Filmography
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Known For
The Rules of the Game Writer (1939) -
The Grand 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) -
![The Grand Illusion]( "The Grand Illusion")
The Grand 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) -
![Backbiters]( "Backbiters")
Backbiters (1927) -
![Marquitta]( "Marquitta")
Marquitta (1927) -
![Charleston Parade]( "Charleston Parade")
Charleston Parade (1927) -
![Nana]( "Nana")
Nana (1926) -
Director
![Whirlpool of Fate]( "Whirlpool of Fate")
Whirlpool of Fate (1925) -
WriterA Grande Ilusão (2015)
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![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) -
![The Spanish Earth]( "The Spanish Earth")
The Spanish Earth (1937) -
![The Grand Illusion]( "The Grand Illusion")
The Grand 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) -
![Backbiters]( "Backbiters")
Backbiters (1927) -
Writer
![Marquitta]( "Marquitta")
Marquitta (1927) -
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]( "The Pursuit of Happiness")
The Pursuit of Happiness Robert (1930) -
Little Red Riding Hood Compère le Loup (1930)
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![Diary of a Lost Girl]( "Diary of a Lost Girl")
Diary of a Lost Girl Bargast (1929) -
![La p'tite Lili]( "La p'tite Lili")
La p'tite Lili Man with bowler hat (1927) -
![Backbiters]( "Backbiters")
Backbiters Le sous-préfet (1927) -
Actor
![Charleston Parade]( "Charleston Parade")
Charleston Parade Angel (1927) -
Soundtrack
![Through the Ages]( "Through the Ages")
Through the Ages (2022) -
![Un soir en direct avec Patrick Bruel]( "Un soir en direct avec Patrick Bruel")
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![C'est si bon!]( "C'est si bon!")
C'est si bon! (2018) -
![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) -
Musique and Music (1977)
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![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) -
Producer
![Experiment in Evil]( "Experiment in Evil")
Experiment in Evil (1959) -
![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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![Backbiters]( "Backbiters")
Backbiters (1927) -
![Nana]( "Nana")
Nana (1926) -
Producer
![Whirlpool of Fate]( "Whirlpool of Fate")
Whirlpool of Fate (1925) -
Archive footage
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![Le temps des nababs]( "Le temps des nababs")
Le temps des nababs (2019) -
![La passione di Anna Magnani]( "La passione di Anna Magnani")
La passione di Anna Magnani (2019) -
![Journeys Through French Cinema]( "Journeys Through French Cinema")
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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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![Martin Scorsese on the River]( "Martin Scorsese on the River")
Martin Scorsese on the River (2005) -
![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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![François Truffaut: Portraits volés]( "François Truffaut: Portraits volés")
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Vivement Truffaut (1985)
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![Grand écran]( "Grand écran")
Grand écran (1974) -
Archive footageVisages du cinéma (1970)
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Les écrans de la ville (1965)
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Editor
![La Chienne]( "La Chienne")
La Chienne (1931) -
![Backbiters]( "Backbiters")
Backbiters (1927) -
![Marquitta]( "Marquitta")
Marquitta (1927) -
Editor
![Nana]( "Nana")
Nana (1926) -
Additional Crew
![Charlotte Perriand: Pioneer in the Art of Living]( "Charlotte Perriand: Pioneer in the Art of Living")
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Additional 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)
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Did You Know
Trivia
He once said that no other Hollywood director understood people better than Leo McCarey.
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
Personal Details
Born
Paris, France
Died
(age 84)
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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