Writing
Marcel Achard
Born 1899-07-05
Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France
Department: Writing
Biography
Marcel Achard (5 July 1899 – 4 September 1974) was a French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies maintained his position as a highly recognizable name in his country's theatrical and literary circles for five decades. He was elected to the Académie française in 1959. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marcel Achard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Marcel Achard
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A Shot in the Dark
1964
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The Earrings of Madame de...
1953
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At Theatre Tonight
1966
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Entr'acte
1924
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Reflets de Cannes
1954
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Twilight
1944
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The Lady in Question
1940
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The Strange Monsieur Victor
1938
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Pétrus
1946
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Mayerling
1936
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (56 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | A Night at the Opera | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2020 |
 | Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Idiot | Theatre Play | Movie | 1991 |
 | Jean de la lune | Author | Movie | 1982 |
 | Patate | Writer | Movie | 1982 |
 | A bolond lány | Writer | Movie | 1980 |
| Idiotka | Theatre Play | Movie | 1978 | |
 | La Bagatelle | Author | Movie | 1977 |
 | Domino | Theatre Play | Movie | 1976 |
 | Pétrus | Writer | Movie | 1974 |
 | Noix de coco | Author | Movie | 1972 |
| Samedi soir | Self | TV Series | 1971 | |
 | Domino | Theatre Play | Movie | 1967 |
 | At Theatre Tonight | Writer | TV Series | 1966 |
 | Friends of the family | Screenplay | Movie | 1964 |
 | A Shot in the Dark | Theatre Play | Movie | 1964 |
 | Hard Boiled Ones | Self (uncredited) | Movie | 1964 |
 | Cherchez l'idole | Self, guest at Sylvie Vartan's show (uncredited) | Movie | 1964 |
 | Famous Love Affairs | Dialogue | Movie | 1961 |
| Zeit des Glücks | Writer | Movie | 1961 | |
 | A Woman Like Satan | Writer | Movie | 1958 |
 | La Garçonne | Writer | Movie | 1957 |
 | Que les hommes sont bêtes | Writer | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Country I Come From | Writer | Movie | 1956 |
 | Girl on the Third Floor | Dialogue | Movie | 1955 |
 | Mademoiselle Nitouche | Writer | Movie | 1954 |
 | Storm | Writer | Movie | 1954 |
 | Reflets de Cannes | Self | TV Series | 1954 |
 | The Earrings of Madame de... | Dialogue | Movie | 1953 |
| The Earrings of Madame de... | Screenplay | Movie | 1953 |
 | Venom and Eternity | Self | Movie | 1952 |
 | Love, Madame | Self (uncredited) | Movie | 1952 |
 | Paris Waltz | Director | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Miracle of St. Anne | Un estropié | Movie | 1950 |
 | Jean de la Lune | Director | Movie | 1949 |
 | Meet Me at Dawn | Story | Movie | 1947 |
 | Pétrus | Screenplay | Movie | 1946 |
 | Lunegarde | Screenplay | Movie | 1946 |
 | Twilight | Writer | Movie | 1944 |
 | The Little Ones of the Flower Platform | Screenplay | Movie | 1944 |
 | Domino | Writer | Movie | 1943 |
 | The Heart of a Nation | Writer | Movie | 1943 |
 | Alibi | Story | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Lady in Question | Story | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Deserter | Screenplay | Movie | 1939 |
 | The Strange Monsieur Victor | Writer | Movie | 1938 |
 | Alibi | Writer | Movie | 1937 |
 | Naples Under the Kiss of Fire | Writer | Movie | 1937 |
 | Under Secret Orders | Adaptation | Movie | 1937 |
 | Heart of Paris | Screenplay | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Messenger | Writer | Movie | 1937 |
 | Mayerling | Screenplay | Movie | 1936 |
 | Folies Bergère | Director | Movie | 1935 |
| Folies Bergère | Writer | Movie | 1935 |
 | The Beautiful Sailor | Writer | Movie | 1932 |
 | Entr'acte | A man following the hearse (uncredited) | Movie | 1924 |