Fernand Pouillon: France's Most Wanted Architect (2023)

10.0/10 • 52 min • Documentary

Overview

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.

Cast

Fernand Pouillon

Self (archive footage)

Gilles Perraudin

Architect

Pierre Frey

Architectural historian

Rudy Ricciotti

Architect

Samia Henni

Écrivain & Historienne

Nicolas Mémain

Guide & Conférencier

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