Portrait of Georges Lautner

Directing

Georges Lautner

Career

Active from 1958 to 2000, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Crooks in Clover
Crooks in Clover
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Georges Lautner Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Spiritual
    0.8, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • French Farce 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • French Crime Thriller 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • French Crime Drama 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Espionage 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Revenge 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Scénarios sur la drogue
Scénarios sur la drogue (2000)

Director

1990s

6 titles · average score 58
L'homme de mes rêves
L'homme de mes rêves (1994)

Director

Stranger in the House
Stranger in the House (1992)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer, Director

Room Service
Room Service (1992)

Director, Screenplay

Prêcheur en eau trouble
Prêcheur en eau trouble (1992)

Director

Triplex
Triplex (1991)

Director

Believed Violent
Believed Violent (1990)

Director

1980s

10 titles · average score 57
L'Invité surprise
L'Invité surprise (1989)

Director

The Murdered House
The Murdered House (1988)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Writer

The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque
The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque (1987)
GoodWatch score 45

Director, Writer

La Cage aux Folles 3
La Cage aux Folles 3 (1985)
GoodWatch score 45

Adaptation, Director

The Cowboy
The Cowboy (1985)

Writer, Director

Happy Easter
Happy Easter (1984)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Writer

My Other Husband
My Other Husband (1983)
GoodWatch score 59

as Doctor (uncredited)

The Professional
The Professional (1981)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Screenplay

Is This Reasonable?
Is This Reasonable? (1981)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Le Guignolo
Le Guignolo (1980)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

1970s

12 titles · average score 59
Cop or Hood
Cop or Hood (1979)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

These Sorcerers Are Mad
These Sorcerers Are Mad (1978)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Death of a Corrupt Man
Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Director

The Bottom Line
The Bottom Line (1976)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

No Problem!
No Problem! (1975)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay, Director

Icy Breasts
Icy Breasts (1974)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer, Director

Some Too Quiet Gentlemen
Some Too Quiet Gentlemen (1973)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Adaptation

Man in the Trunk
Man in the Trunk (1973)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer, Director

There Once Was a Cop
There Once Was a Cop (1972)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Director

Troubleshooters
Troubleshooters (1971)
GoodWatch score 62

Adaptation, Director

The Road to Salina
The Road to Salina (1970)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Screenplay

Strogoff
Strogoff (1970)

Screenplay

1960s

16 titles · average score 63
Pasha
Pasha (1968)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Screenplay

Sorrel Flower
Sorrel Flower (1967)
GoodWatch score 57

Adaptation, Director

Let's Not Get Angry
Let's Not Get Angry (1966)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay, Director

Galia
Galia (1966)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

The Great Spy Chase
The Great Spy Chase (1964)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Dandelions by the Roots
Dandelions by the Roots (1964)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer, Director

The Monocle's Sour Laugh
The Monocle's Sour Laugh (1964)
GoodWatch score 57

Adaptation, Director

Crooks in Clover
Crooks in Clover (1963)
GoodWatch score 83

Director, Dialogue

The Seventh Juror
The Seventh Juror (1962)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

The Eye of the Monocle
The Eye of the Monocle (1962)
GoodWatch score 60

as German Officer

The Black Monocle
The Black Monocle (1961)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

1950s

6 titles
La môme aux boutons
La môme aux boutons (1958)

Director

The Amorous Corporal
The Amorous Corporal (1958)

Assistant Director

Slightly Ahead
Slightly Ahead (1956)

Assistant Director

The Pirates of the Bois du Bologne
The Pirates of the Bois du Bologne (1954)

as Le radio amateur

The Knight of the Night
The Knight of the Night (1953)

Assistant Director

Captain Ardant
Captain Ardant (1951)

as A military