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Jean-Pierre Melville

French filmmaker and actor (1917–1973)

  • Fame59.2
  • Momentum11.7
  • Directors rank#220
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  • Fame59.2
  • Momentum11.7
  • Directors rank#220
  • Wikipedia21.2K
Lived 1917–1973, aged 56France
France flagFranceDirectorsMovie Director
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  • Era
    1917–1973
    Aged 56
  • Known for
    Breathless
    1960
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SiblingJacques Grumbach
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Updated 2026-06-10

Jean-Pierre Grumbach, known professionally as Jean-Pierre Melville, was a French filmmaker. Considered a spiritual godfather 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).

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Movie Director
Category
Directors
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France
Category rank
#220
Last updated
2026-06-10
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PCparismatch.com·2 weeks ago
« Plus quun simple défilé , c était du grand spectacle » : Mode , à nous lAmérique
FFfranceinfo.fr·2 weeks ago
De Gaulle arrive sur grand écran : pourquoi le héros du 18 juin a - t - il été si rarement incarné au cinéma ?
CFcauseur.fr·2 weeks ago
Simon Abkarian endosse luniforme du général
CFcbnews.fr·2 weeks ago
Canal+ prépare de nouvelles séries
ECexpress.co.uk·2 weeks ago
Best war film is a 1969 masterpiece
SFsudouest.fr·2 weeks ago
Canal+ annonce ladaptation en série de LArmée des ombres et un remake de Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir
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Source confidence65.0
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Category
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Profile type
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Status
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Born
October 20, 1917
Died
August 2, 1973
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Last updated
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