Jean-Pierre Melville facts for kids
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Jean-Pierre Melville
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| Born |
Jean-Pierre Grumbach
20 October 1917 Paris, France
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| Died | 2 August 1973 (aged 55) Paris, France
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| Cause of death | Stroke |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Spouse(s) | Florence Melville |
Jean-Pierre Melville ( born Jean-Pierre Grumbach; 20 October 1917 – 2 August 1973) was a French filmmaker and actor.
He became well known for his noir movies, such as Le Doulos (1962), Le Samouraï (1967) and Le Cercle rouge (1970).
Movies
| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | Ref(s) | |||
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| Director | Writer | Producer | Other | ||||
| 24 heures de la vie d'un clown | 1946 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film Narrator |
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| Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne | 1948 | Yes | actor | ||||
| Le Silence de la mer | 1949 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Film editor | ||
| Les Enfants terribles | 1950 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Production director, actor | |
| Orpheus | 1950 | Yes | Actor | ||||
| Quatre sans millions! | 1951 | Yes | Short film, actor | ||||
| When You Read This Letter | 1953 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Adaptation | ||
| Bob le flambeur | 1956 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Adaptation, voice-over | |
| Amour de poche | 1957 | Yes | Actor | ||||
| Mimi Pinson | 1958 | Yes | Actor | ||||
| Two Men in Manhattan | 1959 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Adaptation, dialogue, cinematographer, actor ("Moreau") | |
| Breathless | 1960 | Yes | Actor | ||||
| Léon Morin, Priest | 1961 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Dialogues | ||
| Le Doulos | 1962 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Adaptation, dialogues | ||
| Landru | 1963 | Yes | Actor | ||||
| Magnet of Doom | 1963 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Adaptation, dialogues | ||
| Le deuxième souffle | 1966 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Dialogues | ||
| Le Samouraï | 1967 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Dialogues | ||
| Army of Shadows | 1969 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Dialogues | ||
| Le Cercle rouge | 1970 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Dialogues | ||
| Un flic | 1972 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Dialogues | ||
Images for kids
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Melville's tomb in the Parisian cemetery of Pantin
See also
In Spanish: Jean-Pierre Melville para niños
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