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Jean-François Adam(1938-1980)

  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
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Jean-François Adam was born on 14 February 1938 in Paris, France. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962), My Life to Live (1962) and Army of Shadows (1969). He died on 14 October 1980 in Paris, France.
BornFebruary 14, 1938
DiedOctober 14, 1980(42)
BornFebruary 14, 1938
DiedOctober 14, 1980(42)
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Known for

Corinne Marchand in Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)
Cleo from 5 to 7
7.8
  • Production Management
  • 1962
Anna Karina in My Life to Live (1962)
My Life to Live
7.8
  • Production Management(as Jean F. Adam)
  • 1962
Jean-Pierre Cassel, Paul Meurisse, Simone Signoret, and Lino Ventura in Army of Shadows (1969)
Army of Shadows
8.1
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as J.F. Adam)
  • 1969
M comme Mathieu (1971)
M comme Mathieu
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1971

Credits

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Actor

  • Au Bon Beurre (1981)
    Au Bon Beurre
    7.2
    TV Series
    • L'inspecteur sanitaire Simonin
    • 1981
  • Return to the Beloved (1979)
    Return to the Beloved
    5.7
    • L'inspecteur de police Corbin
    • 1979
  • Graduate First (1978)
    Graduate First
    6.9
    • Le prof de philo
    • 1978
  • Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marlène Jobert, and Philippe Noiret in The Secret (1974)
    The Secret
    6.7
    • Claude Vandal
    • 1974
  • Stolen Kisses (1968)
    Stolen Kisses
    7.5
    • Albert Tazzi (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • La plaie et le couteau, Charles Baudelaire (1967)
    La plaie et le couteau, Charles Baudelaire
    TV Movie
    • 1967
  • Antoine and Colette (1962)
    Antoine and Colette
    7.4
    Short
    • Albert Tazzi
    • 1962
  • François Truffaut, Shintarō Ishihara, Marcel Ophüls, Renzo Rossellini, and Andrzej Wajda in Love at Twenty (1962)
    Love at Twenty
    7.1
    • Albert Tazzi (segment "'Paris' aka 'Antoine et Colette'", uncredited)
    • 1962
  • The Army Game (1960)
    The Army Game
    5.0
    • Un troupier
    • 1960
  • Au biseau des baisers (1959)
    Au biseau des baisers
    6.8
    Short
    • (voice)
    • 1959

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Jean-Pierre Cassel, Paul Meurisse, Simone Signoret, and Lino Ventura in Army of Shadows (1969)
    Army of Shadows
    8.1
    • assistant director (as J.F. Adam)
    • 1969
  • Second Wind (1966)
    Second Wind
    7.9
    • assistant director
    • 1966
  • Jean Desailly and Françoise Dorléac in The Soft Skin (1964)
    The Soft Skin
    7.5
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • La belle vie (1963)
    La belle vie
    6.4
    • assistant director
    • 1963
  • Au coeur de la vie (1963)
    Au coeur de la vie
    8.0
    • second assistant director
    • 1963

Writer

  • Return to the Beloved (1979)
    Return to the Beloved
    5.7
    • written by
    • 1979
  • Le jeu du solitaire (1976)
    Le jeu du solitaire
    4.9
    • dialogue
    • screenplay
    • 1976
  • M comme Mathieu (1971)
    M comme Mathieu
    5.8
    • writer
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • J.F. Adam
  • Born
    • February 14, 1938
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • October 14, 1980
    • Paris, France(suicide)
  • Children
    • Marie Adam

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    Mainly stage director and stage actor

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