Writing · b. 1927 · Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France

Robert Thomas

Biography

Robert Thomas (28 September 1927 in Gap, Hautes-Alpes – 3 January 1989) was a French writer, actor and film director. As a writer, almost from the beginning, he was fascinated by a curious genre that he helped invent: the comédie policière or comedy thriller, of which Eight Women is an example. In 1960, Thomas had a hit with Man Trap, a humorous murder mystery which was an overnight success in Paris. Alfred Hitchcock bought the rights and the play established Thomas as a writer of psychological crime dramas with a distinctively Gallic comic twist. The following year the second outing of Eight...

Directed
Les Brésiliennes du Bois de Boulogne 1984 My Pastor Among the Thais 1983 My Pastor Among the Nudists 1982 Freddy 1978 Friends of the family 1964 How to Make a French Dish 1964
Acting
The Grand Manoeuvre 1955
Other Credits
7 Women and a Murder Theatre Play 2021 8 Women Theatre Play 2002 Waiting for Elizabeth Theatre Play 1989 Vanishing Act Theatre Play 1986 Look for a Woman Theatre Play 1982 A gyilkos köztünk van Theatre Play 1980 La chambre mandarine Writer 1980 Netnou Hoor die Kinders! Novel 1977 One of My Wives Is Missing Original Story 1976 Bedmania Co-Writer 1974 Big Deal Writer 1973 Huit femmes Author 1972 La Brune que voilà Stage Director 1970 Les Assassins associés Writer 1970 Honeymoon with a Stranger Theatre Play 1969 La Perruche et le Poulet Stage Director 1969 Le deuxième coup de feu Author 1969 Spotlight on a Murderer Writer 1961 La Mort n'est pas à vendre Dialogue 1960
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