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Jean-Pierre Melville (1917–1973)

Writer | Director | Actor

The name "Melville" is not immediately associated with film. It conjures up images of white whales and crackbrained captains, of naysaying notaries and soup-spilling sailors. It is the countersign to a realm of men and their deeds, both heroic and villainous. It is the American novel, with its Ishmaels and its Claggarts a challenge to the European canon... See full bio »

Born:

Jean-Pierre Grumbach
in Paris, France

Died:

(age 55) in Paris, France
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Filmography

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2002/I The Good Thief (film "Bob le flambeur" / screenplay "Bob le flambeur")
 
1972 A Cop
 
1970 Le Cercle Rouge
 
1969 Army of Shadows (adaptation)
 
1967 Le Samouraï
 
1966 Le Deuxieme Souffle (adaptation / dialogue)
 
1963 Magnet of Doom (dialogue / screenplay)
 
1962 Le Doulos (adaptation)
 
1961 Léon Morin, Priest (screenplay and dialogue)
 
1959 Two Men in Manhattan (scenario, adaptation and dialogue)
 
1956 Bob le Flambeur
 
1950 Les Enfants Terribles (uncredited)
 
1949 Le silence de la mer (adaptation)
 
1946 Vingt-quatre heures de la vie d'un clown (short)
 
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1963 Bluebeard
Georges Mandel
 
1962 Le combat dans l'île
Un membre de l'organisation (uncredited)
 
1960 Breathless
Parvulesco the Writer
 
1959 Two Men in Manhattan
Moreau
 
1959 The Sign of Leo
Un consommateur (uncredited)
 
1957 Girl in His Pocket
Le commissaire
 
1956 Bob le Flambeur
Récitant/Narrator (uncredited)
 
1950 Orpheus
Le directeur de l'hôtel (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
1956 Bob le Flambeur (producer)
 
1953 When You Read This Letter (producer)
 
1950 Les Enfants Terribles (producer)
 
1949 Le silence de la mer (executive producer)
 
1946 Vingt-quatre heures de la vie d'un clown (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowEditor (2 titles)
1970 Le Cercle Rouge (uncredited)
 
1949 Le silence de la mer (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (1 title)
1950 Les Enfants Terribles (production manager)
 
Show ShowProduction Designer (1 title)
Show ShowThanks (7 titles)
2011 Genau (thanks)
 
2009/II Only Human (dedicatee)
 
2008 The Darkest White (short) (dedicatee)
 
2002 Nel cuore della notte (film dedicated to)
 
1999 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (personal thanks)
 
1992 Reservoir Dogs (dedicatee - as Jean Pierre Melville)
 
1976 Coup de grâce (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1971 Cinéastes de notre temps (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jean-Pierre Melville: portrait en neuf poses (1971) … Himself
 
1956-1959 Cinépanorama (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 April 1959 (1959) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 March 1956 (1956) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2008 Code Name: Melville (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Graffiti 60 (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 

Related Videos

Army of Shadows -- France, 1942, during the occupation. Philippe Gerbier, a civil engineer, is one of the French Resistance's chiefs. Given away by a traitor, he is interned in a camp. Le Cercle Rouge -- Corey is a cool, aristocratic thief, released from prison on the same day that Vogel, a murderer, escapes from the custody of the patient Mattei, a cat-loving police superintendent. Bob le Flambeur -- Bob the Gambler has decided to give up his business in order to enjoy his hobby: gambling. However, he cannot refuse one last job proposed by a friend: to take part in an amazing raid on the Deauville casino.
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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Jean Pierre Melville | Melville

Height:

6' 0¾" (1.85 m)
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Personal Quote:

I'm incapable of doing anything but rough drafts. Each time I see one of my films again, then and only then can I see what I should have done. But I only see things this clearly once the finished print is being shown on the screen everywhere and it's too late to do anything about it. See more »

Trivia:

According to Jean-Pierre Melville, Godard asked him for consultation during the post-production stage because the first edit was too long for distribution. Melville suggested Godard remove all scenes that slowed down the action (his own turn as novelist Parvulesco included). But instead of excluding entire scenes... See more »

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