- He directed 9 different actors in César-nominated performances: Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Jacques Weber, Anne Brochet, Vincent Perez, Juliette Binoche, Isabelle Carré , Grégori Derangère and Yvan Attal. Depardieu, Weber and Derangère won Césars for their performances in one of Rappeneau movies.
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 44th Cannes International Film Festival in 1991.
- Father of writer Julien Rappeneau and musician Martin Rappeneau.
- Brother of Élisabeth Rappeneau.
- Directed one Oscar nominated performance: Gérard Depardieu in Cyrano de Bergerac (1990).
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