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Albert Simonin

Writer / Screenwriter | * 04/18/1905 († 74, 02/15/1980) | Paris (France)
Albert Simonin (1905–1980) was a French novelist and scriptwriter. He was born in the La Chapelle quarter of the 18th arrondissement of Paris. His father was a florist. Albert was orphaned by the age of 16. His novel Touchez Pas au Grisbi featuring the Parisian gangster Max le Menteur was turned into a movie starring Jean Gabin that is regarded as a classic example of French film noir. Simonin co-authored the screenplay for the movie. After World War II, he spent five years in prison for collaboration. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Crime | Drama

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A washed-up '80s pop star gets a chance at a comeback when reigning pop diva Cora Corman invites him to write & record a duet with her, but there's a problem--Alex hasn't written a song in years; he's ...

Music and Lyrics

PG-13

2007 | 3.2/5 | 1h 44min
Comedy, Music, Romance / Love
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Charles, fresh out of jail, rejects his wife's plan for a quiet life of bourgeois respectability. He enlists a former cell mate, Francis, to assist him in pulling off one final score, a carefully plan ...

Any Number Can Win

NR

1963 | 3.6/5 | 1h 58min
Crime
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Blonde, bouncy Buffy is your typical high school cheerleader. But all that changes when a strange man informs her she's been chosen by fate to kill vampires. ...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

PG-13

1992 | 2.8/5 | 1h 26min
Action, Comedy, Horror
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Zack Mayo is an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once he arrives at training camp for his 13-week officer's course, Mayo runs afoul of abrasive, no-nonsense drill Sergeant Emil Fole ...

An Officer and a Gentleman

R

1982 | 3.5/5 | 2h 4min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Albert Simonin

Prix des Deux Magots
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Movies with Albert Simonin as Actor(2)

as Le major Simpson / Major Simpson1960 Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
as Chang, the Chinese (uncredited)1958 A Bullet in the Gun Barrel

Movies with Albert Simonin as Crew(31)

Writing/Writer1972 A Loser
Writing/Adaptation1972 A Loser
Writing/Screenplay1968 Pasha
Writing/Writer1967 Bang Bang
Writing/Writer1966 Tender Scoundrel
Writing/Writer1965 How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
Writing/Writer1965 Cloportes
Writing/Writer1965 Les baratineurs
Writing/Dialogue1964 Trouble Among Widows
Writing/Writer1964 A Mouse with the Men
Writing/Writer1964 The Great Spy Chase
Writing/Novel1963 Chicken Feed for Little Birds
Writing/Novel1963 Crooks in Clover
Writing/Adaptation1963 Any Number Can Win
Writing/Writer1962 The Gentleman from Epsom
Writing/Novel1961 The Counterfeiters of Paris
Writing/Screenplay1961 The Counterfeiters of Paris
Writing/Adaptation1960 Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
Writing/Writer1959 The Road to Shame
Writing/Writer1958 Incognito
Writing/Adaptation1958 Incognito
Writing/Screenplay1958 A Bullet in the Gun Barrel
Writing/Novel1958 A Bullet in the Gun Barrel
Writing/Dialogue1958 A Bullet in the Gun Barrel
Writing/Writer1957 The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
Writing/Dialogue1957 Anyone Can Kill Me
Writing/Writer1956 Slightly Ahead
Writing/Adaptation1955 Interdit de séjour
Writing/Dialogue1954 Touchez Pas au Grisbi
Writing/Novel1954 Touchez Pas au Grisbi
Writing/Adaptation1954 Touchez Pas au Grisbi

Full Name: Albert Simonin
Citizenship: France
Born: Tuesday, 04/18 1905 (April) in Paris (France)
Died: Friday, 02/15 1980 (February) in 15th arrondissement of Paris (aged: 74)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: French (FR, native language)
Other names for Albert Simonin (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Charles Albert Simonin"
Albert Simonin frequently works together with these people:
Michel Audiard (12x, Crew)
Gilles Grangier (8x, Crew)
Georges Lautner (7x, Crew)
Robert Dalban (6x, Actor)
Louis de Funès (5x, Actor)
Jean Gabin (5x, Actor)
Maurice Biraud (5x, Actor)
Dominique Davray (5x, Actress)
Jean Richard (5x, Actor)
Francis Blanche (4x, Actor)
Jacques Becker (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:622481, Added: 10/21/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024