Guy-Patrick Sainderichin

Guy-Patrick Sainderichin (9 July 1950 – 18 August 2025) was a French screenwriter and actor.

Born in Piégut-Pluviers on 9 July 1950, Sainderichin was the son of journalists Pierre [fr] and Ginette Sainderichin [fr]. He graduated from the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques in 1975. As a student, he organized the far-left film school organization Collectif Cinélutte [fr] in the wake of the May 68 protests. He wrote scripts for numerous films and TV series, namely Maigret and Spiral. He also acted in three films directed by Mia Hansen-Løve. In 2022, he published the novel Société Monte-Cristo, which told the story of a secret society of avengers.

Sainderichin died in Paris on 18 August 2025, at the age of 75.

• L'Homme aux yeux d'argent [fr] (1985)
• Buisson ardent [fr] (1987)
• À corps et à cris [fr] (1989)
• Mort d'un gardien de la paix (1994)
• La Bavure (1994)
• Maigret (1996)
• Spiral (2005)

• Father of My Children (2009)
• Goodbye First Love (2011)
• Things to Come (2016)