Georges Wolinski

Writing

Georges Wolinski

Born — Died

1934-06-28 — 2015-01-07

Place of birth

Tunis, Tunisia

Known for

Writing

Credits

22 titles

Georges David Wolinski (28 June 1934 – 7 January 2015) was a French cartoonist and comics writer. He was killed on 7 January 2015 in a terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo along with other staff. Georges David Wolinski was born on 28 June 1934 in Tunis, French Tunisia to Jewish parents, Lola Bembaron and Siegfried Wolinski. His father, who was from Poland, was murdered in 1936 when Wolinski was two years old. His mother was a Tunisian of Italian Jewish descent. He moved to metropolitan France in 1945 shortly after World War II. He started studying architecture in Paris and following his graduation he began cartooning. Wolinski began cartooning for Rustica in 1958, and started drawing politica…

Known for

Film credits

1980s · 3 titles

Series credits

Behind the camera

The Cowboy poster
4.7

Cesar Cappucino is a French inspector of Italian origin specialized in the fight against drugs in Nice. His best friend have been assassinated by drug injection.

The Cowboy

1985

No artwork available
7.0

A tribute to the cartoonist and filmmaker Chaval, aka Yvan Francis Le Louarn.

Chaval

1970

No artwork available
7.0

Essay film on the darker side of cartoonist and filmmaker Chaval, aka Yvan Francis Le Louarn.

La Chavalanthrope

1972

Pizzaiolo et Mozzarel poster
4.4

Carlo Monte, a seductive pizza maker in charge of a straw hut on the beaches of the south of France, is contacted by barbouzes who notice his perfect resemblance to President-General Gonzales Y Ramirez, president for life of Malaguenia. Supposed to replace the dictator on a private visit to France and to announce his abdication in favor of the insurgents, he had them arrested and established democracy. As for the deposed tyrant, he found himself in charge of Carlo's straw hut with somewhat militarized colors.

Pizzaiolo et Mozzarel

1985

Aldo et Junior poster
3.8

The confrontation of a sixty-eight-year-old father and his son with conservative ideas.

Aldo et Junior

1984

Le Roi des cons poster
4.8

Georges Le Roi lives odd jobs and shares his life between two girlfriends. One day, he falls in love with Sophie and records a message of love. The tape is mistakenly broadcast in the company. In the face of success, Sophie founded the company Tell me about love and spread the messages of Georges, who soon became a sex symbol.

Le Roi des cons

1981

Elles ne pensent qu'à ça... poster
4.8

Arrived in New York, Margaux went to the bedside of her daughter Jess, who tried to commit suicide. She lives with Vic, who no longer satisfies her sexually. His ex, his father and his best friend, reappear soon in the life of Jess.

Elles ne pensent qu'à ça...

1994

No artwork available
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Je ne suis pas si simple

1971

No artwork available
NR

A cluster of adult animated shorts by French satirical cartoonist Georges Wolinski.

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