Sébastien Japrisot was born on July 4, 1931 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France as Jean-Baptiste Rossi. He was a writer and director, known for A Very Long Engagement (2004), One Deadly Summer (1983) and Rider on the Rain (1970). He died on March 4, 2003 in Vichy, Allier, France.