
Person
Didier Decoin
Writing · Born 1945-03-13 · Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Biography
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. Source: Article "Didier Decoin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for

Apostrophes
Self
Samedi soir
Self

Les Misérables
Writer

30 millions d'amis
Self

Napoleon
Scenario Writer

The Count of Monte Cristo
Writer

Ciné regards
Self

La face
Writer

The King’s Favorite
Writer

Marcel Carné: My Life in Film
Self
Filmography
- 2022The King’s FavoriteWriter
- 2022Simenon et l'affaire du cinémaSelf - Écrivain
- 2020Alexandre Dumas: The FlamboyantSelf
- 2016La faceWriter
- 2015Pierre Brossolette ou les passagers de la luneWriter
- 2012One NightNovel
- 2011The King, the Squirrel and the Grass SnakeWriter
- 2010Les diamants de la victoireWriter
- 2009L’aventure des Visiteurs du soirSelf - Interviewee
- 2006Kronprinz RudolfWriter
- 2005LouiseNovel
- 2004Dans la tête du tueurScreenplay
- 2002NapoleonScenario Writer
- 2000The King Is DancingWriter
- 2000Les MisérablesWriter
- 1999Jakob the LiarScreenplay
- 1999Balzac: A Life of PassionWriter
- 1999BalzacWriter
- 1998The Count of Monte CristoWriter
- 1997The Chambermaid on the TitanicNovel
- 1997The Fire That BurnsWriter
- 1995Marcel Carné: My Life in FilmSelf
- 1994Poorly Extinguished FiresWriter
- 1993Morasseix!!!Producer
- 1991Out of LifeScreenplay
- 1990Dancing MachineAdaptation
- 1988Memories of YouOriginal Story
- 1988Un château au soleilDialogue
- 1988Lebanon, the Land of Honey and IncenseScreenplay
- 1987Engagements of the HeartWriter
- 1987The Veiled ManScreenplay
- 1983The InformerWriter
- 1981Cinq-MarsWriter
- 1979I... for IcarusScreenplay
- 1978Ciné regardsSelf
- 1977The BibleWriter
- 197630 millions d'amisSelf
- 1975ApostrophesSelf
- 1974The Marvelous VisitDialogue
- 1971Samedi soirSelf
Follow their work on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.