Jorge Semprún
Birthday: 1923-12-10 | Place of Birth: Madrid, SpainJorge Semprún Maura was a Spanish writer and politician. From 1953 to 1962, during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, Semprún lived clandestinely in Spain working as an organizer for the exiled Communist Party of Spain, but was expelled from the party in 1964. After Franco's death and the change to a democratic government, he was Spain's Minister of Culture from 1988 to 1991. He was screenwriter for two successive films by Greek director Costa-Gavras. In 1996 he became the first non-French author to be elected a member of the Académie Goncourt, which awards an annual literary prize.
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2023
The Many Lives of Jorge Semprún
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Inside a Nazi Mind: The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell
as Self - Writer (archive footage)
1990
Rush - Voyage à Moscou
as Self
1989
Meticulous and Desperate
as himself
1977
A Grin Without a Cat
as Narrator (voice)
1974
Les Deux mémoires
as Self
1971
You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London
as Self - Interviewee
