Portrait of Pierre Brasseur

Acting

Pierre Brasseur

Career

Active from 1927 to 1979, busiest in 1935 and 1966 with 6 main titles each.

Leading roles
85
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Children of Paradise
Children of Paradise
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Pierre Brasseur Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 10
  • Character-Driven 9
  • Witty Dialogue 6
  • Character Study 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Social Critique 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Melancholy 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

130
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Opération Jericho
Opération Jericho

as Jean-César Morin

la loi
la loi

as Don Cesare

1970s

5 titles · average score 70
Le Dernier Mélodrame
Le Dernier Mélodrame (1979)

Writer

The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life (1972)
GoodWatch score 75

as La Brunetière

The Married Couple of the Year Two
The Married Couple of the Year Two (1971)
GoodWatch score 65

as Gosselin

La Brigade des maléfices
La Brigade des maléfices (1971)

TV show · as Diablegris / Diablevert

Un ange passe
Un ange passe (1970)

as Florisse

1960s

35 titles · average score 63
Goto, Island of Love
Goto, Island of Love (1969)
GoodWatch score 65

as Le Gouverneur-Roi Goto III

King of Hearts
King of Hearts (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

as General Géranium

Two Hours to Kill
Two Hours to Kill (1966)
GoodWatch score 61

as Laurent

A Matter of Resistance
A Matter of Resistance (1966)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dimanche

Lucky Jo
Lucky Jo (1964)
GoodWatch score 67

as Loudéac

Rencontres
Rencontres (1962)

as Carl Krasner

Emile's Boat
Emile's Boat (1962)
GoodWatch score 64

as François Larmentiel

Spotlight on a Murderer
Spotlight on a Murderer (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

as Comte de Kerloquen

Eyes Without a Face
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
GoodWatch score 85

as Professor Génessier

Il bell'Antonio
Il bell'Antonio (1960)
GoodWatch score 72

as Alfio Magnano

Carthage in Flames
Carthage in Flames (1960)
GoodWatch score 51

as Sidone

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century (1960)

as Pangloss

1950s

24 titles · average score 68
Head Against the Wall
Head Against the Wall (1959)
GoodWatch score 84

as Dr. Varmont

The Law
The Law (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

as Don Cesare

Sans famille
Sans famille (1958)

as Jeroboam Driscoll

The Gates of Paris
The Gates of Paris (1957)
GoodWatch score 72

as Juju

Tower of Lust
Tower of Lust (1955)
GoodWatch score 54

as Jehan Buridan

Clothing the Naked
Clothing the Naked (1954)

as Console Grotti

Rasputin
Rasputin (1954)

as Gregory Iefimovich Raspoutine

The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

as Bird (voice)

Crimson Curtain
Crimson Curtain (1952)

as Ludovic Arn / Macbeth

Le Plaisir
Le Plaisir (1952)
GoodWatch score 79

as Julien Ledentu

Jamaican Man
Jamaican Man (1950)

as Jacques Mervel

Lost Souvenirs
Lost Souvenirs (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

as Philippe (segment "Une statuette d'Osiris")

1940s

24 titles · average score 72
The Lovers of Verona
The Lovers of Verona (1949)
GoodWatch score 59

as Raffaele

Millionaires for One Day
Millionaires for One Day (1949)

as Francis

Rocambole
Rocambole (1948)

as Rocambole

The Revenge of Baccarat
The Revenge of Baccarat (1948)

as Rocambole

Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark (1947)

as Bitru

Pétrus
Pétrus (1946)

as Rodrigue

Gates of the Night
Gates of the Night (1946)
GoodWatch score 70

as Georges

Land Without Stars
Land Without Stars (1946)

as Jean-Thomas Pellerin / François-Charles Talacayud

Children of Paradise
Children of Paradise (1945)
GoodWatch score 90

as Frédérick Lemaître

Summer Light
Summer Light (1943)
GoodWatch score 69

as Roland

Two Shy Ones
Two Shy Ones (1943)

as Vancouver

Sixième étage
Sixième étage (1940)

as Jonval, the young cynic

1930s

38 titles · average score 79
Second Childhood
Second Childhood (1939)

as Frossard

Port of Shadows
Port of Shadows (1938)
GoodWatch score 88

as Lucien

Grisou
Grisou (1938)

as Hagnauer

Hercule
Hercule (1938)

as Bastien

Café de Paris
Café de Paris (1938)

as Le Rec

Confessions of a Newlywed
Confessions of a Newlywed (1937)

as Edmond Trivelin

Little One
Little One (1935)

as Georges Darnetal

A Rare Bird
A Rare Bird (1935)

as Jean Berthier

The Amorous Garrison
The Amorous Garrison (1934)

as Paul, rider

Caravane
Caravane (1934)

as Lt. de Tokay

Moi et l'impératrice
Moi et l'impératrice (1933)

as Didier

One Night's Song
One Night's Song (1933)

as Koretzky

1920s

2 titles · average score 64
Backbiters
Backbiters (1927)
GoodWatch score 64

as Le type de l'appareil à sous

Feu!
Feu! (1927)

as Frémiet's ordinance