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Henri Verneuil(1920-2002)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Henri Verneuil
Henri Verneuil was born on 15 October 1920 in Rodosto, Ottoman Empire [now Tekirdag, Turkey]. He was a director and writer, known for I... For Icarus (1979), The Sheep Has Five Legs (1954) and Greed in the Sun (1964). He was married to Véronique Sedro and Françoise Bonnot. He died on 11 January 2002 in Bagnolet, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.
BornOctober 15, 1920
DiedJanuary 11, 2002(81)
BornOctober 15, 1920
DiedJanuary 11, 2002(81)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 4 wins & 7 nominations total

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Known for

Yves Montand in I... For Icarus (1979)
I... For Icarus
7.8
  • Director
  • 1979
The Sheep Has Five Legs (1954)
The Sheep Has Five Legs
6.7
  • Director
  • 1954
Jean-Paul Belmondo and Lino Ventura in Greed in the Sun (1964)
Greed in the Sun
7.0
  • Director
  • 1964
Mother (1991)
Mother
7.5
  • Director
  • 1991

Credits

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Director

  • Mother (1993)
    Mother
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1993
  • 588, rue Paradis (1992)
    588, rue Paradis
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Mother (1991)
    Mother
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo in The Vultures (1984)
    The Vultures
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1984
  • A Thousand Billion Dollars (1982)
    A Thousand Billion Dollars
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Yves Montand in I... For Icarus (1979)
    I... For Icarus
    7.8
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Body of My Enemy (1976)
    Body of My Enemy
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1976
  • The Night Caller (1975)
    The Night Caller
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Henry Fonda, Yul Brynner, and Philippe Noiret in The Serpent (1973)
    The Serpent
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1973
  • The Burglars (1971)
    The Burglars
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Alain Delon, Irina Demick, Jean Gabin, and Lino Ventura in The Sicilian Clan (1969)
    The Sicilian Clan
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Guns for San Sebastian (1968)
    Guns for San Sebastian
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Anthony Quinn and Virna Lisi in The 25th Hour (1967)
    The 25th Hour
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo and Catherine Spaak in Weekend at Dunkirk (1964)
    Weekend at Dunkirk
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo and Lino Ventura in Greed in the Sun (1964)
    Greed in the Sun
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1964

Writer

  • Mother (1993)
    Mother
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • screenplay
    • 1993
  • 588, rue Paradis (1992)
    588, rue Paradis
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • Mother (1991)
    Mother
    7.5
    • dialogue
    • novel
    • screenplay
    • 1991
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo in The Vultures (1984)
    The Vultures
    6.1
    • scenario and adaptation
    • 1984
  • A Thousand Billion Dollars (1982)
    A Thousand Billion Dollars
    7.0
    • scenario and dialogue
    • 1982
  • Yves Montand in I... For Icarus (1979)
    I... For Icarus
    7.8
    • scenario
    • screenplay
    • 1979
  • Body of My Enemy (1976)
    Body of My Enemy
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • The Night Caller (1975)
    The Night Caller
    6.9
    • scenario
    • adaptation
    • 1975
  • Henry Fonda, Yul Brynner, and Philippe Noiret in The Serpent (1973)
    The Serpent
    6.2
    • writer
    • 1973
  • The Burglars (1971)
    The Burglars
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1971
  • Alain Delon, Irina Demick, Jean Gabin, and Lino Ventura in The Sicilian Clan (1969)
    The Sicilian Clan
    7.4
    • adaptation
    • 1969
  • Anthony Quinn and Virna Lisi in The 25th Hour (1967)
    The 25th Hour
    7.4
    • scenario
    • 1967
  • Kakia Analyti and Kostas Rigopoulos in Diazygio a-la ellinika (1964)
    Diazygio a-la ellinika
    5.3
    • play
    • 1964
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo and Lino Ventura in Greed in the Sun (1964)
    Greed in the Sun
    7.0
    • adaptation
    • 1964
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Gabin in A Monkey in Winter (1962)
    A Monkey in Winter
    7.4
    • scenario (uncredited)
    • 1962

Actor

  • 588, rue Paradis (1992)
    588, rue Paradis
    6.9
    • A priest in an Armenian church (uncredited)
    • 1992
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo in The Vultures (1984)
    The Vultures
    6.1
    • La voix de l'annonceur radio (uncredited)
    • 1984
  • Yves Montand in I... For Icarus (1979)
    I... For Icarus
    7.8
    • Le technicien régie TV
    • La voix du présentateur au cabaret (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Body of My Enemy (1976)
    Body of My Enemy
    6.6
    • Voix haut-parleur à la gare (voice, uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Gabin in A Monkey in Winter (1962)
    A Monkey in Winter
    7.4
    • Un officier allemand (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • The Cow and I (1959)
    The Cow and I
    7.1
    • Voix haut-parleur à la gare de Lunéville (voice, uncredited)
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 15, 1920
    • Rodosto, Ottoman Empire [now Tekirdag, Turkey]
  • Died
    • January 11, 2002
    • Bagnolet, Seine-Saint-Denis, France(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Véronique Sedro1984 - 2000 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Sophie Malakian
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Achod Malakian arrived with his family in Marseille at the age of four, joining thousands of Armenians in fleeing the Turkish government's massacres of their people. As Henri Verneuil, at the end of his life, he devoted his two final full-length features to this part of his childhood and heritage.

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