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Jean Wall(1900-1959)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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Maurice Ronet and Jean Wall in Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
The new restoration of Louis Malle's ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS, starring Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, and Lino Ventura, and featuring music by Miles Davis, opens Wednesday August 3 at New York's Film Forum.
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Jean Wall was born on 31 December 1900 in Paris, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Elevator to the Gallows (1958), Bonheur en location (1949) and Bad Seed (1934). He died on 24 October 1959 in Paris, France.
BornDecember 31, 1900
DiedOctober 24, 1959(58)
BornDecember 31, 1900
DiedOctober 24, 1959(58)
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Known for

Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Elevator to the Gallows
7.9
  • Simon Carala
  • 1958
Bonheur en location (1949)
Bonheur en location
5.4
  • Writer
  • 1949
Bad Seed (1934)
Bad Seed
6.1
  • Le zèbre
  • 1934
Bille de clown (1952)
Bille de clown
  • Me Lemeunier
  • 1952

Credits

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Actor

  • Secret professionnel (1959)
    Secret professionnel
    • Le chirurgien-chef
    • 1959
  • Oh! Qué mambo (1959)
    Oh! Qué mambo
    5.9
    • Bob
    • 1959
  • Jean Gabin in The Possessors (1958)
    The Possessors
    6.9
    • Pierre Leroy
    • 1958
  • Un drôle de dimanche (1958)
    Un drôle de dimanche
    6.0
    • Saunier
    • 1958
  • Mon coquin de père (1958)
    Mon coquin de père
    • Roger Taloire
    • 1958
  • Plaisir du théâtre (1956)
    Plaisir du théâtre
    TV Series
    • 1958
  • Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
    Elevator to the Gallows
    7.9
    • Simon Carala
    • 1958
  • Dany Robin in Frou-Frou (1955)
    Frou-Frou
    5.4
    • Jean Sabatier
    • 1955
  • Franz Grothe, Nicole Besnard, Peter Berneis, Rudolf Carl, Jacques Companéez, Paul Hörbiger, Sepp Ketterer, Hardy Krüger, Susi Nicoletti, Theodor Ottawa, August Rieger, Renée Saint-Cyr, Hans Schweikart, Hubert von Meyerinck, and Jean Wall in An der schönen blauen Donau (1955)
    An der schönen blauen Donau
    4.5
    • Premierminister Emser
    • 1955
  • Raspoutine (1954)
    Raspoutine
    6.0
    • L'archimandrite Breham
    • 1954
  • It Happened in Paris (1952)
    It Happened in Paris
    5.5
    • Hugo
    • 1952
  • Bille de clown (1952)
    Bille de clown
    • Me Lemeunier
    • 1952
  • Just Me (1950)
    Just Me
    5.6
    • Peuchat
    • 1950
  • A Royal Affair (1949)
    A Royal Affair
    5.1
    • Le Lorrain
    • 1949
  • L'impeccable Henri (1948)
    L'impeccable Henri
    • Gérard
    • 1948

Writer

  • Danielle Darrieux and Jacques François in George et Margaret (1993)
    George et Margaret
    TV Movie
    • French adaptation
    • 1993
  • Jacques Balutin, Darry Cowl, Jean Lefebvre, Jacqueline Maillan, Maria Pacôme, Fernand Raynaud, and Michel Roux in Au théâtre ce soir (1966)
    Au théâtre ce soir
    7.7
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1970
  • Maria Pacôme in George et Margaret (1963)
    George et Margaret
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1963
  • Fernanda Montenegro and Sérgio Britto in Grande Teatro Tupi (1951)
    Grande Teatro Tupi
    8.4
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1957
  • Bonheur en location (1949)
    Bonheur en location
    5.4
    • dialogue
    • 1949

Director

  • Bille de clown (1952)
    Bille de clown
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Bonheur en location (1949)
    Bonheur en location
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1949

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Elevator to the Gallows Trailer - Digital Restoration
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Elevator to the Gallows Trailer - Digital Restoration

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 31, 1900
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • October 24, 1959
    • Paris, France(heart attack)

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