Jules Dassin--RIP

[BruceH]

The remarkable director Jules Dassin passed away a couple of days ago. He was even older than Richard Widmark: 96!

He had an amazing career, despite it being blighted by the blacklist: Brute Force, The Naked City, Thieves' Highway, and Night and the City. Then after blacklisting, the influential French noir Rififi. I still haven't seen any of his later films such as Never On Sunday or Topkapi...maybe now's the time.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

He lived to a good age! Wel, no one gets out of it alive. RIP and thanks for many enjoyable films.

MG

[Christiern]

Very sorry to hear that, but he did at least live a long life and having Melina Mercouri for wife added much to it. I did not know Jues well, but we met a few times and had long conversations, mainly about Bessie Smith. He was interested in doing a film version of my book. Like so many such projects, the obstacles won out.

[clifford_thornton]

Damn, that is too bad!

Really love both Rififi and The Naked City!

RIP.

[BERIGAN]

The remarkable director Jules Dassin passed away a couple of days ago. He was even older than Richard Widmark: 96!

He had an amazing career, despite it being blighted by the blacklist: Brute Force, The Naked City, Thieves' Highway, and Night and the City. Then after blacklisting, the influential French noir Rififi. I still haven't seen any of his later films such as Never On Sunday or Topkapi...maybe now's the time.

Had no idea he was still alive! Bruce, seeing your taste in films on the film thread , I think you'd like both Never on Sunday, and Topkapi. Since I am sleepy, let's just say they are both warm, interesting films. Topkapi has just spectacular color. Dassin is a very interesting actor in Never on Sunday....

Rest in Peace.

[BruceH]

The remarkable director Jules Dassin passed away a couple of days ago. He was even older than Richard Widmark: 96!

He had an amazing career, despite it being blighted by the blacklist: Brute Force, The Naked City, Thieves' Highway, and Night and the City. Then after blacklisting, the influential French noir Rififi. I still haven't seen any of his later films such as Never On Sunday or Topkapi...maybe now's the time.

Had no idea he was still alive! Bruce, seeing your taste in films on the film thread , I think you'd like both Never on Sunday, and Topkapi. Since I am sleepy, let's just say they are both warm, interesting films. Topkapi has just spectacular color. Dassin is a very interesting actor in Never on Sunday....

Rest in Peace.

I intend to see them both, one of these days. (Not necessarily on the same day...)

When one of his films was reissued on DVD a few years back I tried to look up when he died, and that's when I found out he was still alive. It came as a nice surprise. Now it's kind of nice to find he was interested in Bessie Smith.