Mini-Biography:
José Giovanni was born on June 22, 1923 in Paris. He was a French Director, Author, known for Une robe noire pour un tueur (1980), Les Aventuriers (1966), La Scoumoune (1972), José Giovanni's first movie on record is from 1958. José Giovanni died on April 24, 2004 in Lausanne. His last motion picture on file dates from 2007.
Biographical Notes
Französischer Schriftsteller, Autor und Regisseur, besonders in stimmungsvollen Kriminalfilmen. Während des Zweiten Weltkrieges Mitglied der Französischen Résistance. - José Giovanni wohnte seit 1969 in Marécottes VS.
Er drehte 15 Kino- und fünf Fernsehfilme. Daneben schrieb er 20 Romane, zwei Bücher mit Erinnerungen und 33 Drehbücher.
FilmographyFilmography [Auszug]
2007: Le deuxième souffle (Based on : novel), Directed by Alain Corneau, with Michel Blanc, Daniel Auteuil, Monica Bellucci,
2001: Mon père, il m'avait sauvé la vie (Director), with Nicolas Abraham, Bruno Cremer, Eric Defosse,
1996: Crime à l'altimètre (Director), with , , Rufus,
1996: Crime à l'altimètre (Director), with Lucien Abbet, Pierre-André Besson, Gabriel Briand,
1992: Le Musher (Director),
1991: L' irlandaise (Director), with Michel Sardou, Lorraine Pilkington, Thérèse Liotard,
1988: La louve (Director), with Mimsy Farmer, Georges Corraface, ,
1988: Mon ami le traitre (Director), with André Dussolier, Thierry Frémont, Steve Kalfa,
1985: Les loups entre eux (Director), with Claude Brasseur, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Gérard Darmon,
1985: Le tueur de dimanche (Director), with Jean-Paul Dubois, Sophie Ladmiral, Rufus,
1985: Série noire: Le tueur du dimanche (Director), with Rufus, , Sophie Ladmiral,
1982: Le ruffian (Director), with Claudia Cardinale, Pierre Frag, Bernard Giraudeau,
1980: Une robe noire pour un tueur (Director), with Claude Brasseur, Bruno Cremer, Jean de Coninck,
1978: Les égouts du paradis (Director),
1977: Der Alte - Der Alte schlägt zweimal zu (Director), with Brigitte Horney,
1976: Comme un boomerang (Director), with Alain Delon, Charles Vanel,
1975: Le gitan (Director), with Alain Delon, Annie Girardot,
1973: Deux hommes dans la ville (Director), with Michel Bouquet, Alain Delon, Gérard Depardieu,
1972: La Scoumoune (Director), with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale, Aldo Bufi Landi,
1971: Ou est passé Tom? (Director),
1970: Un aller simple (Director),
1969: Le Clan des Siciliens (The Sicilian Clan) (Scenario), Directed by Henri Verneuil, with Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Lino Ventura,
1969: Dernier domicile connu (Director), with Michel Constantin, Marlène Jobert, Philippe March,
1967: La Loi Du Survivant (Director), with Stéphane Audran, Roger Blin, Michel Constantin,
1967: Le rapace (Director), with Lino Ventura, , ,
1966: Le deuxième souffle (Second breath) (Based on : novel), Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, with Michel Constantin, Christine Fabréga, Paul Frankeur,
1966: Les Aventuriers (Scenario), Directed by Robert Enrico, with Alain Delon, Lino Ventura, Joanna Shimkus,
1966: Avec la peau des autres (Scenario), Directed by Jacques Deray, with Karin Baal, Jean Bouise, Adrian Hoven,
1965: Les grandes gueules (Einer bleibt auf der Strecke, Jailbird's Vacation, The wise guys) (Based on : Le Haut Fer), Directed by Robert Enrico, with Bourvil, Michel Constantin, Marie Dubois,
1965: L' homme de Marrakech (Scenario), Directed by Jacques Deray, with Claudine Auger, George Hamilton, Daniel Ivernel,
1963: Symphonie pour un massacre (Scenario), Directed by Jacques Deray, with Michel Auclair, Claude Dauphin,
1963: Du Rififi à Tokyo (Scenario), Directed by Jacques Deray, with Karlheinz Böhm, Charles Vanel, Barbara Kwiatkowska,
1961: Un nommé La Rocca (La Rocca) (Based on : novel), Directed by Jean Becker, with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Christine Kaufmann, Pierre Vaneck,
1960: Classe tous risques (The Big Risk) (Scenario), Directed by Claude Sautet, with Lino Ventura, Sandra Milo, Jean-Paul Belmondo,
1960: Le Trou (Scenario), Directed by Jacques Becker, with Ph Bancel, Michel Constantin, Jean Keraudy,
1958: Du Rififi chez les femmes (Riff Raff Girls, Rififi and the Women) (Scenario), Directed by Alex Joffé, with Eddie Constantine, Robert Hossein, Françoise Rosay,