Jacques Perret

Writer, Author

1901 – 1992

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Who was Jacques Perret?

Jacques Perret was a French writer best known for his novel Le Caporal Épinglé, which tells the story of his captivity in Germany and of his escape attempts. This novel would later be adapted into a film by famous French director Jean Renoir in 1962. Perret was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story for the film The Sheep Has Five Legs.

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Born
Sep 8, 1901
Trappes
Nationality
  • France
Profession
Died
Dec 10, 1992
Paris

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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