Portrait of Marcel Achard

Writing

Marcel Achard

Career

Active from 1924 to 1982, busiest in 1937 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Earrings of Madame de...
The Earrings of Madame de...
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Marcel Achard Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.2, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Scare
    0.6, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Classic French Cinema 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • French Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
The Idiot
The Idiot (1991)

Theatre Play

1980s

3 titles
Jean de la lune
Jean de la lune (1982)

Author

Patate
Patate (1982)

Writer

A bolond lány
A bolond lány (1980)

Writer

1970s

5 titles
Idiotka
Idiotka (1978)

Theatre Play

La Bagatelle
La Bagatelle (1977)

Author

Domino
Domino (1976)

Theatre Play

Pétrus
Pétrus (1974)

Writer

Noix de coco
Noix de coco (1972)

Author

1960s

5 titles · average score 63
Domino
Domino (1967)

Theatre Play

Friends of the family
Friends of the family (1964)

Screenplay

A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
GoodWatch score 79

Theatre Play

Famous Love Affairs
Famous Love Affairs (1961)
GoodWatch score 48

Dialogue

Zeit des Glücks
Zeit des Glücks (1961)

Writer

1950s

10 titles · average score 66
A Woman Like Satan
A Woman Like Satan (1958)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

La Garçonne
La Garçonne (1957)

Writer

Que les hommes sont bêtes
Que les hommes sont bêtes (1957)

Writer

The Country I Come From
The Country I Come From (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Girl on the Third Floor
Girl on the Third Floor (1955)

Dialogue

Mademoiselle Nitouche
Mademoiselle Nitouche (1954)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

Storm
Storm (1954)

Writer

The Earrings of Madame de...
The Earrings of Madame de... (1953)
GoodWatch score 89

Screenplay, Dialogue

Paris Waltz
Paris Waltz (1950)

Director

The Miracle of St. Anne
The Miracle of St. Anne (1950)

as Un estropié

1940s

10 titles · average score 55
Jean de la Lune
Jean de la Lune (1949)

Director

Meet Me at Dawn
Meet Me at Dawn (1947)

Story

Pétrus
Pétrus (1946)

Screenplay

Lunegarde
Lunegarde (1946)

Screenplay

Twilight
Twilight (1944)

Writer

The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform (1944)

Screenplay

The Heart of a Nation
The Heart of a Nation (1943)

Writer

Domino
Domino (1943)

Writer

Alibi
Alibi (1942)

Story

The Lady in Question
The Lady in Question (1940)
GoodWatch score 55

Story

1930s

12 titles · average score 68
The Deserter
The Deserter (1939)

Screenplay

The Strange Monsieur Victor
The Strange Monsieur Victor (1938)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

Heart of Paris
Heart of Paris (1937)

Screenplay

Alibi
Alibi (1937)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Naples Under the Kiss of Fire
Naples Under the Kiss of Fire (1937)

Writer

The Messenger
The Messenger (1937)

Writer

Under Secret Orders
Under Secret Orders (1937)

Adaptation

Mayerling
Mayerling (1936)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

Folies Bergère
Folies Bergère (1935)

Director, Writer

La Veuve joyeuse
La Veuve joyeuse (1935)

Adaptation

The Beautiful Sailor
The Beautiful Sailor (1932)

Writer

Jean of the Moon
Jean of the Moon (1931)

Writer

1920s

1 title · average score 74
Entr'acte
Entr'acte (1924)
GoodWatch score 74

as A man following the hearse (uncredited)