Jean-Patrick Manchette(1942-1995)

Writer
Actor

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Jean-Patrick Manchette was born on 19 December 1942 in Marseille, France. He was a writer and actor, known for Gunman (2015), Pour la peau d'un flic (1981) and Le choc (1982). He died on 3 June 1995 in Paris, France.

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Known for

Sean Penn in Gunman (2015)

5.8

Writer

2015

Alain Delon and Anne Parillaud in Pour la peau d'un flic (1981)

Pour la peau d'un flic

6.4

Writer

1981

Catherine Deneuve and Alain Delon in Le choc (1982)

5.7

Writer

1982

La peur et l'amour (1967)

La peur et l'amour

4.7

Writer

1967

Credits

Writer

Laissez bronzer les cadavres
6.2
- novel "Laissez bronzer les cadavres!"
- 2017
Gunman
5.8
- novel "The Prone Gunman"
- 2015
Cher frangin
4.4
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1989
Série noire
6.4
TV Series
- scenario
- adaptation
- 1984–1987
Le tiroir secret
7.0
TV Mini Series
- adaptation
- dialogue
- 1986
Polar
6.0
- based on the novel by: "Morgue pleine"
- 1984
La crime
5.7
- writer
- 1983
Légitime violence
5.4
- scenario
- 1982
Le choc
5.7
- novel "La position du tireur couché"
- 1982
Les Maîtres du temps
7.3
- dialogue
- 1982
Pour la peau d'un flic
6.4
- novel "Que d'os"
- 1981
3 hommes à abattre
6.3
- novel "Le Petit bleu de la côte ouest"
- 1980
La guerre des polices
5.9
- written by
- 1979
Histoires insolites
6.8
TV Series
- adaptation and dialogue
- 1979
L'ordinateur des pompes funèbres
5.7
- adaptation
- dialogue
- 1976

Actor

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Personal details

Alternative name
- Patrick Manchette
Born
- December 19, 1942
- Marseille, France
Died
- June 3, 1995
- Paris, France(cancer)
Other works
Graphic novel (w/Jacques Tardi): "West Coast Blues".

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