Michel Seydoux (French: [sɛdu]; born 11 September 1947) is a French businessman and film producer. He is also the former president and chairman of French professional football club Lille OSC.
In 1974–1976, Seydoux worked with director Alejandro Jodorowsky on a film adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune. The movie was never made due to lack of financing; the story of the project is told in Jodorowsky's Dune, which prominently features Seydoux.
In 1997 he was a member of the jury at the 20th Moscow International Film Festival.
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Family
Seydoux is the grandson of scientist Marcel Schlumberger and has two brothers; Jérôme and Nicolas. Jérôme is a shareholder on football club Olympique Lyonnais. Seydoux is the grand-uncle of actress Léa Seydoux.
Selected filmography
Lily, aime-moi (1975)
F comme Fairbanks (1976)
Shadow of the Castles (1977)
Don Giovanni (1979)
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
Close to Eden (1991)