Directing
Gérard Oury
- Titles
- 59movies15TV shows
- Career
Active from 1949 to 1999, busiest in 1954 and 1958 with 3 main titles each.
- Directed
- 18titles as director
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.9average 2.6
- Physical Comedy4.7average 2.4
- Situational Comedy4.9average 2.7
- Satire & Parody4.1average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.1average 3.7
- Absurdist Humor3.4average 2.0
- Crime4.7average 3.7
- Nostalgia4.7average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.5, average 5.4
- Scare1.1, average 2.6
- Coming of Age1.6, average 3.0
- Uncanny1.2, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- French Cinema 4
- French Comedy 4
- Fast-Paced 3
- Character Study 2
- Political Intrigue 2
- Physical Comedy 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Lighthearted 2
- Tragic Romance 2
- Family Dynamics 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Character-Driven 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- AAlbert JurgensonEditorAce of Aces, The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob, Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!, Umbrella Coup, The Sucker, +5 more
Danièle ThompsonWriterAce of Aces, The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob, Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!, Umbrella Coup, Delusions of Grandeur, +4 more
Louis de FunèsActorThe Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob, Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!, The Sucker, Delusions of Grandeur, Du Guesclin, +1 more
Henri DecaëCinematographerThe Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob, Umbrella Coup, The Sucker, Delusions of Grandeur, Witness in the City, +1 more
BourvilActorDon't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!, Mr. Peek-a-Boo, The Sucker, The Brain, The Mirror Has Two Faces
Marcel JullianWriterDon't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!, The Sucker, Delusions of Grandeur, The Brain, The Thirst for Gold
Pierre MondyActorCrime Does Not Pay, Le Costaud des Batignolles, L'homme au parapluie, Young Girls Beware
Vladimir CosmaComposerAce of Aces, The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob, Umbrella Coup, The Thirst for Gold
Jean-Charles TacchellaWriterDon't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!, Come Dance with Me!, The Itchy Palm- RRobert LefebvreCinematographerBack to the Wall, Come Dance with Me!, Seventh Heaven
Raymond BussièresActorOut of It, Le Costaud des Batignolles
Danielle DarrieuxActorCrime Does Not Pay, Seventh Heaven
Movies and TV shows
531990s
4 titles · average score 44
Director
Director
Original Story
Director, Writer
1980s
6 titles · average score 53
Director, Writer
Screenplay, Director
as Un spectateur de '40 ans déjà'
Director, Writer
Director, Writer
Director, Writer
1970s
4 titles · average score 73
Writer, Director
Director, Screenplay
Director, Writer
1960s
7 titles · average score 69
Director, Writer
Director, Screenplay
Screenplay, Director
as Claude Marceau
Scenario Writer, Director
as The Doctor
as Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
1950s
27 titles · average score 61
Screenplay
as Jacques Decrey
as docteur Bosc
as Maurice Portal
as Récitant (voice)
as Enzo Cinti
as Napoleon Bonaparte
as Inspector Dubois
as Yusef
as Maurice
as Lionel Moreau
1940s
5 titles · average score 67
as Le Dauphin
as Roland Grenier
as (uncredited)
as Le client galant
as Philinte