About
Jean-Pierre Melville
Overview
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), and Le Cercle Rouge (1970), and the war films Le Silence de la mer (1949) and Army of Shadows (1969).
Melville's subject matter and approach to filmmaking was heavily influenced by his service in the French Resistance during World War II, during which 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.
His sparse, existentialist but stylish approach to film noir and later neo-noir films, many of them in the crime dramas, have been highly influential to future generations of filmmakers. Roger Ebert appraised him as "one of the greatest directors."
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Known for
Acting |
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| 2024 | Delon Melville, la solitude de deux samouraïs | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 58 Average |
| 2023 | Les Rois de la comédie | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 58 Average |
| 2020 | Melville, le dernier samouraï | Actor | (archives) | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Lino Ventura, la part intime | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2017 | Belmondo, le magnifique | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Melville-Delon: Honor and Night | Actor | Self (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 2008 | Code Name: Melville | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1977 | Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1971 | Jean-Pierre Melville: Portrait in 9 Poses | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 1966 | Jean-Pierre Melville on the Set of Le Deuxième Souffle | Actor | Self - Interviewee | N/A N/A |
| 1963 | Bluebeard | Actor | Clemenceau's Aide | 59 Average |
| 1962 | Le Combat dans l’île | Actor | Un membre de l'organisation (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1962 | Sign of the Lion | Actor | Un Consommateur (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1960 | Breathless | Actor | Parvulesco the Writer | 71 Good |
| 1959 | Two Men in Manhattan | Actor | Moreau | 59 Average |
| 1957 | A Girl in a Pocket | Actor | Commissioner | 58 Average |
| 1956 | Bob le Flambeur | Actor | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 63 Fair |
| 1950 | Orpheus | Actor | Hotel Manager (uncredited) | 64 Fair |
| 1946 | 24 Hours in the Life of a Clown | Actor | Narrator (uncredited) | 58 Average |
Directing |
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| 2004 | Their First Films | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
| 1972 | A Cop | Directing | Director | 61 Fair |
| 1970 | Le Cercle Rouge | Directing | Director | 68 Fair |
| 1969 | Army of Shadows | Directing | Director | 70 Good |
| 1967 | Le Samouraï | Directing | Director | 72 Good |
| 1966 | Le Deuxième Souffle | Directing | Director | 63 Fair |
| 1963 | Magnet of Doom | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
| 1962 | Le Doulos | Directing | Director | 64 Fair |
| 1961 | Léon Morin, Priest | Directing | Director | 61 Fair |
| 1959 | Two Men in Manhattan | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
| 1956 | Bob le Flambeur | Directing | Director | 63 Fair |
| 1953 | When You Read This Letter | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
| 1950 | The Strange Ones | Directing | Director | 60 Fair |
| 1949 | The Silence of the Sea | Directing | Director | 62 Fair |
| 1946 | 24 Hours in the Life of a Clown | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
Writing |
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| 2021 | Short Cuts : Le Cercle rouge de Jean-Pierre Melville | Writing | Original Film Writer | 59 Average |
| 2003 | The Good Thief | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
| 1972 | A Cop | Writing | Writer | 61 Fair |
| 1970 | Le Cercle Rouge | Writing | Writer | 68 Fair |
| 1969 | Army of Shadows | Writing | Screenplay | 70 Good |
| 1967 | Le Samouraï | Writing | Screenplay | 72 Good |
| 1966 | Le Deuxième Souffle | Writing | Writer | 63 Fair |
| 1963 | Magnet of Doom | Writing | Dialogue | 59 Average |
| 1963 | Magnet of Doom | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
| 1962 | Le Doulos | Writing | Screenplay | 64 Fair |
| 1961 | Léon Morin, Priest | Writing | Writer | 61 Fair |
| 1959 | Two Men in Manhattan | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
| 1956 | Bob le Flambeur | Writing | Writer | 63 Fair |
| 1950 | The Strange Ones | Writing | Writer | 60 Fair |
| 1949 | The Silence of the Sea | Writing | Adaptation | 62 Fair |
| 1949 | The Silence of the Sea | Writing | Screenplay | 62 Fair |
| 1946 | 24 Hours in the Life of a Clown | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
Production |
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| 1956 | Bob le Flambeur | Production | Producer | 63 Fair |
| 1953 | When You Read This Letter | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 1950 | The Strange Ones | Production | Producer | 60 Fair |
| 1949 | The Silence of the Sea | Production | Executive Producer | 62 Fair |
| 1946 | 24 Hours in the Life of a Clown | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
Art |
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| 1950 | The Strange Ones | Art | Production Design | 60 Fair |
Crew |
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| 2018 | Thlípsi | Crew | Thanks | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | Crew | Thanks | 69 Fair |
Editing |
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| 1970 | Le Cercle Rouge | Editing | Editor | 68 Fair |
| 1949 | The Silence of the Sea | Editing | Editor | 62 Fair |