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Gilles Perrault(1931-2023)

  • Writer
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His father was a lawyer and his mother, a former member of parliament and at one time vice-president of the Assembée nationale, Gilles Perrault became a lawyer then a journalist. He is now a specialist of espionnage history with his books, "L'Orchestre rouge" and the trilogy "Le Secret du roi " His novels " Les jardins de l'Observatoire" and "Go" are autobiographical.
BornMarch 9, 1931
DiedAugust 3, 2023(92)
BornMarch 9, 1931
DiedAugust 3, 2023(92)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Dossier 51 (1978)
Dossier 51
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1978
L'orchestre rouge (1989)
L'orchestre rouge
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1989
Le Pull-over rouge (1979)
Le Pull-over rouge
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1979
Henry Fonda, Yul Brynner, and Philippe Noiret in The Serpent (1973)
The Serpent
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1973

Credits

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Writer

  • Thierry Frémont and Hélène Seuzaret in The Venetian (2010)
    The Venetian
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • original scenario
    • 2010
  • J'avais 15 ans (2008)
    J'avais 15 ans
    • Writer
    • 2008
  • Les passeurs (2004)
    Les passeurs
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2004
  • Emmanuelle Béart and Gaspard Ulliel in Strayed (2003)
    Strayed
    6.5
    • novel "Le Garçon aus Yeux Gris"
    • 2003
  • Un Suisse à part, Georges-Henri Pointet
    • Writer
    • 2000
  • Fugueuses (1995)
    Fugueuses
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • Un crime (1993)
    Un crime
    5.5
    • novel "Le Dérapage"
    • 1993
  • L'orchestre rouge (1989)
    L'orchestre rouge
    6.1
    • novel
    • screenplay
    • 1989
  • The Little Bunch (1983)
    The Little Bunch
    6.3
    • writer
    • 1983
  • Le Pull-over rouge (1979)
    Le Pull-over rouge
    6.9
    • based on the novel by
    • 1979
  • Dossier 51 (1978)
    Dossier 51
    7.2
    • written by
    • from the novel by
    • 1978
  • La filière (1978)
    La filière
    TV Mini Series
    • screenplay
    • 1978
  • Le secret des dieux (1975)
    Le secret des dieux
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • L'implantation
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1974
  • Henry Fonda, Yul Brynner, and Philippe Noiret in The Serpent (1973)
    The Serpent
    6.2
    • writer
    • 1973

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • France's national library catalogue
    • France's parliament on mother
  • Alternative name
    • Gil Perrault
  • Born
    • March 9, 1931
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • August 3, 2023
    • ainte-Marie-du-Mont, Manche, France(cardiac arrest)
  • Spouses
      Thérèse GuigonApril 28, 1984 - ?
  • Parents
      Germaine Merlot

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