Claude Pinoteau was born on May 25, 1925 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. He was an assistant director and writer, known for
La 7ème cible (1984),
The Slap (1974) and
The Party (1980). He was married to Birte Pedersen and Margaret Mordaunt-Léonard. He died on October 5, 2012 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.