Sacha Guitry

Guitry's career took a dark turn during the Nazi occupation. Desiree
1942 : La Loi du 21 juin 1907
1943 : De Jeanne d'Arc à Philippe Pétain
1943 : My Last Mistress
1943 : La Malibran
1947 : The Private Life of an Actor
1948 : The Lame Devil (Le Diable boiteux)
1949 : Aux deux colombes
1949 : Toâ
1950 : Tu m'as sauvé la vie
1950 : The Treasure of Cantenac
1951 : Deburau
1951 : La Poison
1952 : Je l'ai été trois fois
1953 : La Vie d'un honnête homme
1953 : The Virtuous Scoundrel – as narrator
1953 : Royal Affairs in Versailles (Si Versailles m'était conté)
1955 : Napoléon
1955 : If Paris Were Told to Us (Si Paris nous était conté)
1957 : Lovers and Thieves (Assassins et Voleurs) – does not act
1957 : Les Trois font la paire – last appearance but only during credits


Quotes
"Our wisdom comes from our experience and our experience comes from our foolishness" - Sacha Guitry[citation needed]


Usage
His surname has become synonymous with "Witty". The crisis did not slow the pace of his career; he was accused of accepting special favors (the return of his confiscated villa for instance and the rare privilege of being allowed to drive on Sunday) and he produced a commemorative tribute book to the president of the Etat Français Vichy France Marshal Philippe Pétain 1429-1942 - From Joan of Arc to Philippe Petain and presented it in an opera gala in June 1944.