About

Known credits:
40
Birthday:
1922-07-26
Place of birth:
Paris, France
Website:
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Gérard Calvi

Overview

Gérard Calvi (born Grégoire Krettly; 26 July 1922 – 20 February 2015) was a French composer.

Interested in music from an early age, Calvi's first composing work was for the French production The Patron in 1949. From here he provided music for various French films, most notably Gangster Boss, as well as the show La Plume de Ma Tante, which was nominated for Best Musical at the 13th Tony Awards.

He composed music for three Asterix films: Asterix the Gaul, Asterix and Cleopatra and The Twelve Tasks of Asterix.

He also composed the memorable Asterix theme for the first film, which was dispensed with by the time the music for The Twelve Tasks of Asterix was composed in 1976.

His last work was for the feature film The Crab Revolution in 2004. He died in 2015, aged 92.

Source: Article "Gérard Calvi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Acting
1968 The Little Bather Actor Le chef de la fanfare 62
Fair
1954 Peek-a-boo Actor Chef d'orchestre et pianiste / Voleur du bar "À Chicago" 58
Average
1951 Bluebeard Actor (uncredited) 58
Average
1951 Bernard and the Lion Actor Hans 58
Average
1950 The Patron Actor The orchestra conductor N/A
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1949 Branquignol Actor Le chef d'orchestre 59
Average

Writing
1974 Shut Up, Gulli Writing Writer 59
Average

Sound
2004 The Revolution of the Crabs Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1994 Bon week-end Monsieur Bennett ! Sound Music N/A
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1991 Héloïse Sound Music 59
Average
1988 Bonjour l'angoisse Sound Music 59
Average
1983 Bonjour Mr Lewis Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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1979 La Grâce Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1976 The Twelve Tasks of Asterix Sound Original Music Composer 68
Fair
1975 The Restroom Robbery Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1975 Jo Gaillard Sound Music N/A
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1974 The Down-in-the-Hole Gang Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1972 The Annuity Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1968 Asterix and Cleopatra Sound Original Music Composer 65
Fair
1968 The Little Bather Sound Music 62
Fair
1967 Asterix the Gaul Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
1967 Dead Run Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1967 Les Compagnons de la marguerite Sound Music 59
Average
1966 The Saint Lies in Wait Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1964 The Big Scare Sound Music 59
Average
1964 Champagne for Savages Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1964 The Black Tulip Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1963 Carom Shots Sound Music 59
Average
1961 The American Beauty Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1961 The Fenouillard Family Sound Music 58
Average
1958 Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1957 La Polka des menottes Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1957 We at Champignol Sound Music 58
Average
1957 What a Team! Sound Music N/A
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1956 The Flea in the Ear Sound Music 59
Average
1954 Peek-a-boo Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1954 Trust Me! Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1952 La demoiselle et son revenant Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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1951 Bluebeard Sound Music 58
Average
1950 The Patron Sound Music N/A
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