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Nino Frank

French film critic (1904-1988) · Italy · On the map · Writers · Died at 84

Nino Frank was an Italian-born French film critic and writer who was most active in the 1930s and 1940s. Frank is best known for being the first film critic to use the term "film noir" to refer to 1940s US crime drama films such as The Maltese Falcon.

Nino Frank is read about 13 times a day, in 11 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 23 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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Mac Orlan Prize1971

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Country
Italy
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 1988 · aged 84

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