Person Details

Birthday: 1917-10-20 23:06:52

Death: 1973-08-02 23:06:52

Aliases: Jean-Pierre Grumbach

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Paris, France

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Movie Involvements: 57

TV Involvements: 1


Most Famous Work

Biography

Jean-Pierre Melville, born Jean-Pierre Grumbach (October 20, 1917 – August 2, 1973), was a French filmmaker. While with the French Resistance during World War II, he adopted the pseudonym Melville as a tribute to his favorite American author, Herman Melville. He kept it as his stage name once the war was over. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean-Pierre Melville, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Army of Shadows
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8

Army of Shadows

(1969) Screenplay
Le Cercle Rouge
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8

Le Cercle Rouge

(1970) Writer
Le Samouraï
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8

Le Samouraï

(1967) Screenplay
The Silence of the Sea
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7

The Silence of the Sea

(1949) Screenplay
Le Doulos
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7

Le Doulos

(1962) Screenplay
Le Deuxième Souffle
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8

Le Deuxième Souffle

(1966) Writer
Léon Morin, Priest
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7

Léon Morin, Priest

(1961) Writer
Bob le Flambeur
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7

Bob le Flambeur

(1956) Writer

Acting

Writing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2018 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1970 Editor
1949 Editor
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Art

Year Role Movie/Tv
1950 Production Design
Year Role Movie/Tv

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