Gérard Calvi
Personal Info
Know For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-07-26 (93 years old)
Deathday
2015-02-20
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Also known As
Grégoire Élie Krettly
Gérard Calvi
Biography
Gérard Calvi (born Grégoire Krettly; 26 July 1922 – 20 February 2015) was a French composer. Interested in music from an early age, Calvi's first composing work was for the French production The Patron in 1949. From here he provided music for various French films, most notably Gangster Boss, as well as the show La Plume de Ma Tante, which was nominated for Best Musical at the 13th Tony Awards. He composed music for three Asterix films: Asterix the Gaul, Asterix and Cleopatra and The Twelve Tasks of Asterix. He also composed the memorable Asterix theme for the first film, which was dispensed with by the time the music for The Twelve Tasks o...
Acting
1950
as The orchestra conductor
1949
as Le chef d'orchestre
1951
as Hans
1951
as (uncredited)
1954
as Chef d'orchestre et pianiste / Voleur du bar "À Chicago" (uncredited)
1968
as Le chef de la fanfare
Production
1974
as Original Music Composer
1988
as Music
1967
as Original Music Composer
1976
as Original Music Composer
1964
as Original Music Composer
1968
as Original Music Composer
2004
as Original Music Composer
1966
as Original Music Composer
1954
as Original Music Composer
1952
as Original Music Composer
1957
as Music
1954
as Original Music Composer
1958
as Original Music Composer
1974
as Writer
1951
as Music
1963
as Music
1967
as Original Music Composer
1957
as Music
1957
as Original Music Composer
1961
as Original Music Composer
1956
as Music
1975
as Original Music Composer
1967
as Music
1950
as Music
1991
as Music
1961
as Music
1968
as Music
1964
as Original Music Composer
1994
as Music
1972
as Original Music Composer
1979
as Original Music Composer
1967
as Music
1964
as Original Music Composer
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