José Giovanni

writer • director • actor

José Giovanni (22 June 1923, Paris, France – 24 April 2004, Lausanne, Switzerland) was the pseudonym of Joseph Damiani, a French writer and film-maker of Corsican origin who became a naturalized Swiss citizen in 1986. A former collaborationist and criminal who at one time was sentenced to death, Gi...

Born: June 22, 1923 in Paris, France

Died: April 24, 2004 (age 80)

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Known For

7.7

Two Men in Town

Movies & TV Credits

41 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Lino Ventura, la part intime Movie	7.4	Actor	Self (archive footage)	2018
Two Men in Town Movie	5.8	Writing	Screenplay	2014
The Second Wind Movie	5.9	Writing	Novel	2007
Claude Sautet or the Invisible Magic Movie	7.6	Actor	Self	2003
My Father Saved My Life Movie	6.6	Directing	Director	2001
Vivement dimanche TV Show	4.2	Actor	Self(2 Episodes)	1998
Crime à l'altimètre Movie	4.6	Directing	Director	1996
L'irlandaise Movie	4.3	Directing	Director	1991
My Friend the Traitor Movie	5.8	Directing	Director	1988
Among Wolves Movie	4.9	Directing	Director	1985
The Ruffian Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	1983
Champs-Elysées TV Show	6.7	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1982
Une robe noire pour un tueur Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	1981
The Sewers of Paradise Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	1979
The Old Fox TV Show	6.2	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	1977
30 millions d'amis TV Show	5.8	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1976
Boomerang Movie	6.0	Directing	Director	1976
Les rendez-vous du dimanche TV Show	5.9	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1975
The Gypsy Movie	6.5	Directing	Director	1975
Spécial cinéma TV Show	5.1	Actor	Self(2 Episodes)	1974
Two Men in Town Movie	7.2	Writing	Screenplay	1973
The Pariah Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1972
One Way Ticket Movie	5.8	Writing	Screenplay	1971
Where Did Tom Go? Movie	5.7	Directing	Director	1971
Last Known Address Movie	7.0	Directing	Director	1970
The Sicilian Clan Movie	7.6	Writing	Screenplay	1969
Ho! Movie	6.3	Writing	Novel	1968
Birds of Prey Movie	6.5	Directing	Director	1968
Law of Survival Movie	6.1	Directing	Director	1967
The Last Adventure Movie	7.2	Writing	Screenplay	1967
Le Deuxième Souffle Movie	7.7	Writing	Writer	1966
To Skin a Spy Movie	5.7	Writing	Writer	1966
The Man from Marrakech Movie	4.7	Writing	Writer	1966
The Wise Guys Movie	7.1	Writing	Novel	1965
Symphony for a Massacre Movie	7.0	Actor	Moreau	1963
Rififi in Tokyo Movie	5.7	Writing	Adaptation	1963
Symphony for a Massacre Movie	7.0	Writing	Writer	1963
A Man Named Rocca Movie	6.2	Writing	Novel	1961
The Big Risk Movie	7.3	Writing	Novel	1960
Le Trou Movie	8.3	Writing	Screenplay	1960
The Vagabonds Movie	—	Writing	Novel	—

José Giovanni

Known For

Le Deuxième Souffle

Le Trou

The Sicilian Clan

Two Men in Town

Movies & TV Credits