
Writing
Joël Houssin
Born — Died
1953-08-29 — 2022-03-23
Place of birth
Paris, France
Known for
Writing
Credits
3 titles
Joël Houssin (29 August 1953 – 23 March 2022) was a French author of science fiction, fantasy, and crime fiction. Two of his novels won the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire while a third won the Prix Apollo. He also wrote the film Dobermann, based on his series of police novels, and created the crime/fantasy TV series David Nolande. With Josiane Balasko, he wrote the screenplay of the 1991 film Ma vie est un enfer (My Life Is Hell). Source: Article "Joël Houssin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for
8.5Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.
Apostrophes
1975
6.5The charismatic criminal Dobermann, who got his first gun when he was christened, leads a gang of brutal robbers. After a complex and brutal bank robbery, they are being hunted by the Paris police. The hunt is led by the sadistic cop Christini, who only has one goal: to catch Dobermann at any cost.
Dobermann
1997
5.8The naive and self-conscious Leah mistakenly signs a pact with the devil Abargadon. But she's on Heaven's hit list, so the Archangel Gabriel intervenes to bring about the demon's demise. But Leah begins to find Abargadon attractive and not so bad. She decides to save his soul.
My Life Is Hell
1991
Series credits
Behind the camera
6.5The charismatic criminal Dobermann, who got his first gun when he was christened, leads a gang of brutal robbers. After a complex and brutal bank robbery, they are being hunted by the Paris police. The hunt is led by the sadistic cop Christini, who only has one goal: to catch Dobermann at any cost.
Dobermann
1997
5.8The naive and self-conscious Leah mistakenly signs a pact with the devil Abargadon. But she's on Heaven's hit list, so the Archangel Gabriel intervenes to bring about the demon's demise. But Leah begins to find Abargadon attractive and not so bad. She decides to save his soul.
My Life Is Hell
1991
