Albert Simonin

Albert Simonin (1905–1980) was a French novelist and scriptwriter. He was born in the La Chapelle quarter of the 18th arrondissement of Paris. His father was a florist. Albert was orphaned by the age of 16. His novel Touchez Pas au Grisbi featuring the Parisian gangster Max le Menteur was turned into a movie starring Jean Gabin that is regarded as a classic example of French film noir. Simonin co-authored the screenplay for the movie. After World War II, he spent five years in prison for collaboration.

Selected filmography

 * Touchez pas au grisbi (1954)
 * The Price of Love (1955)
 * Short Head (1956)
 * Burning Fuse (1957)
 * Anyone Can Kill Me (1957)
 * A Bullet in the Gun Barrel (1958)
 * Le cave se rebiffe (1961)
 * The Gentleman from Epsom (1962)
 * Any Number Can Win, based on a novel by Zekial Marko (1963)
 * Les Tontons flingueurs (1963)
 * Une souris chez les hommes, based on a novel by Francis Ryck (1964)
 * The Great Spy Chase (1964)
 * La Métamorphose des cloportes, based on a novel by Alphonse Boudard (1965)
 * Pasha, based on a novel by Jean Laborde (1968)