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
Homepage:
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
(1969) ScreenplayLe Cercle Rouge
(1970) WriterLe Samouraï
(1967) ScreenplayThe Silence of the Sea
(1949) ScreenplayLe Doulos
(1962) ScreenplayLe Deuxième Souffle
(1966) WriterLéon Morin, Priest
(1961) WriterBob le Flambeur
(1956) WriterActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
---|---|---|
2023 | Lui-même (archives) | |
2020 | (archives) | |
2019 | Self (archive footage) | |
2018 | Self (archive footage) | |
2017 | Self (archive footage) | |
2008 | Self | |
1977 | Self (archive footage) | |
1972 | Self (archive footage) | |
1971 | Himself | |
1966 | Self - Interviewee | |
1963 | Clemenceau's Aide | |
1962 | Un membre de l'organisation (uncredited) | |
Un Consommateur (uncredited) | ||
1960 | Parvulesco the Writer | |
1959 | Moreau | |
1957 | Le commissaire | |
1956 | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | |
Self | ||
1950 | Hotel Manager (uncredited) | |
1946 | Narrator (uncredited) | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
---|---|---|
2021 | Original Film Writer | |
2003 | Screenplay | |
1972 | Writer | |
1970 | Writer | |
1969 | Screenplay | |
1967 | Screenplay | |
1966 | Writer | |
1963 | Dialogue | |
Screenplay | ||
1962 | Screenplay | |
1961 | Writer | |
1959 | Writer | |
1956 | Writer | |
1950 | Writer | |
1949 | Adaptation | |
Screenplay | ||
1946 | Screenplay | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
---|---|---|
2018 | Thanks | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
---|---|---|
2004 | Director | |
1972 | Director | |
1970 | Director | |
1969 | Director | |
1967 | Director | |
1966 | Director | |
1963 | Director | |
1962 | Director | |
1961 | Director | |
1959 | Director | |
1956 | Director | |
1953 | Director | |
1950 | Director | |
1949 | Director | |
1946 | Director | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Editing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
---|---|---|
1970 | Editor | |
1949 | Editor | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
---|---|---|
1956 | Producer | |
1953 | Producer | |
1950 | Producer | |
1949 | Executive Producer | |
1946 | Producer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Art
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
---|---|---|
1950 | Production Design | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |