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Jean-Pierre Melville
Jean-Pierre Melville ( born October 20, 1917 Paris, France) is a noted French director born under the name Jean-Pierre Grumbach. He later adopted the pseudonym 'Melville' as a tribute to his favorite American author Herman Melville. Melville served in World War 2 and fought in Operation Dragoon. When he returned from the war he applied for 'une carte d'assistant metteur en scène'(license to become a director?) but was refused. Without this support, he decided to direct his movies by his own means.
His unique style lead to the development of the French new wave film movement.
Filmography
Director
- 1945 - Vingt-quatre heures de la vie d'un clown
- 1947 - Le Silence de la mer
- 1950 - Les Enfants terribles
- 1955 - Bob le flambeur
- 1959 - Deux hommes dans Manhattan
- 1961 - Léon Morin, prêtre
- 1963 - Le Doulos
- 1963 - L’Aîné des Ferchaux
- 1966 - Le Deuxième souffle
- 1967 - Le Samouraï
- 1969 - L’Armée des ombres
- 1970 - Le Cercle rouge
- 1972 - Un flic
Actor
- 1949 - Orphée Gérant de l'hotel
- 1959 - Deux hommes dans Manhattan Moreau
- 1960 - À bout de souffle Parvulesco
- 1963 - Landru Georges Mandel
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