Didier Decoin

Writer, Actor, Producer

March 13, 1945 (81 years)
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).

In 1995, he became the Secretary of the Académie Goncourt.

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Known For

  • Jakob the Liar
    Jakob the Liar1999
  • The Count of Monte Cristo
    The Count of Monte Cristo4 episodes
  • Napoleon
    Napoleon4 episodes
  • I... for Icarus
    I... for Icarus1979
  • Les misérables
    Les misérables4 episodes
  • The King Is Dancing
    The King Is Dancing2000
  • One Night
    One Night2012
  • Balzac: A Life of Passion
    Balzac: A Life of Passion1999
  • The Chambermaid on the Titanic
    The Chambermaid on the Titanic1997
  • Out of Life
    Out of Life1991
  • The Crown Prince
    The Crown Prince1 season
  • The King’s Favorite
    The King’s Favorite2 episodes
  • The Informer
    The Informer1983
  • Dancing Machine
    Dancing Machine1990
  • The Veiled Man
    The Veiled Man1987
  • Engagements of the Heart
    Engagements of the Heart1987

Filmography

2020
Simenon et l'affaire du cinéma · as Self - Écrivain
2020
2018
Passage des Arts · as Self - Président De L'académie Goncourt
2009
C à Vous · as Self
2008
2007
2006
2000
L'invité · as Self
1998
Roll on Sunday · as Self
1998
1990
Faut pas rêver · as Self
1976
César Awards · as Self
1975
Apostrophes · as Self
1970

1990
Dancing Machine · as Adaptation
1983
Un bon petit diable · as Adaptation