Jean Pélégri

Jean Pélégri

Jean Pélégri (June 20, 1920 – September 24, 2003) was a writer and professor of literature. Of French descent, he was born in Algeria, but left as part of the diaspora of French colonists referred to as pied-noirs following the Algerian War. He was friends with many Algerian writers (such as Mohammed Dib and Kateb Yacine) and, like Jean Sénac, Pélégri considered himself to be one of them; he always saw himself as an "Algerian at heart". He supplemented his novels' prefaces with artwork from his painter friends Baya, Abdallah Benanteur, Mohammed Khadda and Jean de Maisonseul. Pélégri also assisted on the film adaptation of his novel Les Oliviers de la justice as screenwriter, dialogue writer and actor. The movie won the Cinema and Television Writers Award at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.

  • Title: Jean Pélégri
  • Popularity: 1.558
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1920-06-20
  • Place of Birth: Rovigo, French Algeria
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  • Also Known As: Jean Pelegri
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Jean Pélégri Movies

  • 1959
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    Pickpocket
    Pickpocket

    7.3 1959 HD

    Michel takes up pickpocketing on a lark and is arrested soon after. His mother dies shortly after his release, and despite the objections of his only...

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  • 1994
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    Coming to Terms with the Dead
    Coming to Terms with the Dead

    6.3 1994 HD

    It’s summer, on the beach of this little town in Brittany, a man is building a sand castle. A few people watch him. We will be told the story...

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  • 1988
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    Frequent Death
    Frequent Death

    5.4 1988 HD

    Jeanne Quester is a psychologist-on-the-airwaves in a radio station. She got a raw deal when she was a child.

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  • 1962
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    The Olive Trees of Justice
    The Olive Trees of Justice

    7.3 1962 HD

    The son of a French colonialist in Algeria returns to Algeria after learning that his father is ill. Memories from childhood return. He also must...

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  • 1986
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    Thérèse
    Thérèse

    6 1986 HD

    The life of little St. Therese of Lisieux, depicted in minimalist vignettes. Therese and her sisters are all nuns in a Carmelite convent. Her...

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  • 1989
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    Errors of Youth
    Errors of Youth

    1 1989 HD

    The oddest things come in pairs. In 1989, there were two foreign films on the market whose titles translated to Errors of Youth or Youthful...

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  • 1962
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    The Olive Trees of Justice
    The Olive Trees of Justice

    7.3 1962 HD

    The son of a French colonialist in Algeria returns to Algeria after learning that his father is ill. Memories from childhood return. He also must...

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  • 1962
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    The Olive Trees of Justice
    The Olive Trees of Justice

    7.3 1962 HD

    The son of a French colonialist in Algeria returns to Algeria after learning that his father is ill. Memories from childhood return. He also must...

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  • 1962
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    The Olive Trees of Justice
    The Olive Trees of Justice

    7.3 1962 HD

    The son of a French colonialist in Algeria returns to Algeria after learning that his father is ill. Memories from childhood return. He also must...

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