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Jacques Météhen(1903-1986)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
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Jacques Météhen was born on 28 August 1903 in Orléans, Loiret, France. He was a composer, known for Rififi (1955), Purple Noon (1960) and Le Doulos (1962). He was married to Marthe Bitton, Anna Biehler and Molly Higginbottom. He died on 21 March 1986 in Paris, France.
BornAugust 28, 1903
DiedMarch 21, 1986(82)
BornAugust 28, 1903
DiedMarch 21, 1986(82)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Rififi (1955)
Rififi
8.1
  • Music Department
  • 1955
Alain Delon in Purple Noon (1960)
Purple Noon
7.7
  • Music Department
  • 1960
Jean-Paul Belmondo and Monique Hennessy in Le Doulos (1962)
Le Doulos
7.7
  • Music Department(as Jacques Metehen)
  • 1962
Louis de Funès and Bourvil in Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
7.9
  • Music Department(as Jacques Metehen)
  • 1966

Credits

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Music Department

  • Frénésie tzigane (1980)
    Frénésie tzigane
    TV Movie
    • musical director
    • 1980
  • The Seventh Company Has Been Found (1975)
    The Seventh Company Has Been Found
    6.7
    • musical director (as Jacques Metehen)
    • 1975
  • Les Zingari (1975)
    Les Zingari
    TV Series
    • music orchestrator
    • 1975
  • Operation Lady Marlene (1975)
    Operation Lady Marlene
    4.6
    • musical director (as Jacques Métehen)
    • 1975
  • The Confession (1970)
    The Confession
    7.8
    • conductor
    • 1970
  • Louis de Funès and Bourvil in Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)
    Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
    7.9
    • conductor (as Jacques Metehen)
    • 1966
  • Rita Hayworth, Marcello Mastroianni, Senta Berger, Stephen Boyd, Yul Brynner, Angie Dickinson, Omar Sharif, Trevor Howard, Hugh Griffith, Jack Hawkins, E.G. Marshall, Anthony Quayle, Gilbert Roland, Harold Sakata, Barry Sullivan, and Eli Wallach in The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
    The Poppy Is Also a Flower
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • conductor (as Jacques Metehen)
    • 1966
  • L'âge heureux (1966)
    L'âge heureux
    7.3
    TV Series
    • musical director (1966)
    • 1966
  • Yves Robert, Colette Brosset, and Robert Dhéry in La communale (1965)
    La communale
    5.4
    • orchestra conductor (as Jacques Métehen)
    • 1965
  • Emmanuelle Riva, Fabrice Rouleau, and Edith Scob in Thomas the Impostor (1965)
    Thomas the Impostor
    6.6
    • conductor
    • 1965
  • Impossible on Saturday (1965)
    Impossible on Saturday
    7.0
    • conductor
    • 1965
  • Friend of the Family (1964)
    Friend of the Family
    5.3
    • musical director
    • 1964
  • Gérard Barray and Valérie Lagrange in Hardi Pardaillan! (1964)
    Hardi Pardaillan!
    5.1
    • conductor
    • 1964
  • La bonne soupe (1964)
    La bonne soupe
    5.8
    • musical director
    • 1964
  • The Kremlin (1963)
    The Kremlin
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1963

Composer

  • Les gros malins (1969)
    Les gros malins
    3.6
    • Composer (as Jacques Métehen)
    • 1969
  • Opus 1er
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1964
  • Le temps de l'urbanisme
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1962
  • Jules Renard
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1961
  • La déesse d'or (1961)
    La déesse d'or
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1961
  • La chance Nord-Sud
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1960
  • Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)
    Love and the Frenchwoman
    6.2
    • Composer (segment "Le Mariage")
    • 1960
  • Police judiciaire (1957)
    Police judiciaire
    6.0
    • Composer
    • 1957
  • Saint-Germain-en-Laye, cité royale
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1956
  • Olivia de Havilland, Myrna Loy, Edward Arnold, Adolphe Menjou, and Tommy Noonan in The Ambassador's Daughter (1956)
    The Ambassador's Daughter
    5.9
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Paris Precinct (1955)
    Paris Precinct
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1955
  • Les aventures extraordinaires d'un litre de lait (1951)
    Les aventures extraordinaires d'un litre de lait
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1951
  • Jo la Romance (1949)
    Jo la Romance
    5.1
    • Composer
    • 1949
  • Anatole à la tour de Nesle
    3.8
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1947
  • Paris des quartre saisons n°1 ou le retour de Paris
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1946

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Operette Theatre Musical France site - Jacques Metehen
    • SACEM - Jacques Metehen Compositeur
  • Alternative names
    • J. Metehen
  • Born
    • August 28, 1903
    • Orléans, Loiret, France
  • Died
    • March 21, 1986
    • Paris, France
  • Spouses
      Marthe BittonMay 2, 1950 - March 21, 1986 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

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