Jacques Companeez (Russian: Яков Компанеец, ''Yaakov Kompanéyets'', born in

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, Russian Empire 1906–1956) was a Russian Jewish émigré screenwriter in Paris. He arrived in Paris in 1936 after study in Berlin, and wrote 80 screenplays, one of his first being co-writing Les Bas-fonds for Jean Renoir (1936). His older daughter is the contralto Irène Companeez, who recorded with Maria Callas and was married to great Italian baritone Dino Dondi. His younger daughter

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was also a screenwriter.Françoise Audé ''Ciné-modèles cinéma d'elles.: Situations de femmes dans le cinéma'' 1981 Page 77 " ichel Deville.. Il ne se lance alors pas seul dans l'aventure : avec lui, une scénariste-dialoguiste brillante, Nina Companeez. Elle était la fille de Jacques Companeez qui fut le scénariste de Jacques Becker. Elle était, en outre, monteuse."

Selected screenplays

* '' A Thousand for One Night'' (1933) * ''

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'' (''Les Bas-fonds''), directed by Jean Renoir (1936) * ', directed by

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(1937) * ''

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'', directed by

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(1937) * '' The Cheat'' (1937) * ''

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'', directed by

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(1938) * ', directed by

(1938) * ''

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'', directed by Maurice Tourneur (1938) * ''

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'', directed by

(1938) * ''

I Was an Adventuress ''I Was an Adventuress'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Gregory Ratoff, starring Vera Zorina, Richard Greene, Erich von Stroheim, and Peter Lorre. Actress/ballerina Countess Tanya Vronsky (Vera Zorina) works as decoy for two internati ...

'' (1938) * '' Personal Column'', directed by

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(1939) * '' The Emigrant'' (1940) * '' Serenade'', directed by Jean Boyer (1940) * '' A Woman in the Night'' (1943) * ''

The Inevitable Monsieur Dubois ''The Inevitable Monsieur Dubois'' (French: ''L'Inévitable Monsieur Dubois'') is a 1943 French comedy film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Annie Ducaux, André Luguet and Germaine Reuver.Neupert p.315 It was shot at the Studio François ...

'' (1943) * '' As Long as I Live'', directed by

(1946) * ''

A Friend Will Come Tonight ''A Friend Will Come Tonight'' (French: ''Un ami viendra ce soir'') is a 1946 French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Michel Simon, Madeleine Sologne and Paul Bernard.Rège p.620 The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

'', directed by Raymond Bernard (1946) * ', directed by Pierre Dard (1946) * ''

Devil and the Angel ''Devil and the Angel'' (French: ''La foire aux chimères'') is a 1946 French drama film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Madeleine Sologne, Erich von Stroheim and Louis Salou.Lennig p.437 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. ...

'' (1946), directed by

(1946) * '' Goodbye Darling'', directed by Raymond Bernard (1946) * '' Counter Investigation'', directed by Jean Faurez (1947) * ', directed by

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(1947) * '' The Damned'', directed by René Clément (1947) * ''

Gunman in the Streets ''Gunman in the Streets'' (Canadian title ''Gangster at Bay'') is a French/US-produced 1950 black-and-white film noir directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Dane Clark and Simone Signoret. Unreleased for theatrical screening in the US, the film ...

'', directed by Frank Tuttle (1950) * ''

The Man from Jamaica ''The Man from Jamaica'' (French: ''L'homme de la Jamaïque'') is a 1950 French adventure film directed by Maurice de Canonge and starring Pierre Brasseur, Véra Norman and Georges Tabet.Goble p.800 The film's sets were designed by the art dir ...

'', directed by

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(1950) * ''

Casque d'Or ''Casque d'Or'' ("Golden Helmet") is a 1952 French historical drama film directed by Jacques Becker. It is a Belle Époque tragedy, the story of an ill-fated love affair between characters played by Simone Signoret and Serge Reggiani. The story ...

'', directed by Jacques Becker (1952) * '' Adorable Creatures'', directed by Christian-Jaque (1952) * ''

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'', directed by

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(1952) * ', directed by Gilles Grangier (1953) * '' Les Compagnes de la nuit'', directed by

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(1953) * ''

Tempest in the Flesh ''La Rage au corps'' (US title: ''Tempest in the Flesh'', UK title: ''Fire in the Blood'') is a 1954 French drama film directed by Ralph Habib, based on story by Jean-Claude Aurel and Jacques Companéez. The film tells the story of a nymphomaniac, ...

'', directed by

(1954) * ''

It's the Paris Life ''It's the Paris Life'' (French: ''C'est la vie parisienne'') is a 1954 French comedy film directed by Alfred Rode and starring Claudine Dupuis, Philippe Lemaire and Raymond Bussières.Hayward p.465 It was shot in Gevacolor. The film portrays the ...

'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1954) * '' Queen Margot'', directed by

(1954) * ''

The Lovers of Lisbon ''The Lovers of Lisbon'' (french: Les amants du Tage) is a 1955 French drama film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Daniel Gélin, Françoise Arnoul, Trevor Howard and Betty Stockfeld. Two French exiles in Lisbon fall in love after each ...

'', directed by

(1955) * ''

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'' (1955) * ''

Stopover in Orly ''Stopover in Orly'' (French: ''Escale à Orly'', German: ''Zwischenlandung in Paris'') is a 1955 French-West German romantic comedy crime film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Dany Robin, Dieter Borsche, Simone Renant and Heinz Rühmann. ...

'' (1955) * '' La Sorcière'', directed by André Michel (1956) * ''

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'', directed by

(1956) * ', directed by Henri Decoin (1957) * ''

I'll Get Back to Kandara ''I'll Get Back to Kandara'' (French: ''Je reviendrai à Kandara'') is a 1956 French drama film directed by Victor Vicas and starring François Périer, Daniel Gélin and Bella Darvi.Rège p.240 The film's art direction was by Raymond Gabu ...

'', directed by

Victor Vicas Victor Vicas (25 March 1918 – 9 December 1985) was a Russian-born French film director and screenwriter. His film ''The Wayward Bus'' was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Between 1974 and 1983 he directed all thir ...

(1957) * '' The Seventh Commandment'' (1957)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Companeez, Jacques 1906 births 1956 deaths Soviet emigrants to France French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters Russian Jews 20th-century French male writers