Jean-Pierre Melville (1917 - 1973)

French filmmaker

* October 20, 1917 Paris, France
 as Jean-Pierre Grumbach
 August 2, 1973 Paris, France


Books on Jean-Pierre Melville

Rui Nogueira Melville Rui Nogueira
Melville
London, 1971

Books with substantial mentioning of Jean-Pierre Melville

John C. Tibbetts, James M. Welsh
The Encyclopedia of Filmmakers, Volume Two
New York, NY, 2002

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 2. Directors
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Andrew Sarris (editor) The St. James Film Directors Encyclopedia Andrew Sarris (editor)
The St. James Film Directors Encyclopedia
Detroit - New York - Toronto - London, 1998

Peter Cowie (ed.)
50 Major Filmmakers
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1975

Books with an entry on Jean-Pierre Melville

Lloyd Hughes
The Rough Guide to Gangster Movies
London, 2005

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Films

1949
Le silence de la Mer

1950
Orphée
Les enfants terribles

1953
Quand tu liras cette lettre...

1956
Bob le flambeur

1959
Deux hommes dans Manhattan

1960
À bout de souffle

1961
Léon Morin, prêtre

1962
Doulos, Le
Le combat dans l'île
Le signe du lion

1963
Landru

1966
Le deuxième souffle

1967
Le samouraï

1969
L'armée des ombres

1970
Le cercle rouge

1972
Un flic

2002
The Good Thief