Charles Spaak

Career Overview

Charles Spaak has 94 screen credits in a career dating back to 1926. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently The Count of Monte Cristo (Pierre Richard-Willm) Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Grand Illusion, War Goddess, Katia. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

94

Birth Date

1903-05-25

Birth Place

Brussels, Belgium

Known For

• 

  Grand Illusion
• 

  War Goddess
• 

  Katia
• 

  Crime and Punishment
• 

  We Are All Murderers
• 

  The Seven Deadly Sins

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

• The Count of Monte Cristo (Pierre Richard-Willm) Collection (2 titles)
• 100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012 (1 titles)
• Maigret (Albert Préjean) (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Jean Gabin (2 collaborations)
• Julien Carette (2 collaborations)
• Antoine Balpêtré (2 collaborations)
• Yvette Etiévant (2 collaborations)
• Roland Lesaffre (2 collaborations)
• Léonce Corne (2 collaborations)
• Laure Paillette (2 collaborations)
• Paul Faivre (2 collaborations)
• Louis Seigner (2 collaborations)
• Pierre Fresnay (1 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (88 credits)

  • Opération Jericho

    writer

    writing
    2026
  • Bloody Murder

    writer

    writing
    1974
  • War Goddess

    writer

    writing
    1973
  • Diamonds Are Brittle

    writer

    writing
    1965
  • Germinal

    screenplay

    writing
    1963
  • Mathias Sandorf

    dialogue

    writing
    1963
  • The Sword and the Balance

    writer

    writing
    1963
  • The Burning Court

    author

    writing
    1962
  • Cartouche

    writer

    writing
    1962
  • Towards Ecstasy

    writer

    writing
    1960
  • Love and the Frenchwoman

    dialogue

    writing
    1960
  • Normandy - Neman

    writer

    writing
    1960
  • Katia

    writer

    writing
    1959
  • The Cheaters

    story

    writing
    1958
  • Too Many Lovers

    writer

    writing
    1957
  • Crime and Punishment

    writer

    writing
    1956
  • Paris, Palace Hôtel

    writer

    writing
    1956
  • Black Dossier

    screenplay

    writing
    1955
  • Elementary School

    screenplay

    writing
    1954
  • Flesh and the Woman

    writer

    writing
    1954
  • Public Opinion

    writer

    writing
    1954
  • Before the Deluge

    dialogue

    writing
    1954
  • The Boarder

    screenplay

    writing
    1954
  • Thérèse Raquin

    adaptation

    writing
    1953
  • Jeunes mariés

    writer

    writing
    1953
  • Smuggler's Ball

    writer

    writing
    1952
  • We Are All Murderers

    writer

    writing
    1952
  • The Seven Deadly Sins

    screenplay

    writing
    1952
  • Adorable Creatures

    dialogue

    writing
    1952
  • The Night Is My Kingdom

    dialogue

    writing
    1951
  • Black Jack

    writer

    writing
    1950
  • Justice Is Done

    screenplay

    writing
    1950
  • Return to Life

    writer

    writing
    1949
  • The Barton Mystery

    writer

    writing
    1949
  • Fight Without Hate

    dialogue

    writing
    1948
  • Le Dessous des cartes

    adaptation

    writing
    1948
  • Man to Men

    screenplay

    writing
    1948
  • Eternal Conflict

    writer

    writing
    1948
  • The Royalists

    writer

    writing
    1947
  • Panic

    screenplay

    writing
    1947
  • The Revenge of Roger

    writer

    writing
    1946
  • Homeland

    screenplay

    writing
    1946
  • Queen's Necklace

    screenplay

    writing
    1946
  • The Eternal Husband

    adaptation

    writing
    1946
  • The Idiot

    adaptation

    writing
    1946
  • Behind These Walls

    writer

    writing
    1946
  • Blind Desire

    writer

    writing
    1945
  • Majestic Hotel Cellars

    adaptation

    writing
    1945
  • Father Goriot

    writer

    writing
    1945
  • The Woman Who Dared

    adaptation

    writing
    1944
  • The Heart of a Nation

    writer

    writing
    1943
  • The Count of Monte Cristo Part 2 - The Retaliation

    writer

    writing
    1943
  • The Count of Monte Cristo Part 1 - The Prisoner of Kastell

    writer

    writing
    1943
  • The Four-Poster Bed

    screenplay

    writing
    1942
  • Sins of Youth

    dialogue

    writing
    1941
  • Who Killed Santa Claus?

    adaptation

    writing
    1941
  • Premier bal

    screenplay

    writing
    1941
  • Two Women

    dialogue

    writing
    1940
  • Law of the North

    scenario writer

    writing
    1939
  • Nightclub Hostess

    screenplay

    writing
    1939
  • The End of the Day

    writer

    writing
    1939
  • Coral Reefs

    screenplay

    writing
    1939
  • The Strange Monsieur Victor

    writer

    writing
    1938
  • Hatred

    writer

    writing
    1938
  • Lady Killer

    scenario writer

    writing
    1937
  • Grand Illusion

    dialogue

    writing
    1937
  • A Woman of No Importance

    writer

    writing
    1937
  • The Man of the Day

    screenplay

    writing
    1937
  • The Lower Depths

    writer

    writing
    1936
  • Forty Little Mothers

    writer

    writing
    1936
  • The Great Temptation

    writer

    writing
    1936
  • La Belle Équipe

    writer

    writing
    1936
  • The Land That Dies

    adaptation

    writing
    1936
  • Carnival in Flanders

    novel

    writing
    1936
  • Carnival in Flanders

    novel

    writing
    1935
  • La Bandera

    writer

    writing
    1935
  • Pension Mimosas

    dialogue

    writing
    1935
  • Sacrifice of Honor

    screenplay

    writing
    1935
  • The Great Game

    screenplay

    writing
    1934
  • Abbot Constantine

    screenplay

    writing
    1933
  • He has lost a bride

    writer

    writing
    1932
  • That scoundrel Morin

    screenplay

    writing
    1932
  • Case closed

    screenplay

    writing
    1932
  • Dainah the Mixed

    screenplay

    writing
    1932
  • Un coup de téléphone

    screenplay

    writing
    1932
  • Little Lise

    writer

    writing
    1930
  • Cruel Tale

    writer

    writing
    1930
  • The New Gentlemen

    writer

    writing
    1929

• actors (2 credits)

  • 1940: Taking over French Cinema

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • À la recherche de Jean Grémillon

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1969

• directing (3 credits)

  • The Barton Mystery

    director

    directing
    1949
  • Cruel Tale

    assistant director

    directing
    1930
  • Carmen

    assistant director

    directing
    1926

• crew (1 credits)

  • Adémaï au Moyen Âge

    script

    crew
    1935