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Robert Thomas

Robert Thomas

WriterDirectorActorDirectingArt Sep 28 (died age 61) Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France 1955–2021 (66 year career)
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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…

Known For

8 Women
Film

8 Women

Theatre Play
7 Women and a Murder
Film

7 Women and a Murder

Theatre Play
Look for a Woman
Film

Look for a Woman

Theatre Play
The Grand Manoeuvre
Film

The Grand Manoeuvre

6.0 1955
Spotlight on a Murderer
Film

Spotlight on a Murderer

Writer
One of My Wives Is Missing
Film

One of My Wives Is Missing

Original Story
Vanishing Act
Film

Vanishing Act

Theatre Play
Honeymoon with a Stranger
Film

Honeymoon with a Stranger

Theatre Play

Filmography