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Jules Dassin

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Filmmaker

The Resume

    (December 18, 1911-March 31, 2008)
    Born in Middletown, Connecticut
    Directed 'Reunion in France' (1942), 'The Canterville Ghost' (1944), 'Brute Force' (1947), 'Naked City' (1948), 'Night and the City' (1950), 'Rififi' (1955), 'Never on Sunday' (1960), 'Topkapi' (1964), 'The Rehearsal' (1974) and 'Circle of Two' (1980)
    Married Greek actress Melina Mercouri (1966-94)
    Father of singer Joe Dassin

Why he might be annoying:

    He joined the Communist party.
    He avoided testifying before the House Unamerican Activities Committee when he was sent to England to direct 'Night and the City.'
    'Rafifi' was temporarily banned in France because police worried that the safe-cracking scene was so detailed it was a virtual 'how to' for aspiring criminals.
    His last film centered on an affair between a 60-year-old artist and a 15-year-old girl.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He broke with the Communists following the Hitler-Stalin non-aggression pact.
    He considered himself one of the luckier blacklist victims, since he was able to resume his career in Europe.
    Francois Truffaut called 'Rafifi' the greatest film noir of all time.
    He campaigned for the restoration of democracy in Greece.
    He was granted honorary Greek citizenship (1997) for lobbying Britain to return the Elgin Marbles to the Parthenon.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 139 Votes: 65.47% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 118 Votes: 60.17% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 435 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 109 Votes: 77.06% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 435 Votes: 68.28% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 39 Votes: 56.41% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 69 Votes: 53.62% Annoying