Michel Zévaco (1860–1918) was a French

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activist. Leader of Iran

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recommended Zévaco's novels for the youth in 1998.

Adaptations

Several of his novels have been adapted for film and television. * ''Il ponte dei sospiri'' (1921, dir. Domenico Gaido) * ''Buridan, le héros de la tour de Nesle'' (1923, dir.

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) * ''Triboulet'' (1923, dir.

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) * ''Nostradamus'' (1937, dir.

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and Antonio Helú) * ''Il ponte dei sospiri'' (1940, dir.

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) * '' Le Capitan'' (1946, dir.

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) * ''Buridan, héros de la Tour de Nesle'' (1952, dir.

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Sul ponte dei sospiri ''Sul ponte dei sospiri'' is a 1953 Italian adventure film. It is based on characters created by Michel Zévaco. Cast * Frank Latimore as Captain Vessillo * Maria Frau as Bianca Spada * Massimo Girotti as Marco Spada * Françoise Rosay as Dam ...

'' (1953, dir.

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) * '' Le Capitan'' (1960, dir.

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The Avenger of Venice ''The Avenger of Venice'' (, ) is a 1964 adventure film written and directed by Piero Pierotti and Carlo Campogalliani and starring Brett Halsey and Gianna Maria Canale. It is based on a novel by Michel Zevaco. Cast * Brett Halsey as Roland ...

'' (1964, dir.

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References

External links

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Michel Zévaco - Bibliographie complète
at Roman-Feuilleton & HARD-BOILED site (Comprehensive Bibliographies by Vladimir Matuschenko)
List and covers of the Hebrew translations of Zevaco's books
1860 births 1918 deaths Writers from Ajaccio 19th-century French novelists 20th-century French novelists French journalists French anarchists French historical novelists French newspaper founders French male novelists 19th-century French male writers 20th-century French male writers French male non-fiction writers {{France-writer-stub