Jean-Pierre Melville

Jean-Pierre Melville

Jean-Pierre Melville, born Jean-Pierre Grumbach (October 20, 1917 – August 2, 1973), was a French filmmaker. While with the French Resistance during World War II, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean-Pierre Melville, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Jean-Pierre Melville
  • Popularity: 3.863
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1917-10-20
  • Place of Birth: Paris, France
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  • Also Known As: Jean-Pierre Grumbach, 让-皮埃尔·梅尔维尔, 장피에르 멜빌, 장-피에르 멜빌, 장 피에르 멜빌
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Jean-Pierre Melville Movies

  • 1959
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    Two Men in Manhattan
    Two Men in Manhattan

    6.4 1959 HD

    Two French journalists become embroiled in a criminal plot in New York City involving a disappeared United Nations diplomat.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Jean-Pierre Melville

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  • 1971
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    Jean-Pierre Melville: Portrait in 9 Poses
    Jean-Pierre Melville: Portrait in 9 Poses

    7.2 1971 HD

    Shot while he was preparing Un Flic, Melville carefully leads Labarthe through the trajectory of his career, from his daring debut The Silence of the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Jean-Pierre Melville

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  • 1966
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    Jean-Pierre Melville on the Set of Le Deuxième Souffle
    Jean-Pierre Melville on the Set of Le Deuxième Souffle

    1 1966 HD

    Director Jean-Pierre Melville and actor Lino Ventura are interviewed about their 1966 film.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: François Chalais

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  • 1946
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    24 Hours in the Life of a Clown
    24 Hours in the Life of a Clown

    5.9 1946 HD

    The movie follows the clock round as music hall clown Beby takes off his make up, goes home for a meal, looks at photos and goes to bed to rise,...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Aristodemo Frediani

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  • 1977
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    Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
    Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante

    5 1977 HD

    Gérard Courant applies the Lettrist editing techniques of Isidore Isou to footage of late 70's pop culture. Courant posits that his cinema...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: John Lennon

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  • 2020
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    Melville, le dernier samouraï
    Melville, le dernier samouraï

    7.667 2020 HD

    Like nobody else Jean-Pierre Melville influenced modern filmmaking. This documentary follows his creative process step by step, showing him becoming...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Laurent Grousset

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  • 2017
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    Belmondo, le magnifique
    Belmondo, le magnifique

    7.7 2017 HD

    With more than 70 films and 160 million cumulative tickets in France, Jean-Paul Belmondo is one of the essential stars of French cinema.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo

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  • 1960
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    Breathless
    Breathless

    7.581 1960 HD

    A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo

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  • 2018
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    Lino Ventura, la part intime
    Lino Ventura, la part intime

    7.8 2018 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Lino Ventura

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  • 1962
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    Le Combat dans l’île
    Le Combat dans l’île

    6.9 1962 HD

    The charismatic, surly son of a wealthy industrialist, Clément, leads a double life as a member of a right-wing extremist organization. When...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Romy Schneider

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  • 1956
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    Bob le Flambeur
    Bob le Flambeur

    7.385 1956 HD

    In Paris, Bob Montagne is practically synonymous with gambling -- and winning. He is kind, classy and well-liked by virtually everyone in town,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Roger Duchesne

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  • 2019
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    Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
    Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau

    8 2019 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Bernard-Henri Lévy

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  • 2008
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    Code Name: Melville
    Code Name: Melville

    6.8 2008 HD

    Mixing interviews, rare archival footage and film extracts, the film shows how Melville's works were impacted by what he experienced in his youth...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Michel Dreyfus-Schmidt

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  • 1957
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    A Girl in a Pocket
    A Girl in a Pocket

    7 1957 HD

    A professor experimenting in suspended animation accidentally shrinks his dog and later, his female lab assistant, when she drinks the liquid by...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Jean Marais

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  • 1963
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    Bluebeard
    Bluebeard

    6.3 1963 HD

    France, WWI. Landru, the father of four Children, contacts Parisian women through newspapers, seduces and eventually kills them in order to feed his...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Charles Denner

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  • 1962
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    The Sign of Leo
    The Sign of Leo

    6.955 1962 HD

    An American in Paris lives by sponging off his working friends, and throws a party using borrowed money when his rich American aunt dies, believing...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jess Hahn

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  • 1950
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    Orpheus
    Orpheus

    7.6 1950 HD

    A poet in love with Death follows his unhappy wife into the underworld.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jean Marais

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  • 2023
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    Fernandel, Jacques Tati, Bourvil, Louis de Funès - Les rois de la comédie
    Fernandel, Jacques Tati, Bourvil, Louis de Funès - Les rois de la comédie

    9 2023 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Fernandel

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  • 1950
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    Les enfants terribles
    Les enfants terribles

    6.782 1950 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Nicole Stéphane

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  • 2018
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    Thlípsi
    Thlípsi

    6.7 2018 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Fritz Frauendorf

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  • 1962
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    Le Doulos
    Le Doulos

    7.437 1962 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo

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  • 1967
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    Le Samouraï
    Le Samouraï

    7.83 1967 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Alain Delon

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  • 1970
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    Le Cercle Rouge
    Le Cercle Rouge

    7.6 1970 HD

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Alain Delon

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  • 1956
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    Bob le Flambeur
    Bob le Flambeur

    7.385 1956 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Roger Duchesne

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  • 1959
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    Two Men in Manhattan
    Two Men in Manhattan

    6.4 1959 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Jean-Pierre Melville

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  • 1949
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    The Silence of the Sea
    The Silence of the Sea

    7.474 1949 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Howard Vernon

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  • 1972
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    Un Flic
    Un Flic

    6.638 1972 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Alain Delon

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  • 1969
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    Army of Shadows
    Army of Shadows

    8 1969 HD

    Genre: War

    Cast: Lino Ventura

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  • 1950
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    Les enfants terribles
    Les enfants terribles

    6.782 1950 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Nicole Stéphane

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  • 1961
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    Léon Morin, Priest
    Léon Morin, Priest

    7 1961 HD

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo

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  • 1946
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    24 Hours in the Life of a Clown
    24 Hours in the Life of a Clown

    5.9 1946 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Aristodemo Frediani

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  • 1963
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    Magnet of Doom
    Magnet of Doom

    6.333 1963 HD

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo

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  • 1953
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    When You Read This Letter
    When You Read This Letter

    6.156 1953 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Philippe Lemaire

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  • 1966
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    Le Deuxième Souffle
    Le Deuxième Souffle

    7.6 1966 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Lino Ventura

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  • 2004
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    Their First Films
    Their First Films

    1 2004 HD

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  • 1970
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    Le Cercle Rouge
    Le Cercle Rouge

    7.6 1970 HD

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Alain Delon

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  • 1949
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    The Silence of the Sea
    The Silence of the Sea

    7.474 1949 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Howard Vernon

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  • 1956
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    Bob le Flambeur
    Bob le Flambeur

    7.385 1956 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Roger Duchesne

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  • 1950
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    Les enfants terribles
    Les enfants terribles

    6.782 1950 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Nicole Stéphane

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  • 1949
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    The Silence of the Sea
    The Silence of the Sea

    7.474 1949 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Howard Vernon

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  • 1953
    imgMovies

    When You Read This Letter
    When You Read This Letter

    6.156 1953 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Philippe Lemaire

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  • 1946
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    24 Hours in the Life of a Clown
    24 Hours in the Life of a Clown

    5.9 1946 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Aristodemo Frediani

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  • 1962
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    Le Doulos
    Le Doulos

    7.437 1962 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo

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  • 1967
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    Le Samouraï
    Le Samouraï

    7.83 1967 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Alain Delon

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  • 2003
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    The Good Thief
    The Good Thief

    6.093 2003 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Nick Nolte

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  • 1949
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    The Silence of the Sea
    The Silence of the Sea

    7.474 1949 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Howard Vernon

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  • 1972
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    Un Flic
    Un Flic

    6.638 1972 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Alain Delon

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  • 1969
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    Army of Shadows
    Army of Shadows

    8 1969 HD

    Genre: War

    Cast: Lino Ventura

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  • 1963
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    Magnet of Doom
    Magnet of Doom

    6.333 1963 HD

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo

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  • 1963
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    Magnet of Doom
    Magnet of Doom

    6.333 1963 HD

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo

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  • 1950
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    Les enfants terribles
    Les enfants terribles

    6.782 1950 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Nicole Stéphane

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  • 1961
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    Léon Morin, Priest
    Léon Morin, Priest

    7 1961 HD

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo

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  • 1966
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    Le Deuxième Souffle
    Le Deuxième Souffle

    7.6 1966 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Lino Ventura

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  • 1956
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    Bob le Flambeur
    Bob le Flambeur

    7.385 1956 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Roger Duchesne

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  • 1959
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    Two Men in Manhattan
    Two Men in Manhattan

    6.4 1959 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Jean-Pierre Melville

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  • 1946
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    24 Hours in the Life of a Clown
    24 Hours in the Life of a Clown

    5.9 1946 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Aristodemo Frediani

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  • 1970
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    Le Cercle Rouge
    Le Cercle Rouge

    7.6 1970 HD

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Alain Delon

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  • 2021
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    Le Cercle rouge
    Le Cercle rouge

    4 2021 HD

    Genre: Animation

    Cast:

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  • 1949
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    The Silence of the Sea
    The Silence of the Sea

    7.474 1949 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Howard Vernon

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  • 1965
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    Cinépanorama
    Cinépanorama

    10 1965 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: François Chalais

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  • 1975
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    Midi Trente
    Midi Trente

    1 1975 HD

    Genre: Reality

    Cast: Danièle Gilbert

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