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Jean-Pierre Melville (1917–1973)


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... See full bio »

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(age 55) in Paris, France

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Viimeiseen hengenvetoon Parvulesco the Writer
(1960)
Ajojahti Writer
(1967)
Kiusaus Writer
(1961)

Filmography

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 2002 The Good Thief - tuplakeikka (film "Bob le flambeur") / (screenplay "Bob le flambeur")
 1972 Un flic
 1969 Tuntemattomat sankarit (adaptation)
 1967 Ajojahti
 1966 Toinen hengenveto (adaptation) / (dialogue)
 1963 Mitta on täysi (adaptation) / (dialogue)
 1962 Kovaa peliä Pariisissa (adaptation)
 1961 Kiusaus (adaptation)
 1959 Kaksi miestä Manhattanilla (scenario, adaptation and dialogue)
 1956 Bob le flambeur (adaptation - as Melville) / (original story - as Melville)
 1950 Les enfants terribles (uncredited)
 1949 Meren hiljaisuus (adaptation)
 1946 24 heures de la vie d'un clown (Documentary short) (uncredited)
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Alternate Names:

J.P. Melville | Jean Pierre Melville | Melville

Height:

6' 0¾" (1.85 m)

Spouse:

Florence Melville  (his death)
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Personal Quote:

I'd usually see five films a day. Fewer than five and I'd get withdrawal symptoms. I've always had a screening room at home so I could watch a couple of American films after dinner. See more »

Trivia:

According to Melville, Jean-Luc Godard asked him for consultation during the post-production stage of "Breathless" because the first edit was too long for distribution. Melville suggested Godard remove all scenes that slowed down the action (his own turn as the novelist Parvulesco included). However, instead of excluding entire scenes, Godard cut little bits from here and there. This led to the "... See more »

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Characters looking over a room for last time before leaving. See more »

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