Jean-Pierre Melville
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.
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- Born:
- Oct 20, 1917 In Paris, France
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 7
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Bob le Flambeur 1956-08-24
- Latest Project:
- Movie Code Name: Melville 2008-11-15
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Code Name: Melville | Self | 2008-11-15 |
| Movie | Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante | Self (archive footage) | 1977-08-01 |
| Movie | Jean-Pierre Melville: Portrait in 9 Poses | Himself | 1971-07-16 |
| Movie | Bluebeard | Clemenceau's Aide | 1963-01-25 |
| Movie | Two Men in Manhattan | Moreau | 1959-10-16 |
| Movie | A Girl in a Pocket | Le commissaire | 1957-11-06 |
| Movie | Bob le Flambeur | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1956-08-24 |