Albert Simonin

Albert Simonin (1905–1980) was a French novelist and scriptwriter. He was born in the La Chapelle quarter of the 18th arrondissement of Paris. His father was a florist. Albert was orphaned by the age of 16. His novel Touchez Pas au Grisbi featuring the Parisian gangster Max le Menteur was turned into a movie starring Jean Gabin that is regarded as a classic example of French film noir. Simonin co-authored the screenplay for the movie. After World War II, he spent five years in prison for collaboration.

Selected filmography

• Touchez pas au grisbi (1954)
• The Price of Love (1955)
• Short Head (1956)
• Burning Fuse (1957)
• Anyone Can Kill Me (1957)
• A Bullet in the Gun Barrel (1958)
• Le cave se rebiffe (1961)
• The Gentleman from Epsom (1962)
• Any Number Can Win, based on a novel by Zekial Marko (1963)
• Les Tontons flingueurs (1963)
• Une souris chez les hommes, based on a novel by Francis Ryck (1964)
• The Great Spy Chase (1964)
• La Métamorphose des cloportes, based on a novel by Alphonse Boudard (1965)
• Pasha, based on a novel by Jean Laborde (1968)

See also

• Candide ou l'optimisme au XXe siècle (film, 1960)