Jean Gabin

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Jean Gabin

Jean Gabin

17 May 1904 - 15 November 1976

ActivitiesActor, Executive Producer, Producer, Associate Producer, Original idea, Co-producer

SecteurCinema

Jean Gabin

Biography

After several years of cabarets, notably at the Folies Bergères, Jean Gabin steps up to the silver screen. He is revealed by the film Pépé le Moko in 1937. Jean Gabin's career is launched and in just two years, he appears in films among the most famous of French cinema, such as Grand Illusion, Port of Shadows, La Bête humaine (1938)… During World War II, he takes refuge in the United States, refusing to act for the Germans. His return to French cinema is marked by two gangster films: Touchez pas au grisbi (1953) and Chnouf (1955). In 1955, Michel Audiard discovers his cheeky humour in shooting back carefully elaborated replies. Their collaboration is to span some twenty films. Gabin then surrounds himself with a faithful team with whom he works almost exclusively: Bernard Blier, Gilles Granier, Fernadel, Henri Verneuil… Towards the end of his life Gabin draws nearer to the new generation and shoots with Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo. He passes away in 1976 and with him, a mythical figure of French cinema.

Filmography(95)

The Holy Year

(1975)

Jury of One / The Verdict

(1974)

Two Men in Town

(1973)

The Dominici Case

(1973)

Killer

(1972)

The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow

(1971)

The Cat

(1971)

Happy He, Who Like Ulysses

(1969)

La Horse

(1969)

The Sicilian Clan

(1969)

Under the Sign of the Bull

(1968)

The Tattooed Man

(1968)

Pasha

(1968)

media - Poster France

Action Man

(1967)

The Gardener from Argenteuil

(1966)

Father's Trip

(1966)

Rififi in Paris

(1965)

God's Thunder

(1965)

That Tender Age

(1964)

Monsieur

(1964)

Any Number Can Win

(1963)

Maigret Sees Red

(1962)

Duke of the Derby

(1962)

A Monkey in Winter

(1962)

The Counterfeiters of Paris

(1961)

The President

(1961)

The Old Guard

(1960)

The Baron of The Locks

(1959)

Rue de Paris

(1959)

Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case

(1959)

The Magnificent Tramp

(1958)

The Possessors

(1958)

Love Is my profession / In Case of Adversity

(1958)

media - Poster France

The Night Affair

(1958)

Les Miserables

(1958)

Inspector Maigret / Maigret Sets a Trap

(1957)

Speaking of Murder

(1957)

The Case of Doctor Laurent

(1957)

The Most Dangerous Sin

(1956)

The Trip Across Paris

(1956)

Blind Rage

(1956)

Deadlier Than the Male / Twelve Hours to Live

(1955)

People of No Importance

(1955)

Hi-Jack Highway

(1955)

media - Poster France

The Little Rebels

(1955)

House on the Waterfront

(1955)

Razzia

(1955)

Napoleon

(1955)

French Cancan

(1954)

Air of Paris

(1954)

Hands Off the Loot

(1954)

Rhine Virgin

(1953)

A Room For a Night

(1953)

Fille dangereuse

(1953)

The Moment of Truth

(1952)

The Truth About Bebe Donge

(1952)

Le Plaisir

(1951)

The Night Is my Kingdom

(1951)

Victor

(1951)

Twelve Hours to Live

(1950)

Au-delà des grilles

(1949)

Marie of the Port

(1949)

Mirror

(1947)

The Room Upstairs

(1946)

Stormy Waters

(1939)

Daybreak

(1938)

Coral Reefs

(1938)

The Human Beast

(1938)

Port of Shadows

(1938)

Lady Killer / Lover-Boy

(1937)

Le Messager

(1937)

Grand Illusion

(1937)

Pépé le Moko

(1936)

The Lower Depths

(1936)

They Were Five

(1936)

Variétés

(1935)

Escape from Yesterday

(1935)

Golgotha

(1935)

Zouzou

(1934)

Maria Chapdelaine

(1934)

Tunnel

(1933)

From Top to Bottom

(1933)

Adieu les beaux jours

(1933)

L'Étoile de Valencia

(1933)

La Belle Marinière

(1932)

La Foule hurle

(1932)

Les Gaîtés de l'escadron

(1932)

Pour un soir

(1931)

Cœurs joyeux

(1931)

Coeur de lilas

(1931)

Gloria

(1931)

Tout ça ne vaut pas l'amour

(1931)

The Darling of Paris

(1931)

Chacun sa chance

(1930)

Méphisto

(1930)

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News & awards

News (3)

Berlin Film Festival 2018: A young French actor wins top award!

Berlin Film Festival 2018: A young French actor wins top award!

24 FEBRUARY 2018

Opening of the 25th French Film Festival in Japan - © Rumi Shirahata

Opening of the 25th French Film Festival in Japan

23 JUNE 2017

Awards (4)

Berlin International Film Festival
Germany, 1971
Silver Bear for Best Actor : The Cat
Berlin International Film Festival
Germany, 1959
Silver Bear for Best Actor : The Magnificent Tramp
Venice International Film Festival
Italy, 1954
Volpi Cup for Best Actor : Hands Off the Loot
Volpi Cup for Best Actor : Air of Paris
Venice International Film Festival
Italy, 1951
Volpi Cup for Best Actor : The Night Is my Kingdom

People listed in the same film credits or the same companies

Fernandel

Fernandel

Madeleine Renaud

Madeleine Renaud

Bernard Blier

Bernard Blier

Michèle Morgan

Michèle Morgan - © Cinétévé

Daniel Gélin

Daniel Gélin

Alain Delon

Alain Delon

Robert Le Vigan

Robert Le Vigan

Paul Frankeur

Paul Frankeur

Robert Dalban

Robert Dalban

Julien Carette

Julien Carette

Danielle Darrieux

Danielle Darrieux

Gaby Basset

Gaby Basset

Josseline Gaël

Josseline Gaël

Lino Ventura

Lino Ventura

Jacques Marin

Jacques Marin

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