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Michel Viala(1933-2013)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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Michel Viala was born on 17 May 1933 in Geneva, Switzerland. He was an actor and writer, known for The Invitation (1973), La nuit de l'éclusier (1989) and Aéroport (1980). He died on 22 August 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland.
BornMay 17, 1933
DiedAugust 22, 2013(80)
BornMay 17, 1933
DiedAugust 22, 2013(80)
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Known for

The Invitation (1973)
The Invitation
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1973
Alain Cuny in La nuit de l'éclusier (1989)
La nuit de l'éclusier
  • Writer
  • 1989
Guillaume Boisseau, Pierre Santini, and Maryvonne Schiltz in Issue de secours (1984)
Aéroport
TV Series
  • Le poète
La vierge noire (1990)
La vierge noire
TV Mini Series
  • Writer(1990)
  • 1990

Credits

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Actor

  • Le cri du lézard (1990)
    Le cri du lézard
    • Pascal
    • 1990
  • La vallée fantôme (1987)
    La vallée fantôme
    6.9
    • 1987
  • Grandeur et décadence d'un petit commerce de cinéma (1986)
    Black Sequence
    6.4
    TV Series
    • L'indic
    • 1986
  • Les fleurs sauvages (1982)
    Les fleurs sauvages
    7.3
    • 1982
  • Guillaume Boisseau, Pierre Santini, and Maryvonne Schiltz in Issue de secours (1984)
    Aéroport
    TV Series
    • Le poète
    • 1980
  • Talou
    TV Movie
    • Le magicien
    • 1980
  • L'affaire Suisse (1978)
    L'affaire Suisse
    5.4
    • Le chef de la police
    • 1978
  • A Young Emmanuelle (1976)
    A Young Emmanuelle
    5.7
    • Georges Frisch
    • 1976
  • Bulle Ogier in The Salamander (1971)
    The Salamander
    7.2
    • Le patron peintre en bâtiment
    • 1971
  • Michèle Grellier and Dany Saval in Prune (1970)
    Prune
    TV Series
    • Le chef des hippies
    • 1970
  • Josette Poirier in Alice où es-tu? (1969)
    Alice où es-tu?
    TV Series
    • Le théoricien
    • 1969

Writer

  • Sandra, c'est la vie (1992)
    Sandra, c'est la vie
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • La vierge noire (1990)
    La vierge noire
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer (1990)
    • 1990
  • Alain Cuny in La nuit de l'éclusier (1989)
    La nuit de l'éclusier
    • writer
    • 1989
  • Le pont des soupirs (1985)
    Le pont des soupirs
    TV Movie
    • scenario
    • 1985
  • Guillaume Boisseau, Pierre Santini, and Maryvonne Schiltz in Issue de secours (1984)
    Aéroport
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • dialogue
    • 1980
  • Le bunker
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • play
    • 1976
  • The Invitation (1973)
    The Invitation
    7.0
    • screenplay and dialogue
    • based on a play by
    • 1973

Director

  • Guillaume Boisseau, Pierre Santini, and Maryvonne Schiltz in Issue de secours (1984)
    Aéroport
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1980

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 17, 1933
    • Geneva, Switzerland
  • Died
    • August 22, 2013
    • Geneva, Switzerland(undisclosed)

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