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Jules DassinJules Dassin (born December 18, 1911, in Middletown, Connecticut) is an American film director. He is most known for his films Night and the City (1950) and Du Rififi Chez les Hommes (American title: Rififi) (1955), and as a survivor of the Hollywood blacklist of that time. Dassin became well-known for his film noir films Naked City and Thieves' Highway in the 1940s. Just as Dassin was about to be brought before the House Unamerican Activities Committee, producer Darryl F. Zanuck gave him the book that Night and the City was based on, and sent him to London, to begin production on the film. Filming was completed in England. After time of the film's release, European producers were told that their films would not be allowed to be released in the United States if Dassin were involved in their production. Dassin met and became romantically involved with Greek actress Melina Mercouri, whom he married. The couple made Never on Sunday in 1960, marking Dassin's return to film-making. The couple went on to make Topkapi and Phaedra. His son, Joe Dassin, was a popular French singer until his death in 1980. His daughter is actress Julie Dassin. External links Dassin, Jules
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