About

Known credits:
38
Birthday:
1927-09-28
Place of birth:
Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France
Website:
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Robert Thomas

Overview

Robert Thomas (28 September 1927 in Gap, Hautes-Alpes – 3 January 1989) was a French writer, actor and film director.

As a writer, almost from the beginning, he was fascinated by a curious genre that he helped invent: the comédie policière or comedy thriller, of which Eight Women is an example. In 1960, Thomas had a hit with Man Trap, a humorous murder mystery which was an overnight success in Paris. Alfred Hitchcock bought the rights and the play established Thomas as a writer of psychological crime dramas with a distinctively Gallic comic twist. The following year the second outing of Eight Women was far more successful as it won the Hachette Prix du Quai des Orfevres for Best Play in 1961.

Thomas was a prolific actor, playwright and movie director. If he is best known for Eight Women it is probably because it was adapted into a movie musical by François Ozon in 2002 with a star-studded line-up that included Catherine Deneuve, Fanny Ardant and Emmanuelle Béart. Thomas’s plays were never fashionable and he was often dismissed by French critics but he was a popular dramatist. By the time he was 18, he claimed he had read every play published in French since 1900.

Thomas died in 1989 in Paris.

Source: Article "Robert Thomas (director)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Acting
1974 Un curé de choc Actor Le brigadier de gendarmerie 69
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1970 Les assassins associés Actor Léo N/A
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1969 La Perruche et le Poulet Actor Mr. Laroche (a corpse client) / Mr. Logan, 1st clerk 58
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1969 Le deuxième coup de feu Actor Patrice N/A
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1955 The Grand Manoeuvre Actor 59
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Directing
1984 Les Brésiliennes du Bois de Boulogne Directing Director 58
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1983 My Pastor Among the Thais Directing Director 58
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1982 My Pastor Among the Nudists Directing Director 58
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1978 Freddy Directing Director 58
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1970 La Brune que voilà Directing Stage Director 58
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1969 La Perruche et le Poulet Directing Stage Director 58
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1964 Friends of the family Directing Director 59
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1964 How to Make a French Dish Directing Director 58
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Writing
2021 7 Women and a Murder Writing Theatre Play 57
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2002 8 Women Writing Theatre Play 65
Fair
1989 Waiting for Elizabeth Writing Theatre Play 59
Average
1986 Vanishing Act Writing Theatre Play 59
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1984 Les Brésiliennes du Bois de Boulogne Writing Writer 58
Average
1983 My Pastor Among the Thais Writing Writer 58
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1982 Look for a Woman Writing Theatre Play 59
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1982 My Pastor Among the Nudists Writing Writer 58
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1980 La chambre mandarine Writing Writer N/A
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1978 Freddy Writing Dialogue 58
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1978 Freddy Writing Scenario Writer 58
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1977 Netnou Hoor die Kinders! Writing Novel N/A
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1976 One of My Wives Is Missing Writing Original Story 59
Average
1974 Bedmania Writing Co-Writer 58
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1973 Big Deal Writing Writer 58
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1972 Huit femmes Writing Author N/A
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1970 Les assassins associés Writing Writer N/A
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1969 Honeymoon with a Stranger Writing Theatre Play 59
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1969 La Perruche et le Poulet Writing Adaptation 58
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1969 Le deuxième coup de feu Writing Author N/A
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1964 Friends of the family Writing Screenplay 59
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1964 How to Make a French Dish Writing Writer 58
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1961 Spotlight on a Murderer Writing Writer 59
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A gyilkos köztünk van Writing Writer N/A
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Art
1969 La Perruche et le Poulet Art Decorator 58
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