Charles Spaak

1903-1975

Biography: life and films

Charles Spaak was a Belgian screenwriter. He was born in Brussels, Belgium on 25th May 1903 and died in Vence, Alpes-Maritimes, France on 4th March 1975, aged 71.

His best films as a screenwriter include Jacques Feyder's comedy La Kermesse héroïque (1935), Jean Grémillon's L'Étrange Monsieur Victor (1937), Jean Renoir's La Grande illusion (1937), Julien Duvivier's La Fin du jour (1939) and Marcel Carné's Thérèse Raquin (1953).

Charles Spaak scripted 101 films and directed 1 film.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Julien Duvivier (8 films), André Cayatte (8), Jean Grémillon (6), Jacques Feyder (6), Georges Lacombe (5), Georges Lampin (4), Christian-Jaque (4), Albert Valentin (4), Yves Allégret (3), Robert Siodmak (3), Marcel L'Herbier (3), Jean Renoir (3), Pierre Billon (2), Marcel Carné (2), Léonide Moguy (2), Léon Mathot (2) and Henri Calef (2).

His most frequent genres include: drama (68 films), romance (12), comedy-drama (12), comedy (11), Thriller (10), War (6), crime-thriller (5), history (4) and comedy-romance (4).

Our average rating for Charles Spaak over all films is: 3.0

Filmography

Key: w = writer; d = director

Les Nouveaux messieurs (1929) [w]

La Petite Lise (1930) [w]

Daïnah la métisse (1931) [w]

Un coup de téléphone (1931) [w]

Ce cochon de Morin (1932) [w]

L'Abbé Constantin (1933) [w]

Adémaï au moyen âge (1934) [w]

La Maison dans la dune (1934) [w]

Le Grand jeu (1934) [w]

La Bandera (1935) [w]

La Kermesse héroïque (1935) [w]

Les Beaux jours (1935) [w]

Les Époux scandaleux (1935) [w]

Les Gaîtés de la finance (1935) [w]

Pension Mimosas (1935) [w]

Veille d'armes (1935) [w]

Die klugen Frauen (1936) [w]

La Belle équipe (1936) [w]

La Porte du large (1936) [w]

La Terre qui meurt (1936) [w]

Le Mioche (1936) [w]

Le Secret de Polichinelle (1936) [w]

Les Bas-fonds (1936) [w]

Les Loups entre eux (1936) [w]

Aloha, le chant des îles (1937) [w]

Gueule d'amour (1937) [w]

L'Étrange Monsieur Victor (1937) [w]

L'Homme du jour (1937) [w]

La Grande illusion (1937) [w]

Une femme sans importance (1937) [w]

Le Récif de corail (1938) [w]

Mollenard (1938) [w]

La Fin du jour (1939) [w]

La Loi du nord (1939) [w]

Le Dernier tournant (1939) [w]

L'Empreinte du Dieu (1940) [w]

L'Entraîneuse (1940) [w]

L'Assassinat du Père Noël (1941) [w]

Péchés de jeunesse (1941) [w]

Premier bal (1941) [w]

Remorques (1941) [w]

La Maison des sept jeunes filles (1942) [w]

Le Lit à colonnes (1942) [w]

À la belle frégate (1943) [w]

L'Escalier sans fin (1943) [w]

Untel père et fils (1943) [w]

La Vie de plaisir (1944) [w]

Le Ciel est à vous (1944) [w]

Carmen (1945) [w]

La Part de l'ombre (1945) [w]

Le Père Goriot (1945) [w]

Les Caves du Majestic (1945) [w]

Jericho (1946) [w]

L'Affaire du collier de la reine (1946) [w]

L'Homme au chapeau rond (1946) [w]

L'Idiot (1946) [w]

La Revanche de Roger la Honte (1946) [w]

Patrie (1946) [w]

Les Chouans (1947) [w]

Panique (1947) [w]

D'homme à hommes (1948) [w]

Éternel conflit (1948) [w]

Le Dessous des cartes (1948) [w]

Route sans issue (1948) [w]

Une belle garce (1948) [w]

Le Mystère Barton (1949) [w]

Portrait d'un assassin (1949) [w]

Retour à la vie (1949) [w]

Black Jack (1950) [w]

Justice est faite (1950) [w]

La Nuit est mon royaume (1951) [w]

Adorables créatures (1952) [w]

Le Banquet des fraudeurs (1952) [w]

Les Sept péchés capitaux (1952) [w]

Nous sommes tous des assassins (1952) [w]

Jeunes mariés (1953) [w]

Thérèse Raquin (1953) [w]

Vestire gli ignudi (1953) [w]

Avant le déluge (1954) [w]

La Spiaggia (1954) [w]

Le Grand jeu (1954) [w]

Opinione pubblica (1954) [w]

Le Dossier noir (1955) [w]

Crime et châtiment (1956) [w]

Paris, Palace Hôtel (1956) [w]

Charmants garçons (1957) [w]

Quand la femme s'en mêle (1957) [w]

Les Tricheurs (1958) [w]

Katia (1959) [w]

La Française et l'amour (1960) [w]

Normandie - Niémen (1960) [w]

Vers l'extase (1960) [w]

Cartouche (1962) [w]

La Chambre ardente (1962) [w]

Le Caporal épinglé (1962) [w]

Blague dans le coin (1963) [w]

Germinal (1963) [w]

Le Glaive et la balance (1963) [w]

Mathias Sandorf (1963) [w]

Un milliard dans un billard (1965) [w]

Le Guerriere dal seno nudo (1973) [w]

La Main à couper (1974) [w]



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