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Maurice Bessy(1910-1993)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Maurice Bessy was born on 4 December 1910 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He was a writer and actor, known for Deadlier Than the Male (1956), Les mystères de Paris (1943) and La brigade sauvage (1939). He died on 15 November 1993 in Paris, France.
BornDecember 4, 1910
DiedNovember 15, 1993(82)
BornDecember 4, 1910
DiedNovember 15, 1993(82)
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Deadlier Than the Male (1956)
Deadlier Than the Male
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1956
Les mystères de Paris (1943)
Les mystères de Paris
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1943
La brigade sauvage (1939)
La brigade sauvage
  • Writer
  • 1939
Louis de Funès, Alain Delon, Charles Aznavour, Françoise Arnoul, Jean-Claude Brialy, Danielle Darrieux, Fernandel, Micheline Presle, Michel Simon, and Lino Ventura in The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
6.7
  • Writer("Luxurieux point ne seras", / (idea) (Tes père et mère honoreras))
  • 1962

Credits

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Writer

  • Norman Eshley and Jeanne Moreau in The Immortal Story (1968)
    Portrait: Orson Welles
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • narration
    • 1968
  • King of Hearts (1966)
    King of Hearts
    7.3
    • idea
    • 1966
  • Louis de Funès, Alain Delon, Charles Aznavour, Françoise Arnoul, Jean-Claude Brialy, Danielle Darrieux, Fernandel, Micheline Presle, Michel Simon, and Lino Ventura in The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)
    The Devil and the Ten Commandments
    6.7
    • dialogue ("Luxurieux point ne seras", / (idea) (Tes père et mère honoreras))
    • 1962
  • Deadlier Than the Male (1956)
    Deadlier Than the Male
    7.5
    • story
    • 1956
  • U 235
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • Le carrefour des enfants perdus (1944)
    Le carrefour des enfants perdus
    5.7
    • adaptation
    • 1944
  • Les mystères de Paris (1943)
    Les mystères de Paris
    6.5
    • adaptation
    • 1943
  • L'homme sans nom (1943)
    L'homme sans nom
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 1943
  • Ce n'est pas moi (1941)
    Ce n'est pas moi
    • writer (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • La brigade sauvage (1939)
    La brigade sauvage
    • dialogue
    • scenario
    • 1939

Actor

  • Hellmut Lange and Pierre Massimi in The Leatherstocking Tales (1969)
    The Leatherstocking Tales
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Récitant
    • Narrator (voice, uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Orson Welles in The Miracle of St. Anne (1950)
    The Miracle of St. Anne
    6.9
    Short
    • Un estropié
    • 1950

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 4, 1910
    • Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
  • Died
    • November 15, 1993
    • Paris, France(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    "King of Hearts," original musical; book by Joseph Stein; music by Peter Link; lyrics by Jacob Brackman; musical direction by Karen Gustafson; dance arrangements by Dorothee Freytag; music orchestrated by William David Brohn (as Bill Brohn); based upon an original screenplay by Philippe de Broca, Maurice Bessy, and Daniel Boulanger; directed and choreographed by Ron Field; on Broadway at the Minskoff Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (54 total performances, including 6 previews beginning October 17, 1978).

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    Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1979

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