Jean-Patrick Manchette
Writing · Novel · Writer · Dialogue
Born Dec 19, 1942 · Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Active 1967–1995 · Awards: Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
Jean-Patrick Manchette (19 December 1942, Marseille – 3 June 1995, Paris) was a French crime novelist credited with reinventing and reinvigorating the genre.
Filmography
The Gunman (2015) — NovelTime Masters (1982) — DialogueLet the Corpses Tan (2017) — NovelThree Men to Kill (1980) — NovelFor a Cop's Hide (1981) — NovelMad Enough to Kill (1975) — NovelThe Nada Gang (1974) — Novel · ScreenplayCover Up (1983) — WriterThe Shock (1982) — NovelLegitimate Violence (1982) — ScreenplayPolar (1984) — NovelAct of Aggression (1975) — WriterLe Socrate (1968) — DialogueThe Probability Factor (1976) — ScreenplayLove + Fear = Torment (1967) — AdaptationThe Slave (1967) — WriterBartleby (1970) — A servile employeeFatale — Novel