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Noël Calef(1907-1968)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Noël Calef was born on 29 September 1907 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He was a writer and actor, known for Elevator to the Gallows (1958), Tiger Bay (1959) and Les amours de Blanche Neige (1947). He died on 9 January 1968 in Paris, France.
BornSeptember 29, 1907
DiedJanuary 9, 1968(60)
BornSeptember 29, 1907
DiedJanuary 9, 1968(60)
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Known for

Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Elevator to the Gallows
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1958
Hayley Mills, Horst Buchholz, and Shari in Tiger Bay (1959)
Tiger Bay
7.4
  • Writer(as Noel Calef)
  • 1959
Les amours de Blanche Neige
  • Writer
  • 1947
Échec au porteur (1958)
Échec au porteur
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1958

Credits

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Writer

  • Maksim Matveev in Weekend [Uik-end] (2013)
    Weekend [Uik-end]
    5.9
    • novel by
    • 2013
  • Ekeb of Dekye (2010)
    Ekeb of Dekye
    5.2
    • novel
    • 2010
  • Annie Marescot in Allô police (1966)
    Allô police
    7.7
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 1967
  • Den Tod in der Hand
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • novel "Echec au Porteur"
    • 1963
  • Anouk Aimée, Alberto Lattuada, Tomas Milian, Jacques Morel, Raymond Pellegrin, and Jeanne Valérie in L'imprevisto (1961)
    L'imprevisto
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • Recours en grâce (1960)
    Recours en grâce
    6.0
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • novel
    • 1960
  • Hayley Mills, Horst Buchholz, and Shari in Tiger Bay (1959)
    Tiger Bay
    7.4
    • short story "Rodolphe et le Revolver" (as Noel Calef)
    • 1959
  • Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
    Elevator to the Gallows
    7.9
    • novel
    • pre-adaptation
    • 1958
  • Échec au porteur (1958)
    Échec au porteur
    5.8
    • novel
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 1958
  • Vittorio Manunta, Paul Muni, and Luisa Rossi in Stranger on the Prowl (1952)
    Stranger on the Prowl
    6.6
    • story "La bouteille du lait"
    • 1952
  • Les amours de Blanche Neige
    • Writer
    • 1947

Actor

  • Vittorio Manunta, Paul Muni, and Luisa Rossi in Stranger on the Prowl (1952)
    Stranger on the Prowl
    6.6
    • Flute Player
    • 1952

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Vittorio Manunta, Paul Muni, and Luisa Rossi in Stranger on the Prowl (1952)
    Stranger on the Prowl
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1952

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Nissim Calef
  • Born
    • September 29, 1907
    • Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • Died
    • January 9, 1968
    • Paris, France
  • Other works
    Novel: "Frantic".

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