Albert Simonin

Albert Simonin 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 The Price of Love Short Head Burning Fuse Anyone Can Kill Me A Bullet in the Gun Barrel Le cave se rebiffe The Gentleman from Epsom Any Number Can Win, based on a novel by Zekial Marko Les Tontons flingueurs Une souris chez les hommes, based on a novel by Francis Ryck The Great Spy Chase La Métamorphose des cloportes, based on a novel by Alphonse Boudard Pasha, based on a novel by Jean Laborde