Édouard Molinaro (13 May 1928 – 7 December 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter.
He was born in Bordeaux, Gironde. He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès (Oscar, Hibernatus), My Uncle Benjamin (with Jacques Brel and Claude Jade), Dracula and Son (with Christopher Lee), and the Academy Award-nominated La Cage aux Folles (with Michel Serrault and Ugo Tognazzi). Molinaro was active as a director until a few years before his death, although after 1985 he had almost exclusively been producing works for television.
In 1996, his cinematic work was awarded the René Clair Award, a prize given by the Académie Française for excellent film work.
Molinaro died of a respiratory insufficiency in 2013 at the age of 85.
Back to the Wall (1958) — based on a novel by Frédéric Dard
The Road to Shame (1959) — based on a novel by Gilles-Maurice Dumoulin
Witness in the City (1959) — screenplay by Boileau-Narcejac
A Mistress for the Summer (1960) — based on a novel by Maurice Clavel
The Passion of Slow Fire (1961) — based on a novel by Georges Simenon
Les Ennemis (Touch of Treason, 1962) — based on a novel by Fred Noro
The Seven Deadly Sins (1962, anthology film)
Arsène Lupin Versus Arsène Lupin (1962) — Arsène Lupin sequel
Une ravissante idiote (Agent 38-24-36, The Ravishing Idiot, 1964) — based on a novel by Charles Exbrayat
When the Pheasants Pass (1965)
To Commit a Murder (1967) — based on a novel by Jacques Robert
Oscar (1967) — based on a play by Claude Magnier
Hibernatus (1969) — based on a play by Jean Bernard-Luc
My Uncle Benjamin (1969) — based on a novel by Claude Tillier