Writing

Claude Desailly

Born April 14, 1922 · Cambrai, France

Died April 26, 2009 · aged 87

Claude Desailly was a French screenwriter. He collaborated on a number of films with the director Robert Hossein.

Known For

Cemetery without CrossesCemetery without Crosses · 1969
Cemetery without Crosses
6.31969
MovieWestern
A melancholic gunfighter is drawn into a vengeful and tragic kidnapping plot by his widowed ex-lover.
I Killed RasputinI Killed Rasputin · 1967
I Killed Rasputin
4.41967
MovieDrama
Grigori Rasputin becomes a fixture of Russia's Imperial Court after saving the life of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, the haemophiliac heir to the throne. However as war breaks out, Rasputin's enemies see him as a cause and plot fatal revenge against the Russian mystic.
Secret File 1413Secret File 1413 · 1961
Secret File 1413
4.01961
MovieCrime
A detective investigates a murder and gets caught up in spy shenanigans.
The Vampire of DusseldorfThe Vampire of Dusseldorf · 1965
The Vampire of Dusseldorf
5.61965
MovieAdventureCrime
A true story of Peter Kurten, a serial killer who committed nine murders and many other offenses in Dusseldorf during the Great Depression era.
The Taste of ViolenceThe Taste of Violence · 1961
The Taste of Violence
6.61961
MovieWestern
Perez kidnaps the President's daughter to trade her for imprisoned revolutionaries.
Le SocleLe Socle · 1948
Le Socle
10.01948
MovieComedy
The bases, under the occupation, lost their statues. These now anonymous steles rightly intrigue many visitors. Have you ever wondered who is up there? Ask Paul Colline, the most amusing guide in Paris, he will be able to answer you while sparing the goat, the cabbage and your political opinions.
Falling PointFalling Point · 1970
Falling Point
5.91970
MovieCrime
Three men kidnap a young girl and keep her in a small house on an isolated beach, waiting for her father to pay up the ransom. But the youngest one, in charge of watching her, let accidentally the girl see his face and it becomes no longer possible to return her alive...
Marked EyesMarked Eyes · 1964
Marked Eyes
6.31964
MovieDramaCrime
A story about a widow who begins to receive blackmail letters demanding money from her. This is when everyone in the small town she lives in dismissing her husband.

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Two Years VacationTwo Years Vacation · 1974
Two Years Vacation
7.11974
SeriesAction & AdventureFamily
The story of a group of young New Zealand school boys. Because one of them is the nephew of a ship captain, they win the opportunity to go on a sailing trip. Some pirates (Forbes and Pike) are looking for a boat so they can go and find treasure on a deserted island. They manage to be recruited as crew members on that same boat as the school boys. After a mutiny, the pirates take over the boat and take the young boys as hostages. Helped by O'Brian, the young kids manage to escape from the pirates with the boat. After a storm, they have to land on a deserted island. They have learn to live together in harmony if they want their community to survive, despite the rivalry within the group. But is this island really a deserted one? And can they really get away from the pirates?

Screenplay