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Gérard Brach(1927-2006)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Gérard Brach was born on 23 July 1927 in Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was a writer and director, known for Jean de Florette (1986), The Name of the Rose (1986) and Frantic (1988). He died on 9 September 2006 in Paris, France.
BornJuly 23, 1927
DiedSeptember 9, 2006(79)
BornJuly 23, 1927
DiedSeptember 9, 2006(79)
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award
    • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

Known for

Gérard Depardieu, Ernestine Mazurowna, and Yves Montand in Jean de Florette (1986)
Jean de Florette
8.1
  • Writer(as Gerard Brach)
  • 1986
Sean Connery in The Name of the Rose (1986)
The Name of the Rose
7.7
  • Writer
  • 1986
Harrison Ford and Emmanuelle Seigner in Frantic (1988)
Frantic
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1988
Catherine Deneuve in Repulsion (1965)
Repulsion
7.6
  • Writer(as Gerard Brach)
  • 1965

Credits

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Writer

  • Captain Jokes Parrot's Finding the Lost Atlantis
    • characters
    • In Development
  • Leonardo Thimo, Tony Meramveliotakis, George Hulk, Manos Papadakis, Popi Kavoy, Aifnidios Manos, and Marina Rina in Captain Jokes Parrot's Disaster of the Caribbean (2017)
    Captain Jokes Parrot's Disaster of the Caribbean
    • characters
    • TV Movie
    • 2017
  • Sa majesté Minor (2007)
    Sa majesté Minor
    • adaptation
    • 2007
  • Renegade (2004)
    Renegade
    • screen story
    • screenplay
    • 2004
  • Irena Laskowska, Krzysztof Majchrzak, Anna Baniowska, and Sandra Samos in Pornografia (2003)
    Pornografia
    • writer
    • 2003
  • Leelee Sobieski in L'idole (2002)
    L'idole
    • written by
    • 2002
  • La guerre à Paris (2002)
    La guerre à Paris
    • Writer
    • 2002
  • La nuit de noces
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2001
  • The Phantom of the Opera (1998)
    The Phantom of the Opera
    • writer
    • 1998
  • Charlotte Gainsbourg in Anna Oz (1996)
    Anna Oz
    • scenario
    • 1996
  • Un jour comme un autre
    • writer
    • Short
    • 1993
  • Emmanuelle Seigner in Bitter Moon (1992)
    Bitter Moon
    • screenplay (as Gerard Brach)
    • 1992
  • The Lover (1992)
    The Lover
    • adaptation
    • 1992
  • La nuit des fantômes
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1990
  • I divertimenti della vita privata (1990)
    I divertimenti della vita privata
    • Writer
    • 1990
  • Anthony Perkins in Chillers (1990)
    Chillers
    • written by (as Gerard Brach)
    • TV Series
    • 1990

Director

  • Jean-Pierre Cassel, Claude Jade, and John McEnery in The Boat on the Grass (1971)
    The Boat on the Grass
    • Director
    • 1971
  • La maison (1970)
    La maison
    • Director
    • 1970

Actor

  • François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claude Chabrol, and Jean Seberg in Breathless (1960)
    Breathless
    • Photographer (uncredited)
    • 1960

Videos4

Wonderwall
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Wonderwall
Wonderwall
Clip 1:30
Wonderwall
Wonderwall
Trailer 2:11
Wonderwall
Breathless: The Criterion Collection
Trailer 1:34
Breathless: The Criterion Collection

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Gerard Brach
  • Born
    • July 23, 1927
    • Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France
  • Died
    • September 9, 2006
    • Paris, France(lung cancer)
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    • 1 Interview

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    In his 20s, Brach developed tuberculosis and spent five years in a sanatorium. Brach was also agoraphobic. During the last 10 years of his life, he hardly ever left the Paris apartment where he lived alone, rarely receiving visitors, except for the occasional director.

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