Paul Gégauff

WriterActorDirector
Born
August 10, 1922
Died
December 24, 1983
Awards
2 wins, 2 nominations

Paul Gégauff was a French screenwriter, notable primarily for his long-term collaboration with the director Claude Chabrol. He scripted 14 of Chabrol's films. He won an Edgar Award for scripting the crime thriller film "Purple Noon" (1960), a loose adaptation of the novel "The Talented Mr. Ripley"


Biography

Paul Gégauff was a French screenwriter, notable primarily for his long-term collaboration with the director Claude Chabrol. He scripted 14 of Chabrol's films. He won an Edgar Award for scripting the crime thriller film "Purple Noon" (1960), a loose adaptation of the novel "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1955) by Patricia Highsmith. On Christmas Eve 1983, Gégauff was stabbed to death by his second wife Coco Ducados.

Director

Le refluxLe reflux(1965)

Actor

Pleasure PartyPleasure Party(1975)as Philippe, husband
WeekendWeekend(1967)as Le pianiste
Line of DemarcationLine of Demarcation(1966)as Un agent de la Gestapo, Gestapo agent
Vice and VirtueVice and Virtue(1963)as SS Doctor
Journal d'un scélérat(1950)

Archive Footage

Chabrol, l'anticonformisteChabrol, l'anticonformiste(2019)as Self
Cinéphiles de notre tempsCinéphiles de notre temps(2012)as Self

Known for

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Credit Score: Paul Gégauff

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196719681969
Le pianiste
Fri Sep 27 1968
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnown★WinsNomsVotes
1Weekend1.0019686.90016709