Gerard Brach

Distinguished writer who earned his first screenplay credit for Roman Polanski's "Amsterdam" segment of the omnibus feature, "Les Plus belles escroqueries du monde" (1964). Brach is known as a regular collaborator with Polanski (from "Repulsion" 1965 through "Frantic" 1979), Jean-Jacques Annaud ("Quest For Fire" 1981, "The Name of the Rose" 1986, "The Bear" 1988) and Andrei Konchalovsky ("Maria's Lovers" 1985, "Shy People" 1987).

• Born:
  July 23, 1927 in Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France
• Died:
  September 9, 2006.
• Job Titles:
  Screenwriter, Director, Production assistant, Publicist

Milestones

• 1964 First film as screenwriter, Roman Polanski's "Amsterdam" segment of the omnibus feature "Les Plus belles escroqueries du monde"
• 1965 First feature film as solo writer, "Repulsion" (dir. Polanski)