Jean-Pierre Melville

Jean-Pierre Grumbach

Born October 20, 1917· Paris, France

† Died August 2, 1973

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Jean-Pierre Grumbach (20 October 1917 - 2 August 1973), known professionally as Jean-Pierre Melville (French: [mɛlvil]), was a French filmmaker. Considered a spiritual father 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),…

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Filmography

Also behind the camera

The films and series they directed.