Gérard Brach (23 July 1927 – 9 September 2006) was a French

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and Jean-Jacques Annaud. He directed two movies: ''La Maison'' and '' The Boat on the Grass''.

Personal life and death

He died of

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on 9 September 2006 in Paris, France at age of 79.

Works include

*1965: '' Repulsion'' (Writer) *1966: ''

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'' (Writer) *1967: '' Le Bal des vampires'' (UK: ''Dance of the Vampires''; US: ''The Fearless Vampire Killers'') (Writer) *1967: ''

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'' (''Le vieil homme et l'enfant'') (Writer) *1968: '' Wonderwall'' (Story) *1970: ''La Maison'' (Director and writer) *1971: ''

Le Bateau sur l'herbe ''The Boat on the Grass'' (french: Le Bateau sur l'herbe) is a 1971 French film directed by Gérard Brach. It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Claude Jade - Eleonore * Jean-Pierre Cassel - David * John McEnery - Oliver * Va ...

'' (''The Boat on the Grass'') (Director and co-writer) *1972: '' Quoi ?'' (''What?'') (Writer) *1976: '' Le Locataire'' (''The Tenant'') (Writer) *1978: ''

Rêve de singe ''Bye Bye Monkey'' ( it, Ciao maschio, french: Rêve de singe) is a 1978 Italian-French comedy-drama film, directed by Marco Ferreri and starring Gérard Depardieu, Marcello Mastroianni, James Coco, Gail Lawrence and Geraldine Fitzgerald. It is ab ...

'' (''Bye Bye Monkey'') (Writer) *1979: '' Tess'' (Writer) *1979: ''

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'' (Writer) *1981: '' Quest for Fire'' (Original title: ''La Guerre du feu'') (Writer) *1982: '' Identification of a Woman'' (Writer) *1983: '' My Best Friend's Girl'' (Writer) *1984: '' Maria's Lovers'' (Writer) *1986: ''

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'' (Writer) *1986: '' Jean de Florette'' (Writer) *1986: ''

The Name of the Rose ''The Name of the Rose'' ( it, Il nome della rosa ) is the 1980 debut novel by Italian author Umberto Eco. It is a historical murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the year 1327, and an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction ...

'' (Writer) *1986: '' Manon des Sources'' (US title: ''Manon of the Spring'') (Writer) *1987: '' Shy People'' (Writer) *1988: ''

Frantic Frantic may refer to: * ''Frantic'' (film), a 1988 film directed by Roman Polanski and starring Harrison Ford * ''Frantic'' (video game), a VIC-20 video game * Frantic Films, a Canadian Visual Effects company * "Frantic" (song), a song by Met ...

'' (Writer) *1988: '' L'Ours'' (''The Bear'') (Writer) *1992: '' Bitter Moon'' (Writer) *1992: '' The Lover'' (Writer) *2004: '' Blueberry'' (Writer) *2007: ''

His Majesty Minor ''His Majesty Minor'' (french: Sa majesté Minor) is a French-Spanish feature film by French director Jean-Jacques Annaud. It is his third film shot entirely in his native language of French since his 1976 Oscar-winning debut ''Black and White in ...

(Writer)

Actor

*1960: ''

Breathless Breathless may refer to: Aircraft *Paradelta Breathless, an Italian paraglider design Film and television * Breathless (1960 film), ''Breathless'' (1960 film) (''À bout de souffle''), a French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard * Breathless (1982 ...

'' - Photographer (uncredited)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brach, Gerard 1927 births 2006 deaths People from Montrouge Best Adapted Screenplay BAFTA Award winners French film directors 20th-century French non-fiction writers 20th-century French male writers Deaths from cancer in France Burials at Montparnasse Cemetery 20th-century screenwriters