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Writing

Jean Ferry

Career

Active from 1939 to 1976, busiest in 1956 and 1961 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Jenny Lamour
Jenny Lamour
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jean Ferry Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Biographical
    0.1, average 1.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.9, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Classic French Cinema 2
  • Italian Cinema 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • French Cinema 2
  • World War II 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Melancholic 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Strong Female Lead 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

44
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 85
Torment
Torment (1994)
GoodWatch score 85

Original Film Writer

1970s

6 titles · average score 64
The Arrival of Joachim Stiller
The Arrival of Joachim Stiller (1976)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

Sherlock Holmes - Le Signe des quatre
Sherlock Holmes - Le Signe des quatre (1975)

Adaptation

Malpertuis
Malpertuis (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Louise, One Word of Love
Louise, One Word of Love (1972)

Writer

Daughters of Darkness
Daughters of Darkness (1971)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

The Demise of Father Mouret
The Demise of Father Mouret (1970)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

1960s

7 titles · average score 58
Noces de plumes
Noces de plumes (1969)

Adaptation

Ivory Coast Adventure
Ivory Coast Adventure (1965)

Dialogue

A Very Private Affair
A Very Private Affair (1962)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

Madame
Madame (1961)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

The Fenouillard Family
The Fenouillard Family (1961)

Writer

Operation Caviar
Operation Caviar (1961)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

This Time it Must Be Caviar
This Time it Must Be Caviar (1961)

Writer

1950s

22 titles · average score 62
Babette Goes to War
Babette Goes to War (1959)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Sinners of Paris
Sinners of Paris (1958)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

That Is the Dawn
That Is the Dawn (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Good Evening Paris
Good Evening Paris (1956)

Writer

If All the Guys in the World...
If All the Guys in the World... (1956)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

Frou-Frou
Frou-Frou (1955)

Writer

Nana
Nana (1955)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Daughters of Destiny
Daughters of Destiny (1954)

Writer

Midnight... Quai de Bercy
Midnight... Quai de Bercy (1953)

Dialogue, Screenplay

The Wayward Wife
The Wayward Wife (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Paris Is Always Paris
Paris Is Always Paris (1951)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay, Dialogue

Miquette
Miquette (1950)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

1940s

7 titles · average score 71
Manon
Manon (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Return to Life
Return to Life (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

Eternal Conflict
Eternal Conflict (1948)

Writer

Jenny Lamour
Jenny Lamour (1947)
GoodWatch score 90

Dialogue, Screenplay

The Eleventh Hour Guest
The Eleventh Hour Guest (1945)

Screenplay

Niglo reporter
Niglo reporter (1945)

Director

The Musicians of the Sky
The Musicians of the Sky (1940)

Dialogue, Adaptation

1930s

1 title
Jeunes filles de France
Jeunes filles de France (1939)

Writer