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Jean-Paul Sassy(1915-1992)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
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Jean-Paul Sassy was born on 29 July 1915 in Tunis, Tunisia. He was a director and assistant director, known for La peau et les os (1961), Elevator to the Gallows (1958) and La maison des amants (1972). He died on 9 December 1992 in Bourg-la-Reine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
BornJuly 29, 1915
DiedDecember 9, 1992(77)
BornJuly 29, 1915
DiedDecember 9, 1992(77)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

La peau et les os (1961)
La peau et les os
6.8
  • Director
  • 1961
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Elevator to the Gallows
7.9
  • Additional Crew
  • 1958
La maison des amants (1972)
La maison des amants
6.1
  • Director
  • 1972
Berthe Granval in Provinces (1968)
Provinces
7.5
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Jean Richard in Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret (1967)
    Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976–1989
  • Les ferrailleurs des lilas (1984)
    Les ferrailleurs des lilas
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Béatrice Bruno in Douchka (1981)
    Douchka
    8.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Jacques Dumesnil, Nathalie Juvet, and Malka Ribowska in Il y a encore des noisetiers (1978)
    Il y a encore des noisetiers
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1978
  • La mouche bleue (1974)
    La mouche bleue
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Un certain Badinguet (1974)
    Un certain Badinguet
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Il faut que le Sycomore coule (1973)
    Il faut que le Sycomore coule
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Le ressac (1973)
    Le ressac
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1973
  • La maison des amants (1972)
    La maison des amants
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1972
  • La bonne nouvelle (1972)
    La bonne nouvelle
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Les sous-locs (1972)
    Les sous-locs
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Claude Mann in Un taxi dans les nuages (1970)
    Un taxi dans les nuages
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Tête d'horloge (1970)
    Tête d'horloge
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1970
  • L'eau des filabres (1969)
    L'eau des filabres
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Daniel Gélin and Ludmila Mikaël in Les bas-fonds (1968)
    Les bas-fonds
    8.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1968

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
    Land of the Pharaohs
    6.6
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • House on the Waterfront (1955)
    House on the Waterfront
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1955
  • L'Envers du paradis (1953)
    L'Envers du paradis
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1953
  • Paris chante toujours! (1951)
    Paris chante toujours!
    5.0
    • assistant director
    • 1951
  • Dakota 308 (1951)
    Dakota 308
    • first assistant director
    • 1951
  • Et moi j'te dis qu'elle t'a fait d'l'oeil! (1950)
    Et moi j'te dis qu'elle t'a fait d'l'oeil!
    4.2
    • assistant director
    • 1950
  • Raymond Bussières, Jacques Castelot, Jean Debucourt, Jean-Pierre Grenier, Claude Nollier, Marcel Pérès, Noël Roquevert, and Valentine Tessier in Justice Is Done (1950)
    Justice Is Done
    7.1
    • second assistant director
    • 1950
  • Pas de week end pour notre amour (1950)
    Pas de week end pour notre amour
    5.4
    • assistant director (as J.P. Sassi)
    • 1950

Writer

  • La maison des amants (1972)
    La maison des amants
    6.1
    • adaptation
    • 1972
  • Berthe Granval in Provinces (1968)
    Provinces
    7.5
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1968
  • Lucide Lucile (1967)
    Lucide Lucile
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • Retour à Bacoli
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1966
  • La peau et les os (1961)
    La peau et les os
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1961

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • J.P. Sassi
  • Born
    • July 29, 1915
    • Tunis, Tunisia
  • Died
    • December 9, 1992
    • Bourg-la-Reine, Hauts-de-Seine, France

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