José Giovanni

Also known as Jose Giovanni

film director (1923-2004)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1923
Works: 22

Top works

Les gosses d'abord
Le pardon du grand nord
Tu boufferas ta cocarde
Les Grandes gueules
Classe tous risques

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Film & TV

Paris, France

José Giovanni (22 June 1923, Paris, France – 24 April 2004, Lausanne, Switzerland) was the pseudonym of Joseph Damiani, a French writer and film-maker of Corsican origin who became a naturalized Swiss citizen in 1986. A former collaborationist and criminal who at one time was sentenced to death, Giovanni often drew his inspiration from personal experience or from real gangsters, such as Abel…

Known for

Lino Ventura, la part intime — Self (archive footage)2018
Claude Sautet or the Invisible Magic — Self2003
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes — Self2002
The Repentant2002
Vivement dimanche — Self1998
Champs-Elysées — Self1982
Ciné regards — Self1978
30 millions d'amis — Self1976
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self1975
Spécial cinéma — Self1974

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 3
Total plays: 5

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Joseph
Gender: male
Citizenship: Switzerland
Place of birth: Paris
Place of death: Lausanne
Occupation: film actor
Educated at: Collège Stanislas de Paris
Political party: French Popular Party
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Participant in: WWII Axis collaboration in France
Image: José Giovanni.JPG
Convicted of: murder
Significant event: pardon

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Commons category: José Giovanni
date of birth: 1923-06-22
date of death: 2004-04-24
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: José Giovanni
cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage
related category: Category:Films directed by José Giovanni
birth name: Joseph Damiani

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