Pierre Chenal

Pierre Chenal
Pierre Chenal
Born	Pierre Cohen December 5, 1904 Brussels, Belgium
Died	December 23, 1990 Paris, France
Other names	Dave Young
Occupation	Director, Screenwriter
Years active	1929 – 1985

Pierre Chenal (December 5, 1904 – December 23, 1990) was a French director and screenwriter who flourished in the 1930s, and was best known for film noir thrillers such as the 1937 film L’Alibi, where he worked with Erich von Stroheim and Louis Jouvet.^[1] In 1939 he made Le Dernier Tournant, the first of many film treatments of James M. Cain's celebrated novel, The Postman Always Rings Twice.

Chenel was Jewish and was forced to flee occupied France for South America in 1942.^[2] He made a number of films while living in Argentina and more in France after the war; but his post-war work never achieved the success and popularity of his pre-war efforts.^[3]

Filmography

References

Bibliography

• Chenal, Pierre, Souvenirs du cineaste, filmographie, temoignages, documents (Collection 24 souvenirs/seconde), [Autobiography, French Edition, Paperback], Dujarric, en collaboration avec les Amis de Cine-sous-Bois, Aulnay-sous-Bois, 1987, ISBN 2-85947-043-3
• Chenal, Pierre, La derniere tempete (L'Aventure vecue), [French Edition, Paperback], Flammarion, Paris, 1975, ISBN 2-08-065015-7

External links

• Pierre Chenal at the TCM Movie Database