Charles Spaak (1903-1975)

Alias:
Шарль Спаак

Birthplace:
Brussels, Belgium

Born:
May 25, 1903

Died:
March 4, 1975

Additional information:

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Adaptation:
1936  The Land That Dies
1941  Who Killed Santa Claus?
1944  The Woman Who Dared
1945  Majestic Hotel Cellars
1946  The Eternal Husband
1946  The Idiot
1948  Le Dessous des cartes
1953  Thérèse Raquin

Assistant Director:
1926  Carmen
1930  Cruel Tale
1936  The Land That Dies
1941  Who Killed Santa Claus?
1944  The Woman Who Dared
1945  Majestic Hotel Cellars
1946  The Eternal Husband
1946  The Idiot
1948  Le Dessous des cartes
1953  Thérèse Raquin

Author:
1926  Carmen
1930  Cruel Tale
1936  The Land That Dies
1941  Who Killed Santa Claus?
1944  The Woman Who Dared
1945  Majestic Hotel Cellars
1946  The Eternal Husband
1946  The Idiot
1948  Le Dessous des cartes
1953  Thérèse Raquin
1962  The Burning Court

Dialogue:
1926  Carmen
1930  Cruel Tale
1935  Pension Mimosas
1936  The Land That Dies
1937  Grand Illusion
1940  Two Women
1941  Sins of Youth
1941  Who Killed Santa Claus?
1944  The Woman Who Dared
1945  Majestic Hotel Cellars
1946  The Eternal Husband
1946  The Idiot
1948  Fight Without Hate
1948  Le Dessous des cartes
1951  The Night Is My Kingdom
1952  Adorable Creatures
1953  Thérèse Raquin
1954  Before the Deluge
1960  Love and the Frenchwoman
1962  The Burning Court
1963  Mathias Sandorf

Director:
1926  Carmen
1930  Cruel Tale
1935  Pension Mimosas
1936  The Land That Dies
1937  Grand Illusion
1940  Two Women
1941  Sins of Youth
1941  Who Killed Santa Claus?
1944  The Woman Who Dared
1945  Majestic Hotel Cellars
1946  The Eternal Husband
1946  The Idiot
1948  Fight Without Hate
1948  Le Dessous des cartes
1949  The Barton Mystery
1951  The Night Is My Kingdom
1952  Adorable Creatures
1953  Thérèse Raquin
1954  Before the Deluge
1960  Love and the Frenchwoman
1962  The Burning Court
1963  Mathias Sandorf

Novel:
1926  Carmen
1930  Cruel Tale
1935  Carnival in Flanders
1935  Pension Mimosas
1936  Carnival in Flanders
1936  The Land That Dies
1937  Grand Illusion
1940  Two Women
1941  Sins of Youth
1941  Who Killed Santa Claus?
1944  The Woman Who Dared
1945  Majestic Hotel Cellars
1946  The Eternal Husband
1946  The Idiot
1948  Fight Without Hate
1948  Le Dessous des cartes
1949  The Barton Mystery
1951  The Night Is My Kingdom
1952  Adorable Creatures
1953  Thérèse Raquin
1954  Before the Deluge
1960  Love and the Frenchwoman
1962  The Burning Court
1963  Mathias Sandorf

Scenario Writer:
1926  Carmen
1930  Cruel Tale
1935  Carnival in Flanders
1935  Pension Mimosas
1936  Carnival in Flanders
1936  The Land That Dies
1937  Grand Illusion
1937  Lady Killer
1939  Law of the North
1940  Two Women
1941  Sins of Youth
1941  Who Killed Santa Claus?
1944  The Woman Who Dared
1945  Majestic Hotel Cellars
1946  The Eternal Husband
1946  The Idiot
1948  Fight Without Hate
1948  Le Dessous des cartes
1949  The Barton Mystery
1951  The Night Is My Kingdom
1952  Adorable Creatures
1953  Thérèse Raquin
1954  Before the Deluge
1960  Love and the Frenchwoman
1962  The Burning Court
1963  Mathias Sandorf

Screenplay:
1926  Carmen
1930  Cruel Tale
1932  Case closed
1932  Dainah the Mixed
1932  That scoundrel Morin
1932  Un coup de téléphone
1933  Abbot Constantine
1934  The Great Game
1935  Carnival in Flanders
1935  Pension Mimosas
1935  Sacrifice of Honor
1936  Carnival in Flanders
1936  The Land That Dies
1937  Grand Illusion
1937  Lady Killer
1937  The Man of the Day
1939  Coral Reefs
1939  Law of the North
1939  Nightclub Hostess
1940  Two Women
1941  Premier bal
1941  Sins of Youth
1941  Who Killed Santa Claus?
1942  The Four-Poster Bed
1944  Carmen
1944  The Woman Who Dared
1945  Majestic Hotel Cellars
1946  Homeland
1946  Queen's Necklace
1946  The Eternal Husband
1946  The Idiot
1947  Panic
1948  Fight Without Hate
1948  Le Dessous des cartes
1948  Man to Men
1949  The Barton Mystery
1950  Justice Is Done
1951  The Night Is My Kingdom
1952  Adorable Creatures
1952  The Seven Deadly Sins
1953  Thérèse Raquin
1954  Before the Deluge
1954  Elementary School
1954  The Boarder
1955  Black Dossier
1960  Love and the Frenchwoman
1962  The Burning Court
1963  Germinal
1963  Mathias Sandorf

Script:
1926  Carmen
1930  Cruel Tale
1932  Case closed
1932  Dainah the Mixed
1932  That scoundrel Morin
1932  Un coup de téléphone
1933  Abbot Constantine
1934  The Great Game
1935  Adémaï au Moyen Âge
1935  Carnival in Flanders
1935  Pension Mimosas
1935  Sacrifice of Honor
1936  Carnival in Flanders
1936  The Land That Dies
1937  Grand Illusion
1937  Lady Killer
1937  The Man of the Day
1939  Coral Reefs
1939  Law of the North
1939  Nightclub Hostess
1940  Two Women
1941  Premier bal
1941  Sins of Youth
1941  Who Killed Santa Claus?
1942  The Four-Poster Bed
1944  Carmen
1944  The Woman Who Dared
1945  Majestic Hotel Cellars
1946  Homeland
1946  Queen's Necklace
1946  The Eternal Husband
1946  The Idiot
1947  Panic
1948  Fight Without Hate
1948  Le Dessous des cartes
1948  Man to Men
1949  The Barton Mystery
1950  Justice Is Done
1951  The Night Is My Kingdom
1952  Adorable Creatures
1952  The Seven Deadly Sins
1953  Thérèse Raquin
1954  Before the Deluge
1954  Elementary School
1954  The Boarder
1955  Black Dossier
1960  Love and the Frenchwoman
1962  The Burning Court
1963  Germinal
1963  Mathias Sandorf

Story:
1926  Carmen
1930  Cruel Tale
1932  Case closed
1932  Dainah the Mixed
1932  That scoundrel Morin
1932  Un coup de téléphone
1933  Abbot Constantine
1934  The Great Game
1935  Adémaï au Moyen Âge
1935  Carnival in Flanders
1935  Pension Mimosas
1935  Sacrifice of Honor
1936  Carnival in Flanders
1936  The Land That Dies
1937  Grand Illusion
1937  Lady Killer
1937  The Man of the Day
1939  Coral Reefs
1939  Law of the North
1939  Nightclub Hostess
1940  Two Women
1941  Premier bal
1941  Sins of Youth
1941  Who Killed Santa Claus?
1942  The Four-Poster Bed
1944  Carmen
1944  The Woman Who Dared
1945  Majestic Hotel Cellars
1946  Homeland
1946  Queen's Necklace
1946  The Eternal Husband
1946  The Idiot
1947  Panic
1948  Fight Without Hate
1948  Le Dessous des cartes
1948  Man to Men
1949  The Barton Mystery
1950  Justice Is Done
1951  The Night Is My Kingdom
1952  Adorable Creatures
1952  The Seven Deadly Sins
1953  Thérèse Raquin
1954  Before the Deluge
1954  Elementary School
1954  The Boarder
1955  Black Dossier
1958  The Cheaters
1960  Love and the Frenchwoman
1962  The Burning Court
1963  Germinal
1963  Mathias Sandorf

Writer:
1926  Carmen
1929  The New Gentlemen
1930  Cruel Tale
1930  Little Lise
1932  Case closed
1932  Dainah the Mixed
1932  He has lost a bride
1932  That scoundrel Morin
1932  Un coup de téléphone
1933  Abbot Constantine
1934  The Great Game
1935  Adémaï au Moyen Âge
1935  Carnival in Flanders
1935  La Bandera
1935  Pension Mimosas
1935  Sacrifice of Honor
1936  Carnival in Flanders
1936  Forty Little Mothers
1936  The Great Temptation
1936  The Land That Dies
1936  The Lower Depths
1936  They Were Five
1937  A Woman of No Importance
1937  Grand Illusion
1937  Lady Killer
1937  The Man of the Day
1938  Hatred
1938  The Strange Monsieur Victor
1939  Coral Reefs
1939  Law of the North
1939  Nightclub Hostess
1939  The End of the Day
1939  The Last Turning
1940  Two Women
1941  Premier bal
1941  Sins of Youth
1941  Who Killed Santa Claus?
1942  The Four-Poster Bed
1943  Immortal France
1943  The Count of Monte Cristo Part 1 - The Prisoner of Kastell
1943  The Count of Monte Cristo Part 2 - The Retaliation
1944  Carmen
1944  The Woman Who Dared
1945  Blind Desire
1945  Father Goriot
1945  Majestic Hotel Cellars
1946  Behind These Walls
1946  Homeland
1946  Queen's Necklace
1946  The Eternal Husband
1946  The Idiot
1946  The Revenge of Roger
1947  Panic
1947  The Royalists
1948  Eternal Conflict
1948  Fight Without Hate
1948  Le Dessous des cartes
1948  Man to Men
1949  Return to Life
1949  The Barton Mystery
1950  Black Jack
1950  Justice Is Done
1951  The Night Is My Kingdom
1952  Adorable Creatures
1952  Smuggler's Ball
1952  The Seven Deadly Sins
1952  We Are All Murderers
1953  Jeunes mariés
1953  Thérèse Raquin
1954  Before the Deluge
1954  Elementary School
1954  Flesh and the Woman
1954  Public Opinion
1954  The Boarder
1955  Black Dossier
1956  Crime and Punishment
1956  Paris, Palace Hôtel
1957  Too Many Lovers
1958  The Cheaters
1959  Katia
1960  Love and the Frenchwoman
1960  Normandy - Neman
1960  Towards Ecstasy
1962  Cartouche
1962  The Burning Court
1963  Germinal
1963  Mathias Sandorf
1963  The Sword and the Balance
1965  Diamonds Are Brittle
1974  Bloody Murder

Writer:
1965  Estudio 1

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