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Jules Dassin

American film director (1911–2008)

  • Fame55.1
  • Momentum0.5
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Lived 1911–2008, aged 97United States
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  • Era
    1911–2008
    Aged 97
  • Known for
    Rififi
    1955
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Updated 2026-06-24

Julius "Jules" Dassin was an American film and theatre director, producer, writer and actor. A subject of the Hollywood blacklist, he subsequently moved to France, and later Greece, where he continued his career. He was best-known for his noir and crime films, though he also worked in other genres. He won the Best Director Award at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival for his pioneering heist film Rififi, and received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Never on Sunday (1960).

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  • Cannes Best Director Award
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55.1
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Momentum0.5
Historical22.3
Now attention2.9
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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