Didier Decoin
Writing·March 13, 1945 — 81 years old·Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Didier Decoin (born 13 March 1945) is a French screenwriter and writer awarded the Prix Goncourt in 1977.
He is the son of filmmaker Henri Decoin. He began his career as a newspaper journalist at France Soir, Le Figaro and VOD, and radio Europe 1. At the same time he started writing.
While continuing his writing, he became writer in film and television (and adapted scripts for television as the major TV films Les Misérables, The Count of Monte Cristo, Balzac and Napoleon).
Known For
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2022The King’s FavoriteTVWriter · Creator2022Simenon et l'affaire du cinémaSelf - Écrivain2020Alexandre Dumas: The FlamboyantSelf2016La faceWriter2015Pierre Brossolette ou les passagers de la luneWriter2012One NightNovel2011The King, the Squirrel and the Grass SnakeTVWriter2010Les diamants de la victoireWriter2009L’aventure des Visiteurs du soirSelf - Interviewee2006Kronprinz RudolfTVWriter2005LouiseNovel2004Dans la tête du tueurScreenplay2002NapoleonTVScenario Writer · Writer2000The King Is DancingWriter2000Les MisérablesTVWriter1999Jakob the LiarScreenplay1999Balzac: A Life of PassionWriter1999BalzacTVWriter1998The Count of Monte CristoTVWriter1997The Chambermaid on the TitanicNovel1997The Fire That BurnsWriter1995Marcel Carné: My Life in FilmSelf1994Poorly Extinguished FiresWriter1993Morasseix!!!Producer1991Out of LifeScreenplay1990Dancing MachineAdaptation · Dialogue1988Memories of YouOriginal Story1988Un château au soleilTVDialogue · Writer1988Lebanon, the Land of Honey and IncenseScreenplay1987Engagements of the HeartWriter1987The Veiled ManScreenplay1983The InformerWriter1981Cinq-MarsWriter1979I... for IcarusScreenplay1978Ciné regardsTVSelf1977The BibleWriter197630 millions d'amisTVSelf1975ApostrophesTVSelf1974The Marvelous VisitDialogue · Screenplay1971Samedi soirTVSelf