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3Paul Michel Audiard (May 15, 1920 - July 28, 1985), better known as simply Michel Audiard, was a French screenwriter, dialoguist, director and novelist.
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5He was most famous for his witty, irreverent and very quotable dialogues in French films of TheSixties and TheSeventies. Said dialogues borrowed heavily from UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}ian and French gangster slangs of the 20th century. As a director, the most notable feature of his films was their [[TheFantasticTropeOfWonderousTitles long title]].
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7Audiard passed away from cancer at age 65. He had two sons, François and Creator/{{Jacques|Audiard}}. François died at age 26 in 1975, and Jacques followed in his father's footsteps by becoming a screenwriter and director.
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9!!Works on TV Tropes:
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11* ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers|1953}}'' (1953)
12* ''Film/TheTripAcrossParis'' (1956)
13* ''Film/LeGentlemanDEpsom'' (1962)
14* ''Film/AMonkeyInWinter'' (1962)
15* ''Film/AnyNumberCanWin'' (1963)
16* ''Film/TrilogieDesMalfaisants'':
17** ''Film/LesTontonsFlingueurs'' (1963)
18** ''Film/LesBarbouzes'' (1964)
19** ''Film/NeNousFachonsPas'' (1966)
20* ''Film/CopOrHood'' (1979)
21* ''Film/LeProfessionnel'' (1981)
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23!!Tropes and Trivia in his works:
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25* [[invoked]]ProductionPosse:
26** Wrote numerous dialogues and some scripts for director Georges Lautner.
27** Actors who often used his film dialogues in their roles include Creator/JeanGabin, Creator/LinoVentura, Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo and Creator/BernardBlier.

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