Biography
Jacques Companeez (Russian: Яков Компанеец, Yaakov Kompanéyets, born in Nizhyn, Russian Empire 1906–1956) was a Russian Jewish émigré screenwriter in Paris.
He arrived in Paris in 1936 after study in Berlin, and wrote 80 screenplays, one of his first being co-writing Les Bas-fonds for Jean Renoir (1936). His older daughter is the contralto Irène Companeez, who recorded with Maria Callas and was married to great Italian baritone Dino Dondi. His younger daughter Nina Companeez was also a screenwriter.
Filmography
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The Spy (1964)
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Sooo nicht, meine Herren (1960)
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Visa to Hell (1959)
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The Seventh Commandment (1957)
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I'll Get Back to Kandara (1956)
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An Evening at the Music Hall (1956)
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The Blonde Witch (1956)
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Club of Women (1956)
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La Môme Pigalle (1955)
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Du mein stilles Tal (1955)
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Blackmail (1955)
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Nagana (1955)
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Le Crâneur (1955)
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Escale à Orly (1955)
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Fantaisie d'un jour (1955)
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An der schönen blauen Donau (1955)
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Lovers' Net (1955)
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Queen Margot (1954)
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They Were So Young (1954)
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Orient Express (1954)
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My Sister and I (1954)
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It's the Paris Life (1954)
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Tempest in the Flesh (1954)
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Nadie lo sabrá (1953)
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The Daughter of the Regiment (1953)
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Les Compagnes de la nuit (1953)
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Jeunes mariés (1953)
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Traumschöne Nacht (1952)
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Pleasures of Paris (1952)
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Full House (1952)
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Forbidden Fruit (1952)
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Casque d'Or (1952)
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Adorable Creatures (1952)
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Vienna Waltzes (1951)
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A Tale of Five Cities (1951)
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Jamaican Man (1950)
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Gunman in the Streets (1950)
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Le Traqué (1950)
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Lost Souvenirs (1950)
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Shadow of the Eagle (1950)
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Last Hour, Special Edition (1949)
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Bonheur en location (1949)
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La Bataille du feu (1949)
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Crossroads of Passion (1948)
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A Cop (1947)
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The Sharks of Gibraltar (1947)
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The Damned (1947)
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Lured (1947)
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The House Under the Sea (1947)
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Carbon Copy (1947)
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The Fan (1947)
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Mr. Wens Plays His Trumps (1947)
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Anger of the Gods (1947)
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Counter Investigation (1947)
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Le destin s'amuse (1946)
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Devil and the Angel (1946)
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Impasse (1946)
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Goodbye Darling (1946)
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A Friend Will Come Tonight (1946)
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As Long As I Live (1946)
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Secret Documents (1945)
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Florence is Crazy (1944)
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The Inevitable Mr. Dubois (1943)
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A Woman in the Night (1943)
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Alibi (1942)
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Whims (1942)
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I Was an Adventuress (1940)
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Schubert's Serenade (1940)
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The Emigrant (1940)
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Personal Column (1939)
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Gunshot (1939)
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The Deserter (1939)
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I Was an Adventuress (1938)
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Katia (1938)
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Sirocco (1938)
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Gibraltar (1938)
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Princess Tarakanova (1938)
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The Postmaster's Daughter (1938)
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Le chanteur de minuit (1937)
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Forfaiture (1937)
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Feu! (1937)
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Un scandale aux Galeries (1937)
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The Lower Depths (1936)
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In the Service of the Tsar (1936)
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Tausend für eine Nacht (1933)
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Ratings
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1906-03-05
Deathday1956-09-15 (50 years old)
Birth NameЯков Владимирович Компанейцев
Birth PlaceNizhyn, Ukraine
ChildrenIrène Companeez, Nina Companéez
CitizenshipsFrance
Also Known AsJacques Companeez, J. Companeez
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