About Jean Halain
Lived 1920 – 2000 (aged 80). Jean Halain was a French screenwriter.
Jean-Marie Hunebelle, known professionally as Jean Halain, born 14 January 1920 in Paris, died 14 September 2000 in Juvisy-sur-Orge, was a French film screenwriter.
Son of André Hunebelle, he was a scriptwriter and screenwriter of numerous films of Louis de Funès.
Screenwriter
1948 : Métier de fous, directed by André Hunebelle 1949 : Millionaires for One Day, directed by André Hunebelle 1950 : Women Are Crazy, directed by Gilles Grangier 1950 : La Rue sans loi, directed by Maurice Labro 1952 : My Husband Is Marvelous, directed by André Hunebelle 1954 : Cadet-Rousselle, directed by André Hunebelle 1955 : L'Impossible Monsieur Pipelet, directed by André Hunebelle 1956 : Casinos de Paris, directed by André Hunebelle 1956 : Thirteen at the Table, directed by André Hunebelle 1958 : Taxi, roulotte et corrida, directed by André Hunebelle 1959 : Le Bossu, directed by André Hunebelle 1960 : L'assassin est dans l'annuaire, directed by Léo Joannon 1960 : Le Capitan, directed by André Hunebelle 1961 : The Count of Monte Cristo, directed by Claude Autant-Lara 1961 : Le Miracle des loups, directed by André Hunebelle 1962 : Méfiez-vous, mesdames, directed by André Hunebelle 1962 : Les Mystères de Paris, directed by André Hunebelle 1964 : Fantômas, directed by André Hunebelle 1964 : Le Tigre aime la chair fraîche, directed by Claude Chabrol 1965 : Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117, directed by André Hunebelle 1965 : Fantômas se déchaîne, directed by André Hunebelle 1966 : Le Grand Restaurant, directed by Jacques Besnard 1967 : Oscar, directed by Edouard Molinaro 1967 : Fantômas contre Scotland Yard, directed by André Hunebelle 1967 : Le Fou du labo 4, directed by Jacques Besnard 1968 : Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo, directed by André Hunebelle 1969 : Hibernatus, directed by Edouard Molinaro 1970 : L'Homme orchestre, directed by Serge Korber 1970 : Sur un arbre perché, directed by Serge Korber 1973 : , directed by André Hunebelle 1974 : , directed by André Hunebelle 1974 : C'est pas parce qu'on a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule, directed by Jacques Besnard 1976 : The Porter from Maxim's, directed by Claude Vital 1977 : Le Maestro, directed by Claude Vital 1977 : Gloria, directed by Claude Autant-Lara 1978 : Ça fait tilt, directed by André Hunebelle 1980 : L'Avare, directed by Jean Girault and Louis de Funès 1981 : La Soupe aux choux, directed by Jean Girault
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Who was Jean Halain?
French screenwriter (1920–2000)
When was Jean Halain born?
Jean Halain was born on 14 January 1920 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
When did Jean Halain die?
Jean Halain died on 14 September 2000 in Juvisy-sur-Orge.
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Jean Halain was a screenwriter.
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Jean Halain was French.
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