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Jean-Daniel Simon(1942-2021)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Jean-Daniel Simon was born on 30 November 1942 in Salons-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was a director and writer, known for Adelaide (1968), Ils (1970) and Il pleut toujours où c'est mouillé (1974). He was married to Sylvie Fennec. He died on 3 February 2021 in Aulnay-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.
BornNovember 30, 1942
DiedFebruary 3, 2021(78)
BornNovember 30, 1942
DiedFebruary 3, 2021(78)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Sylvie Fennec, Jean Sorel, and Ingrid Thulin in Adelaide (1968)
Adelaide
4.8
  • Director
  • 1968
Ils (1970)
Ils
4.4
  • Director
  • 1970
Il pleut toujours où c'est mouillé (1974)
Il pleut toujours où c'est mouillé
6.0
  • Director
  • 1974
Ben Chavis, les dix de Wilmington
Short
  • Director
  • 1977

Credits

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Director

  • Manifestation européenne de la jeunesse anti-apartheid, le 1er juin 1986
    • Director
    • 1986
  • La nuit et le moment (1985)
    La nuit et le moment
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Image interdite (1984)
    Image interdite
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Cinéma 16 (1975)
    Cinéma 16
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976–1983
  • L'examen (1981)
    L'examen
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Angela Davis, l'enchaînement
    • directed by
    • 1977
  • Ben Chavis, les dix de Wilmington
    Short
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Histoires peu ordinaires
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Jane Fonda in Chroniques de France (1964)
    Chroniques de France
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1971–1975
  • Il pleut toujours où c'est mouillé (1974)
    Il pleut toujours où c'est mouillé
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Ils (1970)
    Ils
    4.4
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Sylvie Fennec, Jean Sorel, and Ingrid Thulin in Adelaide (1968)
    Adelaide
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Joël Barbouth and Marika Green in La fille d'en face (1968)
    La fille d'en face
    4.4
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Françoise Hardy in Dim Dam Dom (1965)
    Dim Dam Dom
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967

Writer

  • La nuit et le moment (1985)
    La nuit et le moment
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1985
  • Image interdite (1984)
    Image interdite
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Le mystérieux docteur Cornélius (1984)
    Le mystérieux docteur Cornélius
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • adaptation
    • 1984
  • Cinéma 16 (1975)
    Cinéma 16
    6.0
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • writer
    • 1976–1983
  • L'examen (1981)
    L'examen
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Angela Davis, l'enchaînement
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Histoires peu ordinaires
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • 1976
  • Il pleut toujours où c'est mouillé (1974)
    Il pleut toujours où c'est mouillé
    6.0
    • original idea
    • screenplay
    • 1974
  • Ils (1970)
    Ils
    4.4
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Sylvie Fennec, Jean Sorel, and Ingrid Thulin in Adelaide (1968)
    Adelaide
    4.8
    • screenplay
    • 1968

Actor

  • The Camp at Thiaroye (1988)
    The Camp at Thiaroye
    7.7
    • 1988
  • Love at Sea (1965)
    Love at Sea
    7.4
    • 1965
  • Vice and Virtue (1963)
    Vice and Virtue
    6.1
    • Ludwig, Schörndorf's Adjutant
    • 1963

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 30, 1942
    • Salons-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
  • Died
    • February 3, 2021
    • Aulnay-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis, France(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Sylvie Fennec(1 child)

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