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Louis Sapin(1921-2001)

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Louis Sapin was born on 11 June 1921 in Saint-Etienne-de-Baïgorry, Pyrénées Atlantiques, France. He was a writer, known for Spaceballs (1987), Os Bandeirantes (1960) and I Spit on Your Grave (1959). He died on 18 December 2001 in Garches, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
BornJune 11, 1921
DiedDecember 18, 2001(80)
BornJune 11, 1921
DiedDecember 18, 2001(80)
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Known for

Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Daphne Zuniga in Spaceballs (1987)
Spaceballs
7.1
  • Additional Crew
  • 1987
Os Bandeirantes (1960)
Os Bandeirantes
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1960
Renate Ewert and Christian Marquand in I Spit on Your Grave (1959)
I Spit on Your Grave
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1959
Jacques Charrier and Marie-José Nat in Anatomy of a Marriage (1964)
Anatomy of a Marriage
7.1
  • Writer(dialogue)
  • 1964

Credits

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Writer

  • Louis de Funès in Let's Rob the Bank (1964)
    Let's Rob the Bank
    6.7
    • original story
    • 1964
  • Jacques Charrier and Marie-José Nat in Anatomy of a Marriage (1964)
    Anatomy of a Marriage
    7.1
    • adaptation (dialogue)
    • 1964
  • Jacques Charrier and Marie-José Nat in Anatomy of a Marriage (1964)
    Anatomy of a Marriage
    7.1
    • adaptation (dialogue)
    • 1964
  • Os Bandeirantes (1960)
    Os Bandeirantes
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • Fever Mounts at El Pao (1959)
    Fever Mounts at El Pao
    6.8
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 1959
  • Renate Ewert and Christian Marquand in I Spit on Your Grave (1959)
    I Spit on Your Grave
    5.5
    • adaptation and dialogue
    • 1959
  • The Chasers (1959)
    The Chasers
    6.8
    • adaptation and dialogue
    • 1959
  • Le jardins du Seigneur
    Short
    • commentary
    • 1954
  • Michel Piccoli in Torticola contre Frankensberg (1952)
    Torticola contre Frankensberg
    6.5
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1952
  • Chicago Digest
    6.8
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • Terreur en Oklahoma
    6.9
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1951

Additional Crew

  • Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Daphne Zuniga in Spaceballs (1987)
    Spaceballs
    7.1
    • French adaptation: dubbed version
    • 1987

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 11, 1921
    • Saint-Etienne-de-Baïgorry, Pyrénées Atlantiques, France
  • Died
    • December 18, 2001
    • Garches, Hauts-de-Seine, France(Alzheimer's disease)

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