Martial Solal(1927-2024)

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Actor

Martial Solal was born on 23 August 1927 in Algiers, Alger, France [now Algeria]. He was a composer and actor, known for The Dreamers (2003), Breathless (1960) and The Trial (1962). He was married to Anna. He died on 12 December 2024 in Versailles, Yvelines, France.

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Known for

The Dreamers

7.1

Soundtrack("New York Herald Tribune")

2003

Breathless

7.7

Composer

1960

The Trial

7.6

Soundtrack("Sentimental Slow", "Jazz Hallucination", "Diabolic K")

1962

Ça va être ta fête

5.8

Music Department(jazz jam session)

1960

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Composer

Les acteurs
5.9
- Composer
- 2000
Une vie comme je veux
6.6
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1986
Ballade à blanc
- Composer
- 1983
La bonne conscience
Short
- Composer
- 1970
Timber - ØK i Canada
Short
- Composer
- 1967
Three Rooms in Manhattan
6.4
- Composer
- 1965
Le temps d'une nuit
Short
- Composer
- 1964
Backfire!
6.1
- Composer
- 1964
Le bougnat
Short
- Composer
- 1963
A Touch of Treason
5.4
- Composer
- 1962
The Flamboyant Sex
5.1
- Composer
- 1962
Léon Morin, Priest
7.5
- Composer
- 1961
It Happened All Night
5.7
- Composer
- 1960
Si le vent te fait peur
6.8
- Composer
- 1960
Breathless
7.7
- Composer
- 1960

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Actor

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Born
- August 23, 1927
- Algiers, Alger, France [now Algeria]
Died
- December 12, 2024
- Versailles, Yvelines, France
Spouse
- Anna? - 2024 (his death)
Children

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Trivia
Landing in Paris in 1950, in the middle of winter, he had a difficult start before being hired in a club in Pigalle. His notoriety grew, he became the assigned pianist of the Club Saint-Germain, a true temple of jazz, and the Blue Note.