard (23 December 1920 – 10 September 1984) was a French film producer. He began his career in journalism after the Second World War, founding Agence Universel Presse in 1947, before moving into film distribution and production. He produced several films in Spain, including works by Juan Antonio Bardem.
De Beauregard is best known for his support of the French New Wave. He produced Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless (1960), A Woman Is a Woman (1961), Contempt (1963) and Pierrot le Fou (1965); Jacques Demy’s Lola (1961); Agnès Varda’s Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962); and films by Pierre Schoendoerffer and others. In 1968 he served on the jury of the Berlin International Film Festival. He received a Special César Award in 1983.
