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Roland Topor
French writer, screenwriter, actor and painter (1938-1997) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 59
Roland Topor was a French illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist, painter, novelist, playwright, film and TV writer, filmmaker and actor, who was known for the surreal black comedy nature of his work. He was of Polish-Jewish origin. His parents were Jewish émigrés from Warsaw, Poland.
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René Laloux Directed Dead Times and The Snails
Fernando Arrabal Co-founded Panic Movement
Jérôme Savary Directed The Gatekeeper's Daughter (1975)
Klaus Kinski Duets: Renfield
Alejandro Jodorowsky Co-founded Panic Movement
Pierre Richard Directed The Troubles of Alfred (1972)
Jean Rochefort Also in Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? (1969)
Volker Schlöndorff Directed Un amour de Swann (1984)
Jacques Baratier Directed L'araignée de satin (1986)
Pascal Thomas Directed Celles qu'on n'a pas eues... (1981)
Roman Polanski Directed The Tenant (1976)
Isabelle Adjani Also in Nosferatu the Vampyre and The Tenant
Werner Herzog Directed Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Ornella Muti Also in Un amour de Swann and Swann in Love
Tom Waits Duets: Renfield
Anny Duperey Roland wrote Les malheurs d'Alfred (1975)
Jean Carmet Roland wrote Les malheurs d'Alfred (1972)
Pierre Mondy Roland wrote Les malheurs d'Alfred (1975)
Pierre Vaneck Also in Le Seuil du vide (1974)
Ariel Zeitoun Produced La Galette du roi (1986)
Michel Robin Roland wrote Marquis (1990)
Anouk Ferjac Also in Celles qu'on n'a pas eues... (1981)
Jean-Pierre Coffe Also in Un amour de Swann and Swann in Love
Jess Hahn Directed La Galette du roi (1986)
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He spent the early years of his life in Savoy, where his family hid him from the Gestapo.
