found: Castelli, L. Claude Berri rencontre Leo Castelli, c1990: t.p. (Claude Berri)
found: Award winning French shorts [VR] 199-?: Le poulet, credits (Claude Berri; director)
found: Internet movie database, Dec. 19, 2000 (Claude Berri; b. Claude Langman, July 1, 1934, Paris, France; sometimes credited as Claude Langmann; French actor/producer/director, 1950s-2000s)
found: LC data base, 5-18-92 (hdg.: Berri, Claude)
found: New York times WWW site, Jan. 13, 2009 (Claude Berri; b. Claude Berel Langmann, July 1, 1934, Paris; d. there Monday [Jan. 12, 2009], aged 74; as a director, producer, screenwriter, and actor, he was among the most influential figures in the French film industry over the past 40 years)