Pierre Cohen Wiki Biography
Pierre Chenal (December 5, 1904 – December 23, 1990) was a French director and screenwriter who flourished in the 1930s, and was best known for film noir thrillers such as the 1937 film L’Alibi, where he worked with Erich von Stroheim and Louis Jouvet. In 1939 he made Le Dernier Tournant, the first of many film treatments of James M. Cain’s celebrated novel, The Postman Always Rings Twice.Chenal was Jewish and was forced to flee occupied France for South America in 1942. He made a number of films while living in Argentina and more in France after the war; but his post-war work never achieved the success and popularity of his pre-war efforts.
| Net Worth | $2 Billion |
| Date Of Birth | December 5, 1904 |
| Died | 1990-12-23 |
| Place Of Birth | Brussels, Belgium |
| Profession | Director, Writer, Editor |
| Spouse | Florence Marly |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0155469 |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | As a French Jew, he was forced to abandon a flourishing career as a director, fleeing from Nazi-occupied France for Argentina in 1942. He resumed work after the war, but with considerably less success. |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le hasard mène le jeu | 1985 | Short | |
| Les belles au bois dormantes | 1970 | as Dave Young | |
| L’assassin connaît la musique… | 1963 | ||
| Les nuits de Raspoutine | 1960 | ||
| La bête à l’affût | 1959 | ||
| Dangerous Games | 1958 | ||
| Sinners of Paris | 1958 | ||
| Section des disparus | 1956 | ||
| Confesiones al amanecer | 1954 | ||
| El ídolo | 1952 | ||
| Native Son | 1951 | ||
| Scandals of Clochemerle | 1948 | ||
| Devil and the Angel | 1946 | ||
| Viaje sin regreso | 1946 | ||
| Se abre el abismo | 1945 | ||
| El muerto falta a la cita | 1944 | ||
| Todo un hombre | 1943 | ||
| Le dernier tournant | 1939 | ||
| Sirocco | 1938 | ||
| The Lafarge Case | 1938 | ||
| The Alibi | 1937 | ||
| Il fu Mattia Pascal | 1937 | ||
| Feu Mathias Pascal | 1937 | ||
| Les mutinés de l’Elseneur | 1936 | ||
| Crime and Punishment | 1935 | ||
| Les suites d’un premier lit | 1934 | Short as Pierre Cohen | |
| La rue sans nom | 1934 | ||
| Le martyre de l’obèse | 1933 | ||
| Les petits métiers de Paris | 1932 | Documentary short | |
| Paris-Cinéma | 1929 | Documentary short |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le hasard mène le jeu | 1985 | Short | |
| Les belles au bois dormantes | 1970 | screenplay – as Dave Young / story – as Dave Young | |
| L’assassin connaît la musique… | 1963 | writer | |
| Les nuits de Raspoutine | 1960 | ||
| La bête à l’affût | 1959 | writer | |
| Dangerous Games | 1958 | writer | |
| Sinners of Paris | 1958 | writer | |
| Section des disparus | 1956 | ||
| Native Son | 1951 | ||
| El muerto falta a la cita | 1944 | ||
| Sirocco | 1938 | screenplay | |
| The Alibi | 1937 | screenplay – uncredited | |
| Il fu Mattia Pascal | 1937 | screenplay | |
| Feu Mathias Pascal | 1937 | screenplay | |
| Les mutinés de l’Elseneur | 1936 | ||
| Crime and Punishment | 1935 | ||
| La rue sans nom | 1934 | ||
| Les petits métiers de Paris | 1932 | Documentary short |
Editor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Se abre el abismo | 1945 | ||
| Feu Mathias Pascal | 1937 | uncredited | |
| Les petits métiers de Paris | 1932 | Documentary short | |
| Paris-Cinéma | 1929 | Documentary short |
Cinematographer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les petits métiers de Paris | 1932 | Documentary short |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le dernier tournant | 1939 | story editor |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Histoire du cinéma français par ceux qui l’ont fait | 1975 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Paris-Cinéma | 1929 | Documentary short |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Special Award | Mystfest | For his whole activities. |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | Native Son (1951) | |
| 1935 | Mussolini Cup | Venice Film Festival | Best Foreign Film | Crime et châtiment (1935) |