Jean Marsan

Writing

Jean Marsan

Born April 7, 1920 · Levallois-Perret, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

Died September 29, 1977 · aged 57

Jean Marsan (7 April 1920 – 29 September 1977) was a French screenwriter and actor. He was co-nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story for the film The Sheep Has Five Legs (1954). Source: Article "Jean Marsan" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Known For

Les FillesLes Filles · 1977
Les Filles
1977
MovieComedy
Neither Seen Nor RecognizedNeither Seen Nor Recognized · 1958
Neither Seen Nor Recognized
6.81958
MovieComedyFamily
In a small French village, everything would be quiet if the local wildlife cop was not being ridiculed by a smart poacher.
PétrusPétrus · 1974
Pétrus
9.01974
MovieComedy
Be Beautiful and Shut UpBe Beautiful and Shut Up · 1958
Be Beautiful and Shut Up
5.61958
MovieComedyCrime
A beautiful 18-year-old orphan escapes from a reformatory and hooks up with a gang of jewel smugglers, and decides on a life of crime. However, she falls for and marries a policeman, putting a crimp in her criminal career.
Let's Not Get AngryLet's Not Get Angry · 1966
Let's Not Get Angry
7.51966
MovieCrimeComedy
One-time gangster Antoine is enjoying retirement on the coast, now managing a boating club. He receives a visit from a former accomplice who asks for a loan. The money will be repaid by a crook who is now in hiding; Antoine intends to recover his money.
The DreadfulThe Dreadful · 1959
The Dreadful
4.01959
MovieComedy
César Dandieu is an honest cashier in an oil company, and Fernand Mouchette an absent-minded inventor. The latter comes to propose a new type of carburetor to the company when César has to hand in the day's takings to his superior.
All the Gold in the WorldAll the Gold in the World · 1961
All the Gold in the World
6.51961
MovieComedy
Businessman Victor Hardy wants to buy the entire area around the small village of Cabosse. He claims that he wants to return to nature, but he also intends to profit by selling the water from the village fountain, which is reputed to enhance longevity. However old farmer Mathieu and his sons don't want to sell...
The AmericanThe American · 1969
The American
5.61969
MovieDrama
A man returns to Rouen, after fifteen years in the United States, and feels like a stranger among old friends.

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The Secret of Monte-CristoThe Secret of Monte-Cristo · 1948
The Secret of Monte-Cristo
9.01948
Movie
One of Alexandre Dumas's most popular adventure novels is "The Count of Monte-Cristo". What is little known is that the famous writer made up neither its plot nor its characters. Dumas actually heard the true story of a man named François Picault during a stay at a private mansion and only adapted it into the novel everybody knows . Picault (who in the book would become Edmond Dantès) was about to marry the beautiful Marguerite (Mercédès in the novel) when he was denounced by three jealous friends who falsely accused him of being a spy for England. Picault was placed under a form of house arrest. In his prison, he made friends with an Italian abbot. When the man died, he left his fortune to Picault whom he had begun to treat as a son. On his release, Picault, who had become wealthy, was able to pursue his ruthless revenge on the three men who were responsible for his misfortune.

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