Jean Bastia

Jean Bastia (21 February 1919 in Bastia, Corsica – 16 October 2005), was a French film director, screenwriter and film producer.

The true identity of Jean Bastia, born in Paris —where his father, Jean Bastia (1878–1940), was an actor and playwright—remained unknown for a long time. His family was of Corsican origin, from Vescovato, Haute-Corse. The Simoni family came from Figari and had settled in Vescovato in the early 19th century. They held the office of court clerk.

Jean Bastia was a popular director who, on several occasions, directed actors such as Louis de Funès and Jean Richard (actor).

• We at Champignol (1957)
• Adventures in Indochina (1958)
• The Gendarme of Champignol (1959)
• Certains l'aiment froide (1960)
• Les Tortillards (1960)
• Dynamite Jack (1961)
• Le Caïd de Champignol [fr] (1966)
• ...Et mourir de désir (1974)
• Réseau secret (1976)

• We at Champignol (1957)
• Les Tortillards (1960)
• Dynamite Jack (1961)
• Le Caïd de Champignol [fr] (1966)
• Réseau secret (1967)

• Moi, fleur bleue (1977)
• Ça va pas la tête (1978)
• Salut ... J'arrive (1982)
• Clash (1984)