Jean Chapot was born on November 15, 1930 in Bois-Guillaume, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France. He was a writer and director, known for
Le fusil à lunette (1972),
Les granges brûlées (1973) and
Charles and Lucie (1979). He died on April 10, 1998 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.