José Giovanni
Biography
José Giovanni (22 June 1923, Paris, France – 24 April 2004, Lausanne, Switzerland) was the pseudonym of Joseph Damiani, a French writer and film-maker of Corsican origin who became a naturalized Swiss citizen in 1986. A former collaborationist and criminal who at one time was sentenced to death, Giovanni often drew his inspiration from personal experience or from real gangsters, such as Abel Danos in his 1960 film Classe tous risques, overlooking that they had been members of the French Gestapo…
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Filmography
Acting (9)
Movies (4)
Crew (69)
Movies (67)
Two Men in Town
2014Screenplay
The Second Wind
2007Dialogue
The Second Wind
2007Novel
Après le trou
2002Dialogue
Après le trou
2002Original Story
My Father Saved My Life
2001Director
My Father Saved My Life
2001Writer
Crime à l'altimètre
1996Director
Crime à l'altimètre
1996Writer
L'irlandaise
1991Director
My Friend the Traitor
1988Director
Among Wolves
1985Director
Among Wolves
1985Writer
The Ruffian
1983Director
The Ruffian
1983Novel
The Ruffian
1983Writer
Une robe noire pour un tueur
1981Director
Une robe noire pour un tueur
1981Writer
The Sewers of Paradise
1979Director
The Sewers of Paradise
1979Writer
Boomerang
1976Director
Boomerang
1976Writer
The Gypsy
1975Director
The Gypsy
1975Novel
The Gypsy
1975Screenplay
Two Men in Town
1973Dialogue
Two Men in Town
1973Director
Two Men in Town
1973Screenplay
The Pariah
1972Author
The Pariah
1972Director
The Pariah
1972Novel
The Pariah
1972Writer
Where Did Tom Go?
1971Director
Where Did Tom Go?
1971Writer
One Way Ticket
1971Director
One Way Ticket
1971Screenplay
Last Known Address
1970Director
Last Known Address
1970Writer
The Sicilian Clan
1969Dialogue
The Sicilian Clan
1969Screenplay
Ho !
1968Novel
Birds of Prey
1968Director
Birds of Prey
1968Writer
The Last Adventure
1967Novel
The Last Adventure
1967Screenplay
Law of Survival
1967Director
Law of Survival
1967Novel
Law of Survival
1967Writer
To Skin a Spy
1966Writer
Le Deuxième Souffle
1966Writer
The Man from Marrakech
1966Writer
The Wise Guys
1965Dialogue
The Wise Guys
1965Novel
Rififi in Tokyo
1963Adaptation
Rififi in Tokyo
1963Dialogue
Symphony for a Massacre
1963Dialogue
Symphony for a Massacre
1963Writer
A Man Named Rocca
1961Dialogue
A Man Named Rocca
1961Novel
Le Trou
1960Dialogue
Le Trou
1960Novel
Le Trou
1960Screenplay
The Big Risk
1960Adaptation
The Big Risk
1960Dialogue
The Big Risk
1960Novel
The Vagabonds
Novel
The Vagabonds
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Television (2)
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