From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Louis Marie Malle was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. His film Le Monde du silence won the Palme d'Or in 1956 and the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1957, although he was not credited at the ceremony with the award instead being presented to the film's co-director Jacques Cousteau. Later in his career he was nominated multiple times for Academy Awards. Malle is also one of the few directors to have won the Golden Lion multiple ti...
Place of Birth: Thumeries, Nord, France
Date of Birth: Oct 30, 1932
Date of Death: Nov 23, 1995