Roland Topor

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Roland Topor

Writing January 7, 1938

Paris, France

Roland Topor was a French illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist, painter, novelist, playwright, film and TV writer, filmmaker and actor, known for the surreal nature of his work.…

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The Tenant

The Tenant

7.6 1976 Movie
Fantastic Planet

Fantastic Planet

7.6 1973 Movie
Nosferatu the Vampyre

Nosferatu the Vampyre

7.3 1979 Movie
Apostrophes

Apostrophes

8.5 1975 TV Show
Ciné regards

Ciné regards

5.0 1978 TV Show
Nulle part ailleurs

Nulle part ailleurs

6.1 1987 TV Show
Midi trente

Midi trente

6.0 1972 TV Show
Sweet Movie

Sweet Movie

5.3 1974 Movie
Telecat

Telecat

7.9 1983 TV Show
The Snails

The Snails

6.9 1966 Movie
The Troubles of Alfred

The Troubles of Alfred

5.9 1972 Movie
Marquis

Marquis

6.5 1989 Movie

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Roland Topor was a French illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist, painter, novelist, playwright, film and TV writer, filmmaker and actor, known for the surreal nature of his work. He gained notoriety as one of the home cartoonists of the subversive French magazine Hara-Kiri, renamed later Charlie-Hebdo. Roland Topor wrote the novel The Tenant (Le Locataire chimérique, 1964), which was adapted to film by Roman Polanski in 1976. The Tenant is the story of a Parisian of Polish descent, a chilling exploration of alienation and identity, asking disturbing questions about how we define ourselves.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    Joko

    Movie Theatre Play

  2. 2019
    Portrait of Suzanne

    Movie Original Story

  3. 2015
    Les vendredis d'Apostrophes

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  4. 2012
    The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm

    Movie Original Story

  5. 2010
    Fantastic Laloux

    Movie Self

  6. 2008
    Batailles

    Movie Theatre Play

  7. 2005
    L'Hiver sous la table

    Movie Author

  8. 2004
    Topor and Me

    Movie Self (Voice)

  9. 1997
    Le Cinéma au travail comme la mort

    Movie

  10. 1996
    Three Lives and Only One Death

    Movie Bum #2

  11. 1995
    Comment devenir cinéaste sans se prendre la tête

    Movie Maître Bessonet

  12. 1993
    Topor, Père et Fils

    Movie

  13. 1990
    The Most Beautiful Breasts in the World

    Movie Story

  14. 1989
    De l'autre côté

    TV show Writer

  15. 1989
    Marquis

    Movie Writer

  16. 1988
    Palace

    TV show Writer

More credits
  1. 1987
    Nulle part ailleurs

    TV show Self

  2. 1986
    The Satin Spider

    Movie Le médecin

  3. 1986
    La Galette du roi

    Movie Writer

  4. 1984
    Swann in Love

    Movie Biche

  5. 1983
    Telecat

    TV show Characters

  6. 1981
    The Ones That Got Away

    Movie The murderous fencer

  7. 1979
    The Hamburg Syndrome

    Movie Writer

  8. 1979
    The Making of 'Nosferatu'

    Movie Self

  9. 1979
    Nosferatu the Vampyre

    Movie Renfield

  10. 1979
    Ratataplan

    Movie The Boss

  11. 1979
    Destins parallèles

    Movie

  12. 1978
    Ciné regards

    TV show Self

  13. 1976
    The Tenant

    Movie Novel

  14. 1975
    The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard

    Movie Le pochard

  15. 1975
    The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan

    Movie Inspector Labelote

  16. 1975
    Apostrophes

    TV show Self

  17. 1975
    The Game

    Movie Writer

  18. 1974
    Italiques: Roland Topor

    Movie Self

  19. 1974
    Sweet Movie

    Movie

  20. 1974
    Threshold of the Void

    Movie Homme dans le métro

  21. 1973
    Fantastic Planet

    Movie Screenplay

  22. 1972
    The Troubles of Alfred

    Movie Writer

  23. 1972
    Midi trente

    TV show Self

  24. 1972
    Cartoon circus

    Movie Self