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Didier Decoin

Didier Decoin

WriterActorProducer Mar 13 (age 81) Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France 1971–2022 (51 year career)
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Biography

Didier Decoin (born 13 March 1945) is a French screenwriter and writer awarded the Prix Goncourt in 1977. He is the son of filmmaker Henri Decoin. He began his career as a newspaper journalist at France Soir, Le Figaro and VOD, and radio Europe 1. At the same time he started writing. While continuing his writing, he became writer in film and television (and adapted scripts for television as the major TV films Les Misérables, The Count of Monte Cristo, Balzac and Napoleon). In 1995, he became …

Known For

Jakob the Liar
Film

Jakob the Liar

Screenplay
I... for Icarus
Film

I... for Icarus

Screenplay
The Count of Monte Cristo
Film

The Count of Monte Cristo

Writer
Les Misérables
Film

Les Misérables

Writer
Napoleon
Film

Napoleon

Scenario Writer
The King Is Dancing
Film

The King Is Dancing

Writer
One Night
Film

One Night

Novel
The Chambermaid on the Titanic
Film

The Chambermaid on the Titanic

Novel

Filmography