Fernand Pouillon: France's Most Wanted Architect

Fernand Pouillon, the most wanted architect in France

  • Rated 10.0 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2023
  • 52m
  • Documentary

The work of Fernand Pouillon, "France's most wanted" architect after being imprisoned and mysteriously escaping in the 1960s, now seems to have faded into the background. However, in 50 years he has built more than 5 million square meters, mainly between France and Algeria, at a frantic pace, traveling tens of thousands of kilometers per week, by propeller plane, to go to construction sites. at night or at dawn between Marseille, Paris, Algiers or in the middle of the desert, until you burn your wings. Among others, Fernand Pouillon decided to build houses for the most modest.

Director
Jean-Marie Montangerand
Starring
Fernand Pouillon, Gilles Perraudin, Pierre Frey, Rudy Ricciotti

Cast

  • Fernand Pouillon

    Fernand Pouillon

    Self (archive footage)

  • Gilles Perraudin

    Gilles Perraudin

    Architect

  • Pierre Frey

    Pierre Frey

    Architectural historian

  • Rudy Ricciotti

    Rudy Ricciotti

    Architect

  • Samia Henni

    Samia Henni

    Écrivain & Historienne

  • Nicolas Mémain

    Nicolas Mémain

    Guide & Conférencier

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