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Jean Herman(1933-2015)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Jean Herman was born on 17 May 1933 in Pagny-sur-Moselle, France. He was a writer and director, known for Under Suspicion (2000), The Grilling (1981) and Farewell, Friend (1968). He was married to Anne Doat. He died on 16 June 2015 in Gradignan, Gironde, France.
BornMay 17, 1933
DiedJune 16, 2015(82)
BornMay 17, 1933
DiedJune 16, 2015(82)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, and Monica Bellucci in Under Suspicion (2000)
Under Suspicion
6.4
  • Writer(1981 screenplay Garde à vue)
  • 2000
Romy Schneider, Michel Serrault, and Lino Ventura in The Grilling (1981)
The Grilling
7.6
  • Writer
  • 1981
Charles Bronson and Alain Delon in Farewell, Friend (1968)
Farewell, Friend
6.7
  • Director
  • 1968
Claudia Cardinale and Stanley Baker in Popsy Pop (1971)
Popsy Pop
4.4
  • Writer
  • 1971

Credits

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Writer



  • The Last Men (2023)
    The Last Men
    6.3
    • original scenario (as Jean Herman-Vautrin)
    • 2023
  • Watch Your Lip! (2011)
    Watch Your Lip!
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • scenario (as Jean Vautrin)
    • 2011
  • Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, and Monica Bellucci in Under Suspicion (2000)
    Under Suspicion
    6.4
    • Writer (1981 screenplay Garde à vue)
    • 2000
  • Berlin Lady (1991)
    Berlin Lady
    6.1
    TV Mini Series
    • novel (as Jean Vautrin)
    • 1991
  • Les après-midi de Monsieur Forestier
    TV Movie
    • adaptation & dialogue (as Jean Vautrin)
    • 1988
  • Charlie Dingo (1987)
    Charlie Dingo
    3.8
    • dialogue
    • scenario (as Jean Vautrin, as Jean Vautrin)
    • 1987
  • Tchéky Karyo, Myriem Roussel, and Lambert Wilson in Bleu comme l'enfer (1986)
    Bleu comme l'enfer
    4.8
    • adaptation and dialogue
    • 1986
  • Urgence (1985)
    Urgence
    5.2
    • scenario & adaptation
    • dialogue (as Jean Vautrin)
    • 1985
  • Intrigues
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • screenplay (as Jean Vautrin, as Jean Vautrin)
    • 1985
  • Lee Marvin in Dog Day (1984)
    Dog Day
    5.8
    • novel
    • screenplay (as Jean Vautrin)
    • 1984
  • Barbarous Street (1984)
    Barbarous Street
    5.4
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • screenplay (as Jean Vautrin)
    • 1984
  • The Outsider (1983)
    The Outsider
    6.4
    • scenario
    • 1983
  • Romy Schneider, Michel Serrault, and Lino Ventura in The Grilling (1981)
    The Grilling
    7.6
    • adaptation
    • 1981
  • Jean-Sans-Terre (1980)
    Jean-Sans-Terre
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 1980
  • L'entourloupe (1980)
    L'entourloupe
    5.3
    • adaptation
    • 1980

Director



  • Catherine Hubeau and Vania Vilers in Les peupliers de la Prétentaine (1975)
    Les peupliers de la Prétentaine
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Les grands détectives (1974)
    Les grands détectives
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Lukas Ammann and Wolfgang Völz in Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (1967)
    Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1974
  • L'oeuf (1972)
    L'oeuf
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Claudia Cardinale and Stanley Baker in Popsy Pop (1971)
    Popsy Pop
    4.4
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Decameron '69 (1969)
    Decameron '69
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Alain Delon in Jeff (1969)
    Jeff
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Charles Bronson and Alain Delon in Farewell, Friend (1968)
    Farewell, Friend
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Teenage Rebellion (1967)
    Teenage Rebellion
    5.7
    • director: French segment
    • 1967
  • Françoise Arnoul and Danielle Darrieux in The Sunday of Life (1967)
    The Sunday of Life
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Pif le chien
    Short
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Le chemin de la mauvaise route
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Twist parade (1962)
    Twist parade
    Short
    • Director
    • 1962
  • La cinémathèque française
    6.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1962
  • La quille
    Short
    • Director
    • 1961

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Le coup de grâce (1965)
    Le coup de grâce
    5.6
    • assistant director
    • 1965
  • Richard Burton, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, Sean Connery, Sal Mineo, Eddie Albert, Richard Beymer, Red Buttons, Jeffrey Hunter, Roddy McDowall, Rod Steiger, Robert Wagner, Paul Anka, Arletty, Mel Ferrer, Steve Forrest, Gert Fröbe, Fabian, Jean-Louis Barrault, Bourvil, Ray Danton, Irina Demick, Leo Genn, Henry Grace, John Gregson, Paul Hartmann, Werner Hinz, Curd Jürgens, Alexander Knox, Peter Lawford, Christian Marquand, Kenneth More, Edmond O'Brien, Ron Randell, Madeleine Renaud, Robert Ryan, Tommy Sands, Richard Todd, Tom Tryon, Peter van Eyck, and Stuart Whitman in The Longest Day (1962)
    The Longest Day
    7.7
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Paris Belongs to Us (1961)
    Paris Belongs to Us
    6.7
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • India: Matri Bhumi (1959)
    India: Matri Bhumi
    7.2
    • assistant director
    • 1959
  • Plaisir du théâtre (1956)
    Plaisir du théâtre
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1958

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Jean Herman-Vautrin
  • Born
    • May 17, 1933
    • Pagny-sur-Moselle, France
  • Died
    • June 16, 2015
    • Gradignan, Gironde, France
  • Spouse
    • Anne Doat1963 - June 16, 2015 (his death)
  • Children
    • Mathias Herman
  • Other works
    Book: "À bulletins rouges". Paris :Gallimard.

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He took his pen name Jean Vautrin from the character Vautrin in 'La Comédie humaine by Honoré de Balzac but his mother's family had also relatives of that name.

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