Gilles Perrault

Gilles Perrault

Gilles Perrault (born Jacques Peyroles; 9 March 1931) is a French writer and journalist. Born in Paris, Perrault attended the Collège Stanislas de Paris and then studied at the Institut d'études politiques, eventually becoming a lawyer, a profession he worked in for five years. After the success of his essay Les parachutistes (1961), inspired by his military service in Algeria, he became a journalist and wrote articles about Nehru's India, the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the problems of African Americans in the United States. He then investigated less well-known aspects of World War II. Since 1961, he has lived in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Manche, upon which he wrote the book Les gens d'ici ("People from here"). Le Secret du jour J (1964) (Secrets of D-Day, 1974) won a prize from the Comité d'action de la Résistance and was an international bestseller. L'Orchestre rouge (1967) was even more successful. In 1969, Perrault published a spy novel, Le dossier 51. In 1978, Perrault published Le Pull-over rouge, a novel in which he criticized the method of investigation done by the French police around the 1974 death of an eight-year-old girl. Christian Ranucci, a French man, was executed by guillotine for the murder on 28 July 1976. Perrault's case, calling Ranucci's guilt into question, held a great influence in the debate upon capital punishment in France. It has reportedly had a notable impact upon a part of public opinion, having sold over 1 million copies. Perrault was condemned twice, however, for his claims and papers about this case: in 1989 for having talked in a TV program of "abuse of authority" about the policemen in charge of the investigation (fined 30,000 francs to each person defamed at first instance, 40,000 on appeal in 1990, then 70,000 francs to each of the five plaintiffs on cassation in 1992, as well as the presenter); and in 2008 he and his publisher Fayard were found guilty of defamation toward the Marseille police in the book L'Ombre de Christian Ranucci (fined 5,000 euros and his editor an equal sum, a decision confirmed on appeal in 2009 and granted 10,000 euros in damages to each of the four policemen defamed). In 1980, he created the TV series Julien Fontanes, magistrat with Jean Cosmos. In 1990, Perrault published Notre ami le roi (Our Friend the King, 1993) about the regime and human rights abuses of Hassan II, at the time king of Morocco, who had until then been reported positively because of his close relations with the Western world. Perrault's book Le Garçon aux yeux gris (2001) was adapted by André Téchiné for the film Les Égarés. Source: Article "Gilles Perrault" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Gilles Perrault
  • Popularity: 3.573
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1931-03-09
  • Place of Birth: Paris, France
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  • Also Known As: Jacques Peyroles, Gil Perrault
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Gilles Perrault Movies

  • 1997
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    The Gods Must Be Daring

    The Gods Must Be Daring

    4.9 1997 HD

    A priceless statuette "Dancing God" is transfered from Africa to France. Scoundrels of all stripes are dreaming of steeling it. The most clever of...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Élodie Bouchez

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  • 2016
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    Roi du Maroc, le règne secret

    Roi du Maroc, le règne secret

    1 2016 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Jean-Louis Pérez

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  • 2013
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    Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus

    Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus

    2 2013 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Denis Lavant

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  • 2010
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    La Vénitienne

    La Vénitienne

    3.7 2010 HD

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Thierry Frémont

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  • 2003
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    Strayed

    Strayed

    6.1 2003 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Emmanuelle Béart

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  • 1966
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    To Skin a Spy

    To Skin a Spy

    5.8 1966 HD

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Lino Ventura

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  • 1983
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    The Little Bunch

    The Little Bunch

    6.5 1983 HD

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Andrew Chandler

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  • 1973
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    The Serpent

    The Serpent

    6.155 1973 HD

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Yul Brynner

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  • 2004
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    Les Passeurs

    Les Passeurs

    6 2004 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Guy Marchand

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  • 1995
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    Runaways

    Runaways

    5.8 1995 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Marie Trintignant

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  • 1993
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    A Crime

    A Crime

    4.9 1993 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Alain Delon

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  • 1978
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    Dossier 51

    Dossier 51

    6.5 1978 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: François Marthouret

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  • 1961
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    Sahara on Fire

    Sahara on Fire

    1 1961 HD

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Paul Guers

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  • 1990
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    8.5 1990 HD

    Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years...

    Genre: Talk

    Cast: Bernard Pivot

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  • 1978
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    8 1978 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Claude Brosset

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  • 1978
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    8 1978 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Claude Brosset

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  • 1989
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    1 1989 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Robert Etcheverry

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  • 1978
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    8 1978 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Claude Brosset

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