Writing
Albert Simonin
FR cinema · 28 credits
Born
18 April 1905
Died
15 February 1980 (aged 74)
Birthplace
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. Source: Article "Albert Simonin" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known for
Filmography
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
as Self (archive footage)
A Loser
Adaptation, Writer
Pasha
Screenplay
Bang Bang
Writer
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
Writer, Adaptation
Cloportes
Writer
Trouble Among Widows
Dialogue
The Counterfeiters of Paris
Novel, Screenplay
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
as Le major Simpson / Major Simpson, Adaptation
A Bullet in the Gun Barrel
as Chang, the Chinese (uncredited), Novel, Screenplay, Dialogue
Incognito
Adaptation, Writer
Burning Fuse
as Albert (uncredited), Writer
Anyone Can Kill Me
Dialogue
Price of Love
Adaptation
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
Novel, Dialogue, Screenplay