About

Known credits:
9
Birthday:
1920-06-20
Place of birth:
Rovigo, French Algeria
Website:
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Jean Pélégri

Overview

Jean Pélégri (June 20, 1920 – September 24, 2003) was a writer and professor of literature. Of French descent, he was born in Algeria, but left as part of the diaspora of French colonists referred to as pied-noirs following the Algerian War.

He was friends with many Algerian writers (such as Mohammed Dib and Kateb Yacine) and, like Jean Sénac, Pélégri considered himself to be one of them; he always saw himself as an "Algerian at heart". He supplemented his novels' prefaces with artwork from his painter friends Baya, Abdallah Benanteur, Mohammed Khadda and Jean de Maisonseul. Pélégri also assisted on the film adaptation of his novel Les Oliviers de la justice as screenwriter, dialogue writer and actor. The movie won the Cinema and Television Writers Award at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.

Known for

Acting
1994 Coming to Terms with the Dead Actor le vieil homme du métro 59
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1989 Errors of Youth Actor Gilles Genest N/A
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1988 Frequent Death Actor Dr. Pastor 58
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1986 Thérèse Actor The father 59
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1962 The Olive Trees of Justice Actor Jean's Father 59
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1959 Pickpocket Actor L'inspecteur principal 65
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Directing
1962 The Olive Trees of Justice Directing First Assistant Director 59
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Writing
1962 The Olive Trees of Justice Writing Writer 59
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1962 The Olive Trees of Justice Writing Novel 59
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