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Jean-Pierre Melville

Jean-Pierre Melville

Actor, Writer, Director

Born October 20, 1917 in Paris, France

Died August 2, 1973

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Jean-Pierre Grumbach (20 October 1917 – 2 August 1973), known professionally as Jean-Pierre Melville (French: [mɛlvil]), was a French filmmaker. Considered a spiritual father of the French New Wave, he was one of the first fully-independent French filmmakers to achieve commercial and critical success. His works include the crime dramas Bob le flambeur (1956), Le Doulos (1962), Le Samouraï (1967), and Le Cercle Rouge (1970), and the war films Le Silence de la mer (1949) and Army of Shadows (1969).

Melville's subject matter and approach to filmmaking was heavily influenced by his service in the French Resistance during World War II, during which he adopted the pseudonym 'Melville' as a tribute to his favorite American author Herman Melville. He kept it as his stage name once the war was over.

His sparse, existentialist but stylish approach to film noir and later neo-noir films, many of them in the crime dramas, have been highly influential to future generations of filmmakers. Roger Ebert appraised him as "one of the greatest directors."

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Two Men in Manhattan - Trailer

Filmography

Actor

38

Type

Year

Delon / Melville, la solitude de 2 samouraïs Poster

Delon / Melville, la solitude de 2 samouraïs TV Movie2024Self

Filmer la résistance: de La bataille du rail à Papy fait de la résistance Poster

Filmer la résistance: de La bataille du rail à Papy fait de la résistance TV Movie2024Self

Belmondo L'Incorrigible Poster

Belmondo L'Incorrigible TV Movie2022Self

Melville, le dernier samouraï Poster

Melville, le dernier samouraï Documentary2020Self

Simone Signoret, figure libre Poster

Simone Signoret, figure libre TV Movie2020Self

Lino Ventura, la part intime Poster

Lino Ventura, la part intime TV Movie2018Self

Belmondo, le magnifique Poster

Belmondo, le magnifique TV Movie2017Self

Journal D'un Malfrat TV Movie2017Self

My Journey Through French Cinema Poster

My Journey Through French Cinema Documentary2016Self

De Funès: 100 ans de rire Poster

De Funès: 100 ans de rire Documentary2014Self

Cocteau Marais - Un couple mythique Poster

Cocteau Marais - Un couple mythique Documentary2013Self

Melville-Delon: d'honneur et de nuit Poster

Melville-Delon: d'honneur et de nuit Video2011Self

Code Name: Melville Poster

Code Name: Melville Documentary2008Self

Graffiti 60 Poster

Graffiti 60 TV Series2005Self

Les Producteurs: Serge Silberman Short Film1985Self

Aurore Collective (Carnet Filmé: 15 août 1969 - 31 décembre 1977) Poster

Aurore Collective (Carnet Filmé: 15 août 1969 - 31 décembre 1977) Documentary1977Self

Urgent ou À quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante Poster

Urgent ou À quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante Feature Film1977Self

The Story of French Cinema by Those Who Made It TV Series1974Self

Ouvrez les guillemets Poster

Ouvrez les guillemets TV Series1973Self

L'invité du dimanche TV Series1968Self

Monsieur Cinéma TV Series1967Self

Bibliothèque de poche TV Series1966Self

Septième art septième case TV Series1966Self

Cinéma TV Series1965Self

Cinéastes de notre temps Poster

Cinéastes de notre temps TV Series1964Self

New Reports from France Poster

New Reports from France TV Series1964Self -

Bluebeard Poster

Bluebeard Feature Film1963Georges Mandel

Le combat dans l'île Poster

Le combat dans l'île Feature Film1962Un membre de l'organisation

Sign of the Lion Poster

Sign of the Lion Feature Film1962Un consommateur

Les échos du cinéma Poster

Les échos du cinéma TV Series1961Self

Breathless Poster

Breathless Feature Film1960Parvulesco the Writer

Two Men in Manhattan Poster

Two Men in Manhattan Feature Film1959Moreau

Girl in His Pocket Poster

Girl in His Pocket Feature Film1957Le commissaire

Bob le Flambeur Poster

Bob le Flambeur Feature Film1956Récitant

Cinépanorama Poster

Cinépanorama TV Series1956Self

Orpheus Feature Film1950Le directeur de l'hôtel

Les drames du Bois de Boulogne Short Film1948

24 Hours in the Life of a Clown Poster

24 Hours in the Life of a Clown Short Film1946Narrator

Writer

14

Type

Year

The Good Thief Poster

The Good Thief Feature Film2002

A Cop Feature Film1972

Le Cercle Rouge Poster

Le Cercle Rouge Feature Film1970

Army of Shadows Poster

Army of Shadows Feature Film1969

Le Samouraï Poster

Le Samouraï Feature Film1967

Le Deuxième Souffle Poster

Le Deuxième Souffle Feature Film1966

Magnet of Doom Poster

Magnet of Doom Feature Film1963

Le Doulos Poster

Le Doulos Feature Film1962

Léon Morin, Priest Poster

Léon Morin, Priest Feature Film1961

Two Men in Manhattan Poster

Two Men in Manhattan Feature Film1959

Bob le Flambeur Poster

Bob le Flambeur Feature Film1956

Les Enfants Terribles Poster

Les Enfants Terribles Feature Film1950

Le Silence de la Mer Poster

Le Silence de la Mer Feature Film1949

24 Hours in the Life of a Clown Poster

24 Hours in the Life of a Clown Short Film1946

Director

14

Type

Year

A Cop Feature Film1972

Le Cercle Rouge Poster

Le Cercle Rouge Feature Film1970

Army of Shadows Poster

Army of Shadows Feature Film1969

Le Samouraï Poster

Le Samouraï Feature Film1967

Le Deuxième Souffle Poster

Le Deuxième Souffle Feature Film1966

Magnet of Doom Poster

Magnet of Doom Feature Film1963

Le Doulos Poster

Le Doulos Feature Film1962

Léon Morin, Priest Poster

Léon Morin, Priest Feature Film1961

Two Men in Manhattan Poster

Two Men in Manhattan Feature Film1959

Bob le Flambeur Poster

Bob le Flambeur Feature Film1956

When You Read This Letter Poster

When You Read This Letter Feature Film1953

Les Enfants Terribles Poster

Les Enfants Terribles Feature Film1950

Le Silence de la Mer Poster

Le Silence de la Mer Feature Film1949

24 Hours in the Life of a Clown Poster

24 Hours in the Life of a Clown Short Film1946

Thanks

11

Type

Year

The Locksmith Poster

The Locksmith Feature Film2023

For Jean-Pierre Melville Poster

For Jean-Pierre Melville Short Film2015

Dark Hearts Poster

Dark Hearts Feature Film2014

Lyon, autopsie d'une grande ville (inventaire des places, squares, parcs et jardins du 2ème arrondissement) Documentary2014

Genau Feature Film2011

Only Human Poster

Only Human Feature Film2009

The Darkest White Short Film2008

Nel cuore della notte Poster

Nel cuore della notte Feature Film2002

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Poster

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Feature Film1999

Reservoir Dogs Poster

Reservoir Dogs Feature Film1992

Coup de Grâce Poster

Coup de Grâce Feature Film1976

Producer

5

Type

Year

Bob le Flambeur Poster

Bob le Flambeur Feature Film1956

When You Read This Letter Poster

When You Read This Letter Feature Film1953

Les Enfants Terribles Poster

Les Enfants Terribles Feature Film1950

Le Silence de la Mer Poster

Le Silence de la Mer Feature Film1949

24 Hours in the Life of a Clown Poster

24 Hours in the Life of a Clown Short Film1946

Editor

2

Le Cercle Rouge Poster

Le Cercle Rouge Feature Film1970

Le Silence de la Mer Poster

Le Silence de la Mer Feature Film1949

Production Designer

1

Les Enfants Terribles Poster

Les Enfants Terribles Feature Film1950

Production Manager

1

Les Enfants Terribles Poster

Les Enfants Terribles Feature Film1950

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