Marc Behm
Encyclopedia
Marc BehmMarc Behm (12 January 1925, Trenton, New Jersey
– 12 July 2007, Fort-Mahon-Plage
, France
) was an American
novelist, actor
and screenwriter
, who lived as an expatriate
in France
.
Behm developed a fascination for French culture while serving in the US army during World War II
; later, he appeared as an actor on several French television programmes, before moving there permanently.
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...
– 12 July 2007, Fort-Mahon-Plage
Fort-Mahon-Plage
Fort-Mahon-Plage is a commune in the Somme department in Picardy in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the coast of the English Channel and endowed with a sandy beach and massive sand dunes, Fort-Mahon-Plage attracts many tourists, especially during the summer and at the weekends...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) was an American
United States
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novelist, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, who lived as an expatriate
Expatriate
An expatriate is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of the person's upbringing...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Behm developed a fascination for French culture while serving in the US army during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
; later, he appeared as an actor on several French television programmes, before moving there permanently.
Filmography
- 1999 Eye of the BeholderEye of the Beholder (film)Eye of the Beholder is a 1999 thriller film starring Ewan McGregor and Ashley Judd, based on the novel of the same name by Marc Behm. It was written and directed by Stephan Elliott...
- book - 1983 Mortelle RandonnéeMortelle randonnéeMortelle Randonnée is a 1983 French thriller film inspired by the novel Eye of the Beholder by Marc Behm. Directed by filmmaker Claude Miller, the film stars Michel Serrault as The "Eye" Beauvoir, Isabelle Adjani as Catherine, and Geneviève Page as Mme. Schmidt-Boulanger. The film had a total of...
-book - 1981 Hospital Massacre - screenplay
- 1974 Piaf - screenplay
- 1972 The Mad Bomber - screenplay
- 1971 Someone Behind the DoorSomeone Behind the DoorSomeone Behind the Door is French film directed by Nicolas Gessner. The original French title was Quelqu'un derrière la porte. The film was shot on location in Folkestone, England.-Plot:...
- screenplay - 1967 La Blonde de Pekin - screenplay
- 1966 The Party's Over - screenplay
- 1966 Trunk to Cairo - screenplay
- 1965 Help!Help! (film)Help! is a 1965 film directed by Richard Lester, starring The Beatles—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr—and featuring Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Victor Spinetti, John Bluthal, Roy Kinnear and Patrick Cargill. Help! was the second feature film made by the Beatles and is a...
- story - 1963 Charade - story
- 1961 Im Stahlnetz des Dr. Mabuse - screenplay