Francis Mankiewicz (March 15, 1944 in Shanghai, China – August 14, 1993 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer.
His father was a second cousin to the famous Hollywood brothers, Joseph L. Mankiewicz and Herman J.
He returned to Montreal in 1968 and assisted on several sponsored films before directing his first feature in 1972.
[3] His debut was Le temps d'une chasse, which was followed by the dysfunctional family drama Les Bons Débarras, generally regarded as his best film.
Later he directed Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher, the first Canadian-produced drama to play on primetime American television.