Gilbert de Goldschmidt (26 April 1925 - 1 January 2010) was a German-born French film producer and writer.
Born in Berlin, at young age de Goldschmidt moved to France, where he started his first production company Madeleine Films in 1951.
[1][2] Among his about 40 produced films were Jacques Demy's Palme d'Or winner and Academy Award nominated The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Raoul Coutard's Academy Award nominated Hoa-Binh, and a number of Yves Robert's successful comedies, notably The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe.
[1][2] He also produced TV-commercials, and distributed foreign films in France, including some Monty Python films.
[2] During his career, de Goldschmidt received various honours, including the Legion of Honour, the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the Ordre national du Mérite.