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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.
José Giovanni est un écrivain, scénariste, dialoguiste et réalisateur français (ayant acquis également la nationalité suisse en 1986), né le 22 juin 1923 à Paris et mort le 24 avril 2004 à Lausanne (Suisse).
Living in Switzerland with his wife and children since 1969, Giovanni wrote 20 novels, 2 memories' books, 33 scripts, and directed 15 movies and 5 TV movies. After four days spent in the hospital of Lausanne, José Giovanni died at 2 p.m, on April 24th, 2004 from a brain hemorrhage.
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- Paris, France
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- Lausanne, Switzerland
Living in Switzerland with his wife and children since 1969, Giovanni wrote 20 novels, 2 memories' books, 33 scripts, and directed 15 movies and 5 TV movies. After four days spent in the hospital of Lausanne, José Giovanni died at 2 p.m, on April 24th, 2004 from a brain hemorrhage.
- June 22, 1923
- April 24, 2004
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 bank robber is released after 10 years in prison. He gets help from a social-worker, but gets harassed by an old cop from his past. Director: José Giovanni | Stars: Alain Delon, Jean Gabin, Mimsy Farmer, Victor Lanoux. Votes: 4,914.
Apr 26, 2004 · Jose Giovanni, a former Parisian death-row inmate who became an author of classic French crime novels, a screenwriter and a director of hit films featuring such stars as Jean-Paul Belmondo and...
