---
name: "Jean Constantin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jean-constantin"
fi1m_id: "jean-constantin"
imdb_id: "nm0176036"
tmdb_id: 2384622
wikidata_id: "Q3171407"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "9 February 1923"
died: "30 January 1997"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:33:22.700828+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jean Constantin

## Identity

Jean Constantin

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jean-constantin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jean-constantin
- **IMDb ID:** nm0176036
- **TMDB ID:** 2384622
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3171407
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Constantin_(songwriter), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3171407, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176036/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2384622

Composer. Born 9 February 1923 in Paris, France. Died 30 January 1997.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 9 February 1923, Paris, France
- **Died:** 30 January 1997
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Constantin_(songwriter), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3171407, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176036/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2384622

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The 400 Blows*](https://film.one/film/the-400-blows.md) (91)

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## Biography

Jean Constantin (9 February 1923 – 30 January 1997) was a French singer, songwriter and composer. Born in Paris, he wrote numerous songs that became popular hits for other artists, including the lyrics for "Mon manège à moi" sung by Édith Piaf and the music for "Mon truc en plumes" sung by Zizi Jeanmaire.

He also composed several film scores. His most notable contribution was the original music for François Truffaut's *The 400 Blows* (1959). He composed scores for other films including *Bonjour sourire!* (1956) and *La marraine de Charley* (1959).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, allmusic.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The 400 Blows* (1959), Fi1m 91, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-400-blows.md)

## Complete filmography (2)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Love and the Frenchwoman* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *The 400 Blows* (1959), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/the-400-blows.md)

## Gallery

- ![Jean Constantin regarde l'objectif, l'air joyeux et sourit légèrement. Il porte les cheveux bruns courts coiffés en arrière. Il est vêtu d'un veston gris clair  (1951)](https://film.one/media/person/60033/gallery-89a18e73343f.png) Jean Constantin regarde l'objectif, l'air joyeux et sourit légèrement. Il porte les cheveux bruns courts coiffés en arrière. Il est vêtu d'un veston gris clair  (1951) — Inconnu, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Identite-JConstantin-1951-Sacem.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jean Constantin - Training quotidien (1979)](https://film.one/media/person/60033/gallery-ed719c123e17.jpg) Jean Constantin - Training quotidien (1979) — JCAILLAT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Jean_Constantin_-_Training_-_79.02.04_-_Romans-sur-Is%C3%A8re.jpg/1280px-Jean_Constantin_-_Training_-_79.02.04_-_Romans-sur-Is%C3%A8re.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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