Trần Bạch Đằng
Writing
- Born
- July 15, 1926 · Giồng Riềng, Kiên Giang province, Vietnam
- Died
- April 16, 2007 (age 80)
Trần Bạch Đằng (July 15, 1926 – April 16, 2007) was a Vietnamese researcher, writer, and journalist. He was also a veteran politician, serving as former Deputy Head of the Central Committee for Mass Mobilization and former Secretary of the Saigon Municipal Committee. Under the pen name Nguyễn Trương Thiên Lý, Trần Bạch Đằng is the author of the novel "Ván bài lật ngửa" about an agent working in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, based on the real life figure of Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo. The novel is adapted into a famous film series, considered a classic in Vietnamese cinema, by director Lê Hoàng Hoa (also known as Khôi Nguyên).
Known for
Cards on the Table: The Foster Son of the Archbishop
January 1, 1982
Cards on the Table: The Roving Chessman
January 1, 1983
Cards on the Table: The Gunshot on the Highland
January 2, 1983
Cards on the Table: The Great Flood and the Tango no. 3
January 1, 1984
Cards on the Table: Blue Sky in the Split of Leaf
January 1, 1985
Cards on the Table: The Last Warning
January 1, 1986
Cards on the Table: High Pressure and the Freshet
January 1, 1987
Cards on the Table: Wreath on the Grave
January 2, 1987
First Love
January 1, 1977
Until Next Time, Saigon !
April 15, 1990
Behind the camera11
- 1990Until Next Time, Saigon ! Executive Producer
- 1987Cards on the Table: Wreath on the Grave Writer
- 1987Cards on the Table: High Pressure and the Freshet Writer
- 1986Cards on the Table: The Last Warning Writer
- 1986Portrait of a Foreman Original Story, Writer
- 1985Cards on the Table: Blue Sky in the Split of Leaf Writer
- 1984Cards on the Table: The Great Flood and the Tango no. 3 Writer
- 1983Cards on the Table: The Gunshot on the Highland Writer
- 1983Cards on the Table: The Roving Chessman Writer