Directing
Eric Mitchell
France
Department: Directing
Biography
Eric Mitchell is a French born writer, director and actor who moved to New York City in the early 1970s. He has acted in films such Permanent Vacation by Jim Jarmusch, but he is best known for his writing and directing his own films.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Eric Mitchell
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Permanent Vacation
1981
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
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For Sale
1998
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Blank City
2011
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Candy Mountain
1988
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I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
2005
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The Scenic Route
1978
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The Foreigner
1978
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Adios
2025
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Red Italy
1979
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (51 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Doomed and Famous | Guy Debord | Movie | 2025 |
 | Adios | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2025 |
 | Blank City | Self | Movie | 2011 |
 | I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed | CIA Agent | Movie | 2005 |
| I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed | Agent CIA | Movie | 2005 |
 | For Sale | Le client | Movie | 1998 |
 | Dreamland | Ross | Movie | 1997 |
 | Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole | Remy Gravelle | Movie | 1992 |
 | Force of Circumstance | The Envoy | Movie | 1990 |
 | End of the Night | Joe Belinksy | Movie | 1990 |
| Last Cry | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 | |
 | Candy Mountain | Gunther | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Way It Is | The Undertaker | Movie | 1986 |
| The Way It Is | Writer | Movie | 1986 |
| The Way It Is | Director | Movie | 1986 |
 | A Matter of Facts | Director | Movie | 1982 |
| A Matter of Facts | Writer | Movie | 1982 |
| A Matter of Facts | Producer | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Super-8 Show: Beyond Home Movies | Self | Movie | 1981 |
 | Permanent Vacation | Car Fence | Movie | 1981 |
 | Only You | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 |
| The Long Island Four | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1980 | |
 | Underground U.S.A. | Victor | Movie | 1980 |
| Underground U.S.A. | Director | Movie | 1980 |
| Underground U.S.A. | Producer | Movie | 1980 |
| Underground U.S.A. | Writer | Movie | 1980 |
 | Sleepless Nights | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1979 |
| Men in Orbit | Astronaut | Movie | 1979 | |
 | Red Italy | Gino | Movie | 1979 |
| Red Italy | Director | Movie | 1979 |
| Red Italy | Writer | Movie | 1979 |
| Red Italy | Editor | Movie | 1979 |
| Red Italy | Producer | Movie | 1979 |
 | Minus Zero | Signorelli | Movie | 1979 |
 | Rome '78 | Metellus | Movie | 1978 |
 | Dear Jimmy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Scenic Route | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Foreigner | Max Menace | Movie | 1978 |
 | Kidnapped | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1978 |
| Bikers or Vanity in Leather | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1978 | |
| Kidnapped | Director | Movie | 1978 |
| Kidnapped | Writer | Movie | 1978 |
| Bikers or Vanity in Leather | Director | Movie | 1978 | |
| Mass Homicide | Director | Movie | 1977 | |
| Mass Homicide | Writer | Movie | 1977 | |
| Mass Homicide | Editor | Movie | 1977 | |
| Mass Homicide | Cinematography | Movie | 1977 | |
 | Snakewoman | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 |
 | Unmade Beds | Paul Orsalino | Movie | 1976 |
 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self | TV Series | 1975 |
| Snake Woman | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |