Pierre Chenal is a Director and Scriptwriter French born on 5 december 1904 at Brussels (Belgique)
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Birth name Philippe James CohenNationality FranceBirth 5 december 1904 at Brussels (
Belgique)
Death 23 december 1990 (at 86 years) at La Garenne-Colombes (
France)
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.
Chenel 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.
Biography
D'abord documentariste, Pierre Chenal réalise notamment, dans les années 1930, L'Alibi, Crime et châtiment, La Maison du Maltais et Le Dernier Tournant, première des quatre adaptations du roman Le facteur sonne toujours deux fois de James M. Cain.
Juif, il fuit la France en 1942 pour l'Argentine, où il réalise huit films. Après la guerre, il ne retrouve pas la place qu'il occupait avant-guerre au sein du cinéma français.
Best films
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