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Jules Dassin (1911–2008)

Director | Writer | Actor

Jules Dassin was an Academy Award-nominated director, screenwriter and actor best known for his films Rififi, Never on Sunday, and Topkapi. He was born Julius Samuel Dassin on 18 December 1911, in Middletown, Connecticut, USA. He was one of eight children of Russian-Jewish immigrants... See full bio »

Born:

Julius Dassin
in Middletown, Connecticut, USA

Died:

(age 96) in Athens, Greece
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Filmography

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1981 Circle of Two
 
1978 A Dream of Passion
 
1974 The Rehearsal
 
1970 Promise at Dawn
 
1968 Uptight
 
1968 Survival 1967 (documentary)
 
1966 10:30 P.M. Summer
 
1964 Topkapi
 
1962 Phaedra
 
1960 Never on Sunday
 
1959 The Law
 
1957 He Who Must Die
 
1955 Rififi
 
1950 Night and the City
 
1949 Thieves' Highway
 
1948 The Naked City
 
1947 Brute Force
 
1946 Two Smart People
 
1946 A Letter for Evie
 
1944 The Canterville Ghost
 
1943 Young Ideas
 
1942 Reunion in France
 
1942 The Affairs of Martha
 
1942 Nazi Agent
 
1941 The Tell-Tale Heart (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (11 titles)
1978 A Dream of Passion (writer)
 
1974 The Rehearsal
 
1970 Promise at Dawn
 
1968 Uptight (writer)
 
1966 10:30 P.M. Summer (screenplay)
 
1962 Phaedra
 
1960 Never on Sunday (written by)
 
1960 Crack in the Mirror (uncredited)
 
1959 The Law (writer)
 
1957 He Who Must Die
 
1955 Rififi (adaptation)
 
Show ShowActor (6 titles)
1974 The Rehearsal
 
1970 Promise at Dawn
Ivan Mosjukine (as Perlo Vita)
 
1964 Topkapi
Turkish Cop (uncredited)
 
1962 Phaedra
Christo (uncredited)
 
1960 Never on Sunday
Homer Thrace
 
1955 Rififi
Cesar le Milanais (as Perlo Vita)
 
Show ShowProducer (6 titles)
1970 Promise at Dawn (producer)
 
1968 Uptight (producer)
 
1966 10:30 P.M. Summer (producer)
 
1964 Topkapi (producer)
 
1962 Phaedra (producer)
 
1960 Never on Sunday (producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2007 Modern Greeks: Melina Mercouri (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
1992 Night and the City (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
2007 Otan giortazoun oi theoi (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Filmmakers in Action (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Buzz (documentary)
 
2005 The Long Haul of A.I. Bezzerides (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Film Genre (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Heist (2002) … Himself
 
1968 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself - Audience Bow
– Episode #22.10 (1968) … Himself - Audience Bow
 
1968 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.66 (1968) … Himself
 
1964 Discorama (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 October 1964 (1964) … Himself
 
1961 Cinépanorama (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 December 1961 (1961) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2010 Vivement dimanche (TV series)
 
2009 The 81st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2009 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2007 Cannes, 60 ans d'histoires (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Rififi -- Four men plan a technically perfect crime, but the human element intervenes...
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Magdalena (1948). Musical. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 2 Interviews  | 14 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Perlo Vita
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Louis B. Mayer's arm around your shoulder meant his hand was closer to your throat. See more »

Trivia:

Rififi is widely considered the prototype for films such as Ocean's Eleven and Mission: Impossible. Dassin himself made another film based on "Rififi," his 1964's Topkapi. See more »

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