Henri Jeanson

1900-1970

Biography: life and films

Henri Jeanson was a French screenwriter. He was born in Paris, France on 6th March 1900 and died in Équemauville, France on 6th November 1970, aged 70.

His best films as a screenwriter include Julien Duvivier's crime-thriller Pépé le Moko (1937), Marc Allégret's Entrée des artistes (1938), Marcel Carné's Hôtel du Nord (1938), Henri Verneuil's La Vache et le prisonnier (1959) and Terrain vague (1960).

Henri Jeanson scripted 84 films and directed 1 film.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Christian-Jaque (16 films), Julien Duvivier (8), Jean Delannoy (5), Henri Verneuil (3), Henri Decoin (3), Alexis Granowsky (3), Robert Siodmak (2), Marcel L'Herbier (2), Marcel Carné (2), Luigi Zampa (2), Gilles Grangier (2) and Géza von Radványi (2).

His most frequent genres include: drama (42 films), comedy (25), romance (14), comedy-drama (13), Thriller (12), comedy-romance (9), comedy-thriller (6), War (6), crime-thriller (5), history (4) and Fantasy (3).

Our average rating for Henri Jeanson over all films is: 3.1

Filmography

Key: w = writer; d = director

La Dame de chez Maxim's (1932) [w]

Le Jugement de minuit (1932) [w]

Bach millionnaire (1933) [w]

Die Abenteuer des Königs Pausole (1933) [w]

Les Aventures du roi Pausole (1933) [w]

Mariage à responsabilité limitée (1933) [w]

The Merry Monarch (1933) [w]

Marchand d'amour (1935) [w]

Mister Flow (1936) [w]

Cargaison blanche (1937) [w]

Le Mensonge de Nina Petrovna (1937) [w]

Les Rois du sport (1937) [w]

Pépé le Moko (1937) [w]

Un carnet de bal (1937) [w]

Entrée des artistes (1938) [w]

Hôtel du Nord (1938) [w]

La Principessa Tarakanova (1938) [w]

Le Drame de Shanghaï (1938) [w]

Le Patriote (1938) [w]

Naples au baiser de feu (1938) [w]

Prison sans barreaux (1938) [w]

La Nuit fantastique (1942) [w]

L'Honorable Catherine (1943) [w]

Bonsoir mesdames, bonsoir messieurs (1944) [w]

Florence est folle (1944) [w]

L'Aventure est au coin de la rue (1944) [w]

Boule de suif (1945) [w]

Carmen (1945) [w]

Farandole (1945) [w]

Un revenant (1946) [w]

Copie conforme (1947) [w]

La Taverne du poisson couronné (1947) [w]

La Vie en rose (1947) [w]

Les Maudits (1947) [w]

Carré de valets (1947) [w]

Aux yeux du souvenir (1948) [w]

Les Amoureux sont seuls au monde (1948) [w]

Au royaume des cieux (1949) [w]

Entre onze heures et minuit (1949) [w]

È più facile che un cammello... (1950) [w]

Lady Paname (1950) [d,w]

Meurtres (1950) [w]

Souvenirs perdus (1950) [w]

Barbe-Bleue (1951) [w]

Blaubart (1951) [w]

Identité judiciaire (1951) [w]

Le Garçon sauvage (1951) [w]

Sous le ciel de Paris (1951) [w]

Fanfan la Tulipe (1952) [w]

L'Homme de ma vie (1952) [w]

La Fête à Henriette (1952) [w]

La Minute de vérité (1952) [w]

Destinées (1954) [w]

Madame du Barry (1954) [w]

Le Printemps, l'automne et l'amour (1955) [w]

Nana (1955) [w]

Les Étoiles ne meurent jamais (1956) [w]

Nathalie (1957) [w]

Pot-Bouille (1957) [w]

Maxime (1958) [w]

Guinguette (1959) [w]

La Vache et le prisonnier (1959) [w]

Marie-Octobre (1959) [w]

Nathalie, agent secret (1959) [w]

L'Affaire d'une nuit (1960) [w]

Terrain vague (1960) [w]

Es muß nicht immer Kaviar sein (1961) [w]

Le Puits aux trois vérités (1961) [w]

Vive Henri IV... vive l'amour! (1961) [w]

Le Crime ne paie pas (1962) [w]

Le Diable et les dix commandements (1962) [w]

Madame Sans-Gêne (1962) [w]

Le Glaive et la balance (1963) [w]

Les Bonnes causes (1963) [w]

La Tulipe noire (1964) [w]

Le Repas des fauves (1964) [w]

Paris When It Sizzles (1964) [w]

Le Majordome (1965) [w]

Pas de caviar pour tante Olga (1965) [w]

Le Saint prend l'affût (1966) [w]

Paris au mois d'août (1966) [w]

L'Homme à la Buick (1968) [w]



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