Jean-Pierre Melville
Jean-Pierre Grumbach・장 피에르 멜빌・장-피에르 멜빌・장피에르 멜빌・让-皮埃尔·梅尔维尔
Jean-Pierre Melville, born Jean-Pierre Grumbach (October 20, 1917 – August 2, 1973), was a French filmmaker. While with the French Resistance during World War II, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean-Pierre Melville, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for | Directing |
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Born | 20 Oct 1917 |
Died | 2 Aug 1973 |
Place of birth | Paris, France |