Portrait of Marcel L'Herbier

Directing

Marcel L'Herbier

Career

Active from 1917 to 1975, with a break from 1955 to 1974, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Inhuman Woman
The Inhuman Woman
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Marcel L'Herbier Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.3, average 4.8
  • Violence
    1.8, average 4.1
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Dark Humor
    0.8, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
La Féerie des fantasmes
La Féerie des fantasmes (1975)

Director

1950s

3 titles
What the East Wind Saw
What the East Wind Saw (1954)

Director

The Father of the Girl
The Father of the Girl (1953)

Screenplay, Director

The Last Days of Pompeii
The Last Days of Pompeii (1950)

Director, Dialogue

1940s

9 titles · average score 64
Stolen Affections
Stolen Affections (1948)

Director, Screenplay

Queen's Necklace
Queen's Necklace (1946)

Director

Happy Go Lucky
Happy Go Lucky (1946)

Director

The Bohemian Life
The Bohemian Life (1945)

Director

The Honorable Catherine
The Honorable Catherine (1943)

Director

Fantastic Night
Fantastic Night (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Adaptation

Foolish Husbands
Foolish Husbands (1941)

Director, Writer

Comedy of Happiness
Comedy of Happiness (1940)

Director, Writer

La Mode rêvée
La Mode rêvée (1940)

Screenplay, Director

1930s

22 titles · average score 68
Cordial Agreement
Cordial Agreement (1939)

Director

Rasputin
Rasputin (1938)

Screenplay, Director

Adrienne Lecouvreur
Adrienne Lecouvreur (1938)

Writer, Director

Forfaiture
Forfaiture (1937)

Director

The New Men
The New Men (1936)

Director, Screenplay

The Imperial Road
The Imperial Road (1935)

Scenario Writer, Director

Sacrifice of Honor
Sacrifice of Honor (1935)

Screenplay, Director

The Adventurer
The Adventurer (1934)

Director

The Scandal
The Scandal (1934)

Director, Screenplay

Le Bonheur
Le Bonheur (1934)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer, Director

Scent of the Woman in Black
Scent of the Woman in Black (1931)

Director, Screenplay

The Mystery of the Yellow Room
The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1930)

Scenario Writer, Director

1920s

17 titles · average score 71
L'Argent
L'Argent (1928)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer, Director

Little Devil May Care
Little Devil May Care (1928)

Director, Screenplay

Le Vertige
Le Vertige (1926)

Director, Writer

The Late Mathias Pascal
The Late Mathias Pascal (1925)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Director

The Inhuman Woman
The Inhuman Woman (1924)
GoodWatch score 82

Scenario Writer, Director

The Flood
The Flood (1924)

Art Direction, Producer

Don Juan et Faust
Don Juan et Faust (1922)

Screenplay, Director

El Dorado
El Dorado (1921)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer, Director

Prometheus, Banker
Prometheus, Banker (1921)

Writer, Director

Villa Destin
Villa Destin (1921)

Director, Scenario Writer

The Man of the Sea
The Man of the Sea (1920)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Editor

Le Carnaval des vérités
Le Carnaval des vérités (1920)

Director, Writer

1910s

4 titles
Rose-France
Rose-France (1919)

Director, Writer

Le Bercail
Le Bercail (1919)

Director

Infatuation
Infatuation (1918)

Scenario Writer, Writer

The Blindness of Youth
The Blindness of Youth (1917)

Screenplay