
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
🎬 Movies (28)

Simenon et l'affaire du cinéma
2022
Self - Écrivain

Alexandre Dumas: The Flamboyant
2020
Self

La face
2016
Writer

Pierre Brossolette ou les passagers de la lune
2015
Writer

One Night
2012
Novel

Les diamants de la victoire
2010
Writer
L’aventure des Visiteurs du soir
2009
Self - Interviewee

Louise
2005
Novel

Dans la tête du tueur
2004
Screenplay

The King Is Dancing
2000
Writer

Jakob the Liar
1999
Screenplay

Balzac: A Life of Passion
1999
Writer

The Chambermaid on the Titanic
1997
Novel

The Fire That Burns
1997
Writer

Marcel Carné: My Life in Film
1995
Self

Poorly Extinguished Fires
1994
Writer

Morasseix!!!
1993
Producer

Out of Life
1991
Screenplay

Dancing Machine
1990
Adaptation

Memories of You
1988
Original Story

Lebanon, the Land of Honey and Incense
1988
Screenplay

Engagements of the Heart
1987
Writer

The Veiled Man
1987
Screenplay

The Informer
1983
Writer

Cinq-Mars
1981
Writer

I... for Icarus
1979
Screenplay

The Bible
1977
Writer

The Marvelous Visit
1974
Screenplay
📺 TV Shows (11)

The King’s Favorite
2022
Writer

The King, the Squirrel and the Grass Snake
2011
Writer

Kronprinz Rudolf
2006
Writer

Napoleon
2002
Scenario Writer

Les Misérables
2000
Writer

Balzac
1999
Writer

The Count of Monte Cristo
1998
Writer

Un château au soleil
1988
Writer

30 millions d'amis
1976
Self

Apostrophes
1975
Self
Samedi soir
1971
Self