Jean-Pierre Melville
- Birth Date
- 10/20/1917 - 8/2/1973
- Birth Place
- Paris, France
- Known For
- Directing
Jean-Pierre Melville, born Jean-Pierre Grumbach (October 20, 1917 – August 2, 1973), was a French filmmaker. While with the French Resistance during World War II, he adopted the pseudonym Melville as a tribute to his favorite American author, Herman Melville. He kept it as his stage name once the war was over.
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