Filmography
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Known For
The Rules of the Game Writer (1939) -
La Grande Illusion Writer (1937) -
The River Writer (1951) -
Known For
The Southerner Writer (1945) -
Director
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Il fiore e la violenza (1962) -
The Elusive Corporal (1962) -
Picnic on the Grass (1959) -
Experiment in Evil (1959) -
Elena and Her Men (1956) -
French Cancan (1955) -
The Golden Coach (1952) -
The River (1951)
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The Ways of Love (1950) -
![The Woman on the Beach]( "The Woman on the Beach")
The Woman on the Beach (1947) -
![A Day in the Country]( "A Day in the Country")
A Day in the Country (1946) -
![The Diary of a Chambermaid]( "The Diary of a Chambermaid")
The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946) -
![The Southerner]( "The Southerner")
The Southerner (1945) -
![Salute to France]( "Salute to France")
Salute to France (1944) -
![This Land Is Mine]( "This Land Is Mine")
This Land Is Mine (1943) -
![The Amazing Mrs. Holliday]( "The Amazing Mrs. Holliday")
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943) -
![Swamp Water]( "Swamp Water")
Swamp Water (1941) -
![The Story of Tosca]( "The Story of Tosca")
The Story of Tosca (1941) -
![The Rules of the Game]( "The Rules of the Game")
The Rules of the Game (1939) -
![La Bête Humaine]( "La Bête Humaine")
La Bête Humaine (1938) -
![La Marseillaise]( "La Marseillaise")
La Marseillaise (1938) -
![La Grande Illusion]( "La Grande Illusion")
La Grande Illusion (1937) -
![The Lower Depths]( "The Lower Depths")
The Lower Depths (1936) -
![La vie est à nous]( "La vie est à nous")
La vie est à nous (1936) -
![The Crime of Monsieur Lange]( "The Crime of Monsieur Lange")
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936) -
![Toni]( "Toni")
Toni (1935) -
![Madame Bovary]( "Madame Bovary")
Madame Bovary (1934) -
![Chotard and Company]( "Chotard and Company")
Chotard and Company (1933) -
![Boudu Saved from Drowning]( "Boudu Saved from Drowning")
Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932) -
![Night at the Crossroads]( "Night at the Crossroads")
Night at the Crossroads (1932) -
![La Chienne]( "La Chienne")
La Chienne (1931) -
![Baby's Laxative]( "Baby's Laxative")
Baby's Laxative (1931) -
![Le bled]( "Le bled")
Le bled (1929) -
![The Tournament]( "The Tournament")
The Tournament (1928) -
![The Sad Sack]( "The Sad Sack")
The Sad Sack (1928) -
![The Little Match Girl]( "The Little Match Girl")
The Little Match Girl (1928) -
![Marquitta]( "Marquitta")
Marquitta (1927) -
![Charleston Parade]( "Charleston Parade")
Charleston Parade (1927) -
![Nana]( "Nana")
Nana (1926) -
![Whirlpool of Fate]( "Whirlpool of Fate")
Whirlpool of Fate (1925) -
Director
![Backbiters]( "Backbiters")
Backbiters (1924) -
Writer
![BBC2 Play of the Week]( "BBC2 Play of the Week")
BBC2 Play of the Week (1978) -
![Carola]( "Carola")
Carola (1973) -
![The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir]( "The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir")
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![Il fiore e la violenza]( "Il fiore e la violenza")
Il fiore e la violenza (1962) -
![The Elusive Corporal]( "The Elusive Corporal")
The Elusive Corporal (1962) -
![Picnic on the Grass]( "Picnic on the Grass")
Picnic on the Grass (1959) -
![Experiment in Evil]( "Experiment in Evil")
Experiment in Evil (1959) -
![Elena and Her Men]( "Elena and Her Men")
Elena and Her Men (1956) -
![French Cancan]( "French Cancan")
French Cancan (1955) -
![The Golden Coach]( "The Golden Coach")
The Golden Coach (1952) -
![The River]( "The River")
The River (1951) -
![The Woman on the Beach]( "The Woman on the Beach")
The Woman on the Beach (1947) -
![A Day in the Country]( "A Day in the Country")
A Day in the Country (1946) -
![The Southerner]( "The Southerner")
The Southerner (1945) -
![Salute to France]( "Salute to France")
Salute to France (1944) -
![This Land Is Mine]( "This Land Is Mine")
This Land Is Mine (1943) -
![The Story of Tosca]( "The Story of Tosca")
The Story of Tosca (1941) -
![Cristobal's Gold]( "Cristobal's Gold")
Cristobal's Gold (1940) -
![The Rules of the Game]( "The Rules of the Game")
The Rules of the Game (1939) -
![La Bête Humaine]( "La Bête Humaine")
La Bête Humaine (1938) -
![La Marseillaise]( "La Marseillaise")
La Marseillaise (1938) -
![La Grande Illusion]( "La Grande Illusion")
La Grande Illusion (1937) -
![The Lower Depths]( "The Lower Depths")
The Lower Depths (1936) -
![La vie est à nous]( "La vie est à nous")
La vie est à nous (1936) -
![The Crime of Monsieur Lange]( "The Crime of Monsieur Lange")
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936) -
![Toni]( "Toni")
Toni (1935) -
![Madame Bovary]( "Madame Bovary")
Madame Bovary (1934) -
![Chotard and Company]( "Chotard and Company")
Chotard and Company (1933) -
![Boudu Saved from Drowning]( "Boudu Saved from Drowning")
Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932) -
![Night at the Crossroads]( "Night at the Crossroads")
Night at the Crossroads (1932) -
![La Chienne]( "La Chienne")
La Chienne (1931) -
![Baby's Laxative]( "Baby's Laxative")
Baby's Laxative (1931) -
Little Red Riding Hood (1930)
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![The Tournament]( "The Tournament")
The Tournament (1928) -
![The Sad Sack]( "The Sad Sack")
The Sad Sack (1928) -
![The Little Match Girl]( "The Little Match Girl")
The Little Match Girl (1928) -
![Marquitta]( "Marquitta")
Marquitta (1927) -
Writer
![Backbiters]( "Backbiters")
Backbiters (1924) -
Actor
![The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir]( "The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir")
The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir The Narrator / Host (1970) -
![Il fiore e la violenza]( "Il fiore e la violenza")
Il fiore e la violenza Padre Poulain (segment "La scapagnata") (1962) -
![A Day in the Country]( "A Day in the Country")
A Day in the Country Père Poulain / Uncle Poulain (1946) -
![The Rules of the Game]( "The Rules of the Game")
The Rules of the Game Octave (1939) -
![La Bête Humaine]( "La Bête Humaine")
La Bête Humaine Cabuche (1938) -
![La vie est à nous]( "La vie est à nous")
La vie est à nous Le patron du bistrot (1936) -
![Mam'zelle Nitouche]( "Mam'zelle Nitouche")
Mam'zelle Nitouche Un sergent-chef (1931) -
The Pursuit of Happiness (1930)
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Little Red Riding Hood Compère le Loup (1930)
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![La p'tite Lili]( "La p'tite Lili")
La p'tite Lili Man with bowler hat (1927) -
![Charleston Parade]( "Charleston Parade")
Charleston Parade Angel (1927) -
Actor
![Backbiters]( "Backbiters")
Backbiters Le sous-préfet (1924) -
Producer
![The River]( "The River")
The River (1951) -
![This Land Is Mine]( "This Land Is Mine")
This Land Is Mine (1943) -
![The Rules of the Game]( "The Rules of the Game")
The Rules of the Game (1939) -
![La Marseillaise]( "La Marseillaise")
La Marseillaise (1938) -
![The Crime of Monsieur Lange]( "The Crime of Monsieur Lange")
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936) -
![La Chienne]( "La Chienne")
La Chienne (1931) -
Little Red Riding Hood (1930)
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![Nana]( "Nana")
Nana (1926) -
![Whirlpool of Fate]( "Whirlpool of Fate")
Whirlpool of Fate (1925) -
Producer
![Backbiters]( "Backbiters")
Backbiters (1924) -
Soundtrack
![Il était une fois... Patrick Bruel]( "Il était une fois... Patrick Bruel")
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Hier encore (2013)
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![Dancing with the Stars]( "Dancing with the Stars")
Dancing with the Stars (2009) -
![Moulin Rouge!]( "Moulin Rouge!")
Moulin Rouge! (2001) -
![Le palmarès des chansons]( "Le palmarès des chansons")
Le palmarès des chansons (1966) -
![Les échos du cinéma]( "Les échos du cinéma")
Les échos du cinéma (1961) -
![Elena and Her Men]( "Elena and Her Men")
Elena and Her Men (1956) -
Soundtrack
![French Cancan]( "French Cancan")
French Cancan (1955) -
Archive footage
![Voyage à travers le cinéma français]( "Voyage à travers le cinéma français")
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![Quand Jean devint Renoir]( "Quand Jean devint Renoir")
Quand Jean devint Renoir (2017) -
![Unknown Movies]( "Unknown Movies")
Unknown Movies (2017) -
![My Journey Through French Cinema]( "My Journey Through French Cinema")
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![Renoir at Work]( "Renoir at Work")
Renoir at Work (2015) -
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![Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words]( "Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words")
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![Truffaut Insurrected]( "Truffaut Insurrected")
Truffaut Insurrected (2014) -
Simone Simon, la rebelle (2012)
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![The Story of Film: An Odyssey]( "The Story of Film: An Odyssey")
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![Il était une fois...]( "Il était une fois...")
Il était une fois... (2011) -
Personnel et confidentiel (2007)
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Autour du fleuve (2006)
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![Renoir(s) en suivant les fils de l'eau]( "Renoir(s) en suivant les fils de l'eau")
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![Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinémathèque]( "Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinémathèque")
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Renoir à Hollywood (1999)
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Un tournage à la campagne (1994)
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![Jean Renoir: Part Two - Hollywood and Beyond]( "Jean Renoir: Part Two - Hollywood and Beyond")
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Archive footage
![François Truffaut: Portraits volés]( "François Truffaut: Portraits volés")
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Vivement Truffaut (1985)
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Editor
![La Chienne]( "La Chienne")
La Chienne (1931) -
![Marquitta]( "Marquitta")
Marquitta (1927) -
![Nana]( "Nana")
Nana (1926) -
Editor
![Backbiters]( "Backbiters")
Backbiters (1924) -
Miscellaneous Crew
![Senso]( "Senso")
Senso (1954) -
![Cristobal's Gold]( "Cristobal's Gold")
Cristobal's Gold (1940) -
Set Decorator
![Whirlpool of Fate]( "Whirlpool of Fate")
Whirlpool of Fate (1925)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
Called "the boss" by director Jacques Rivette.
Quotes
It's a war film; nevertheless there's not a mention of war in it. Beneath its benign appearance, this story strikes at the very structure of our society. (on his film "The Rules of the Game")
Trademark
Films almost always reflected his left-wing political views
Nickname
Le patron
Star Sign
Virgo
Personal Details
Born
Paris, France
Died
(age 84)
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Height:
5' 11" (1.8 m)User Polls
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