Didier Decoin
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- March 13, 1945
- Died
- August 5, 2026 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Biography
Didier Decoin (born 13 March 1945) is a French screenwriter and writer awarded the Prix Goncourt in 1977. He is the son of filmmaker Henri Decoin. He began his career as a newspaper journalist at France Soir, Le Figaro and VOD, and radio Europe 1. At the same time he started writing. While continuing his writing, he became writer in film and television (and adapted scripts for television as the major TV films Les Misérables, The Count of Monte Cristo, Balzac and Napoleon). In 1995, he became the Secretary of the Académie Goncourt. Source: Article "Didier Decoin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Filmography
The King’s Favorite
TV · Writer · 2 eps
La face
Movie · Writer
Pierre Brossolette ou les passagers de la lune
Movie · Writer
One Night
Movie · Novel
The King, the Squirrel and the Grass Snake
TV · Writer · 2 eps
Les diamants de la victoire
Movie · Writer
Kronprinz Rudolf
TV · Writer · 1 ep
Louise
Movie · Novel
Dans la tête du tueur
Movie · Screenplay
Napoleon
TV · Scenario Writer · 1 ep
The King Is Dancing
Movie · Writer
Les Misérables
TV · Writer · 4 eps
Jakob the Liar
Movie · Screenplay
Balzac: A Life of Passion
Movie · Writer
Balzac
TV · Writer · 2 eps
The Count of Monte Cristo
TV · Writer · 4 eps
The Chambermaid on the Titanic
Movie · Novel
The Fire That Burns
Movie · Writer
Poorly Extinguished Fires
Movie · Writer
Out of Life
Movie · Screenplay
Dancing Machine
Movie · Adaptation, Dialogue
Memories of You
Movie · Original Story
Lebanon, the Land of Honey and Incense
Movie · Screenplay
Un château au soleil
TV · Dialogue, Writer · 6 eps
Engagements of the Heart
Movie · Writer
The Veiled Man
Movie · Screenplay
The Informer
Movie · Writer
Cinq-Mars
Movie · Writer
I... for Icarus
Movie · Screenplay
The Bible
Movie · Writer
The Marvelous Visit
Movie · Screenplay, Dialogue