Portrait of Yves Boisset

Directing

Yves Boisset

Career

Active from 1968 to 2009, busiest in 1988 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Boy Soldier
The Boy Soldier
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yves Boisset Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.0, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Tension 3
  • French Cinema 3
  • Melancholic Atmosphere 2
  • Medical Mystery 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Political Thriller 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

38
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

6 titles
L'Affaire Salengro
L'Affaire Salengro (2009)

Director, Writer

12 balles dans la peau pour Pierre Laval
12 balles dans la peau pour Pierre Laval (2009)

Director

La Bataille d'Alger
La Bataille d'Alger (2007)

Director

Les Mystères sanglants de l'OTS
Les Mystères sanglants de l'OTS (2006)

Director, Screenplay

Dormir avec le diable
Dormir avec le diable (2001)

Director

Cazas
Cazas (2001)

Director

1990s

7 titles · average score 70
Le Pantalon
Le Pantalon (1997)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

Private Lessons
Private Lessons (1997)

Director

Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life (1997)

Director

L'Affaire Dreyfus
L'Affaire Dreyfus (1995)

Director, Writer

L'Affaire Seznec
L'Affaire Seznec (1993)

Director

Les Carnassiers
Les Carnassiers (1992)

Director

The Tribe
The Tribe (1991)

Writer, Director

1980s

10 titles · average score 61
Radio corbeau
Radio corbeau (1989)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Adaptation

La Travestie
La Travestie (1988)

Director, Screenplay

La Fée Carabine
La Fée Carabine (1988)

Director

Les Karens, le pays sans péché
Les Karens, le pays sans péché (1988)

Director

Blue Hell
Blue Hell (1986)
GoodWatch score 52

Director, Writer

Dog Day
Dog Day (1984)
GoodWatch score 52

Director, Screenplay

The Prize of Peril
The Prize of Peril (1983)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer, Director

Spy, Stand Up
Spy, Stand Up (1982)
GoodWatch score 68

as Richard's assistant

The Boy Soldier
The Boy Soldier (1981)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay, Director

La Femme flic
La Femme flic (1980)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Writer

1970s

10 titles · average score 65
The Key Is in the Door
The Key Is in the Door (1978)

Director, Writer

Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff
Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff (1977)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Director

The Purple Taxi
The Purple Taxi (1977)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Mad Enough to Kill
Mad Enough to Kill (1975)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Screenplay

The Common Man
The Common Man (1975)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Author

Nothing to Report
Nothing to Report (1973)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Assassination
The Assassination (1972)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Angel's Leap
Angel's Leap (1971)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Screenplay

The Cop
The Cop (1970)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Director

Safety Catch
Safety Catch (1970)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

1960s

5 titles · average score 60
Coplan Saves His Skin
Coplan Saves His Skin (1968)
GoodWatch score 52

Director, Scenario Writer

Is Paris Burning?
Is Paris Burning? (1966)
GoodWatch score 72

Assistant Director

Trap for the Assassin
Trap for the Assassin (1966)

Assistant Director

Magnet of Doom
Magnet of Doom (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

Assistant Director

The Colossus of Rhodes
The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)
GoodWatch score 53

Second Assistant Director