Pierre Chenal

Screenwriter, Film director

1904 – 1990

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Who was Pierre Chenal?

Pierre Chenal 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.

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Born
Dec 5, 1904
Brussels
Also known as
  • Pierre Cohen
  • Dave Young
Spouses
Nationality
  • Belgium
  • France
Profession
Died
Dec 23, 1990
Paris

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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