Pierre Kast (22 September 1920, Paris – 20 October 1984, Rome) was a French screenwriter and film and television director.

A member of the Cahiers du cinéma in the 1950s, Kast created many short films and documentaries.

Kast died from a heart attack on board an aircraft on 20 October 1984, aged 64.

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