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Gérard Calvi

Profession
Sound
Born
July 26, 1922 · Paris, France
Died
February 20, 2015

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 of Asterix was composed in 1976. His last work was for the feature film The Crab Revolution in 2004. He died in 2015, aged 92. Source: Article "Gérard Calvi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix poster
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
Film · 1976 · ★ 7.3
Asterix and Cleopatra poster
Asterix and Cleopatra
Film · 1968 · ★ 6.9
Asterix the Gaul poster
Asterix the Gaul
Film · 1967 · ★ 6.5
The Little Bather poster
The Little Bather
Film · 1968 · ★ 6.6
The Black Tulip poster
The Black Tulip
Film · 1964 · ★ 6.3
The Annuity poster
The Annuity
Film · 1972 · ★ 6.7
The Restroom Robbery poster
The Restroom Robbery
Film · 1975 · ★ 6.4
The American Beauty poster
The American Beauty
Film · 1961 · ★ 6.0
Carom Shots poster
Carom Shots
Film · 1963 · ★ 6.0
Peek-a-boo poster
Peek-a-boo
Film · 1954 · ★ 5.2
The Big Scare poster
The Big Scare
Film · 1964 · ★ 5.8
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang poster
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
Film · 1974 · ★ 6.5

Filmography