Bernard Zimmer (30 April 1893 – 2 July 1964) was a French

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

who worked on over thirty films between 1932 and 1956.

Selected filmography

* '' The Battle'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

Cease Firing ''Cease Firing'' (French: ''Cessez le feu'') is a 1934 French drama film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Jean Galland, Annie Ducaux and Marcel André.https://www.unifrance.org/film/35303/cessez-le-feu It was based on a screenplay b ...

'' (1934) * '' Carnival in Flanders'' (1935) * '' Second Bureau'' (1935) * ''

In the Service of the Tsar ''In the Service of the Tsar'' (French: ''Au service du tsar'') is a 1936 French historical drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Pierre Richard-Willm, Véra Korène and Suzy Prim.Bessy & Chirat p.172 It was shot at the Joinville Stu ...

'' (1936) * '' Life Dances On'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1937) * ''

Captain Benoit ''Captain Benoit'' (French: ''Le capitaine Benoît'') is a 1938 French thriller film directed by Maurice de Canonge and starring Jean Murat, Mireille Balin and Madeleine Robinson.Spring p.168 The film's sets were designed by the art director Luc ...

'' (1938) * '' Travelling People'' (1938) * ''

The Chess Player ''The Chess Player'' () is a 1927 French silent film directed by Raymond Bernard and based on a novel by Henry Dupuy-Mazuel. It is a historical drama set in the late 18th century during the Russian domination of Polish Lithuania, and elements ...

'' (1938) * ''

Night in December ''Night in December'' (French: ''Nuit de décembre'') is a 1940 French drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Pierre Blanchar, Renée Saint-Cyr and Gilbert Gil.Crisp p.250 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The fi ...

'' (1941) * ''

Colonel Pontcarral ''Colonel Pontcarral'' or ''Pontcarral, Colonel of the Empire'' (French: ''Pontcarral, colonel d'empire'') is a 1942 French historical drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Pierre Blanchar, Annie Ducaux and Suzy Carrier. Williams p. ...

'' (1942) * '' The Snow on the Footsteps'' (1942) * '' Secrets'' (1943) * ''

The Materassi Sisters ''The Materassi Sisters'' (Italian: ''Sorelle Materassi'') is a 1944 Italian comedy film directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli and starring Emma Gramatica, Irma Gramatica and Olga Solbelli.Reich & Garofalo p.268 The film is an adaptation of the ...

'' (1944) * '' The Captain'' (1946) * ''

Thirst of Men ''Thirst of Men'' (French: ''La soif des hommes'') is a 1950 French historical film, historical drama film directed by Serge de Poligny and starring Georges Marchal, Dany Robin and Andrée Clément.Monaco p.354 It was filmed and set in French Alger ...

'' (1950) * '' Judgement of God'' (1952) * ''

Marie Antoinette Queen of France ''Marie Antoinette Queen of France'' ( and also known as ''Shadow of the Guillotine'') is a 1956 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Jean Delannoy who co-wrote the screenplay with Pierre Erlanger and Bernard Zimmer. The film stars Mi ...

'' (1956)

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985 .

External links

* 1893 births 1964 deaths French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters People from Ardennes (department) 20th-century French male writers {{France-film-bio-stub