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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-12-10 (101 years old)

Place of Birth

Madrid, Spain

Jorge Semprún

Biography:

Jorge Semprún Maura was a Spanish writer and politician. From 1953 to 1962, during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, Semprún lived clandestinely in Spain working as an organizer for the exiled Communist Party of Spain, but was expelled from the party in 1964. After Franco's death and the change to a democratic government, he was Spain's Minister of Culture from 1988 to 1991. He was screenwriter for two successive films by Greek director Costa-Gavras. In 1996 he became the first non-French author to be elected a member of the Académie Goncourt, which awards an annual literary prize.

Known For

Acting

2023

The Many Lives of Jorge Semprún as Self (archive footage)

2017

Valérian, histoire d'une création as Self (archive footage)

2000

1999

1998

1995

Lo + plus as Self

1990

1989

1977

A Grin Without a Cat as Narrator (voice)

1975

Apostrophes as Self

1974

1971

1966

The War Is Over as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Writing

2011

Le Temps du silence as Scenario Writer

1997

K as Writer

1995

1991

1978

Roads to the South as Screenplay

1976

A Woman at Her Window as Screenplay

1975

Special Section as Writer

1974

Stavisky... as Writer

1972

The Assassination as Adaptation
The Assassination as Dialogue

1970

The Confession as Screenplay

1969

Z as Writer

1966

The War Is Over as Screenplay

Directing

1974

Les Deux mémoires as Director

Creator