Portrait of Gérard Oury

Directing

Gérard Oury

Career

Active from 1949 to 1999, busiest in 1954 and 1958 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gérard Oury Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 4
  • French Comedy 4
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Character Study 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Physical Comedy 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Family Dynamics 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

53
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

4 titles · average score 44
Le Schpountz
Le Schpountz (1999)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

Ghost with Driver
Ghost with Driver (1996)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

The Mirror Has Two Faces
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Story

The Thirst for Gold
The Thirst for Gold (1993)
GoodWatch score 51

Director, Writer

1980s

6 titles · average score 53
Vanille fraise
Vanille fraise (1989)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer, Director

Levy & Goliath
Levy & Goliath (1987)
GoodWatch score 47

Screenplay, Director

A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later
A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (1986)
GoodWatch score 41

as Un spectateur de '40 ans déjà'

The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent
The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent (1984)
GoodWatch score 47

Director, Writer

Ace of Aces
Ace of Aces (1982)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Director

Umbrella Coup
Umbrella Coup (1980)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Writer

1970s

4 titles · average score 73
Out of It
Out of It (1978)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Writer

Et vive la liberté !
Et vive la liberté ! (1978)

Idea

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
GoodWatch score 78

Director, Screenplay

Delusions of Grandeur
Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer, Director

1960s

7 titles · average score 69
The Brain
The Brain (1969)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer, Director

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Screenplay

The Sucker
The Sucker (1965)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Screenplay

The Prize
The Prize (1963)
GoodWatch score 55

as Claude Marceau

Crime Does Not Pay
Crime Does Not Pay (1962)
GoodWatch score 59

Scenario Writer, Director

The Menace
The Menace (1961)

as The Doctor

The Itchy Palm
The Itchy Palm (1960)

as Cameo Appearance (uncredited)

1950s

27 titles · average score 61
Witness in the City
Witness in the City (1959)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Come Dance with Me!
Come Dance with Me! (1959)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

Back to the Wall
Back to the Wall (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jacques Decrey

The Mirror Has Two Faces
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

as docteur Bosc

Seventh Heaven
Seventh Heaven (1958)

as Maurice Portal

The Marines
The Marines (1957)

as Récitant (voice)

Woman of the River
Woman of the River (1954)
GoodWatch score 46

as Enzo Cinti

Father Brown
Father Brown (1954)
GoodWatch score 60

as Inspector Dubois

The Fate of Two Queens
The Fate of Two Queens (1954)

as Napoleon Bonaparte

The Heart of the Matter
The Heart of the Matter (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

as Yusef

Mr. Peek-a-Boo
Mr. Peek-a-Boo (1951)
GoodWatch score 61

as Maurice

The Night Is My Kingdom
The Night Is My Kingdom (1951)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lionel Moreau

1940s

5 titles · average score 67
Du Guesclin
Du Guesclin (1949)

as Le Dauphin

Jo la Romance
Jo la Romance (1949)

as Roland Grenier

The Secret of Mayerling
The Secret of Mayerling (1949)

as (uncredited)

Antoine & Antoinette
Antoine & Antoinette (1947)
GoodWatch score 67

as Le client galant

Little Nothings
Little Nothings (1941)

as Philinte