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