Portrait of Pierre Chenal

Directing

Pierre Chenal

Career

Active from 1929 to 1985, with a break from 1971 to 1984, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
GoodWatch score74/100

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 2
  • Psychological Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

30
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
Le hasard mène le Jeu
Le hasard mène le Jeu (1985)

Director, Writer

1970s

1 title
Versatile Lovers
Versatile Lovers (1970)

Director

1960s

2 titles
L'assassin connaît la musique
L'assassin connaît la musique (1963)

Director, Writer

The Night They Killed Rasputin
The Night They Killed Rasputin (1960)

Writer, Director

1950s

6 titles · average score 49
Beast at Bay
Beast at Bay (1959)

Director

Dangerous Games
Dangerous Games (1958)

Director, Screenplay

Sinners of Paris
Sinners of Paris (1958)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay, Director

Missing Persons Section
Missing Persons Section (1956)

Director, Screenplay

The Idol
The Idol (1952)

Director, Screenplay

Native Son
Native Son (1951)
GoodWatch score 38

Director, Screenplay

1940s

6 titles
Scandals of Clochemerle
Scandals of Clochemerle (1948)

Director

Devil and the Angel
Devil and the Angel (1946)

Director

El viaje sin regreso
El viaje sin regreso (1946)

Director

Se abre el abismo
Se abre el abismo (1945)

Director

The Corpse Breaks a Date
The Corpse Breaks a Date (1944)

Writer, Director

A Real Man
A Real Man (1943)

Director

1930s

13 titles · average score 69
The Last Turning
The Last Turning (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Sirocco
Sirocco (1938)

Director

The Lafarge Case
The Lafarge Case (1938)

Director

Alibi
Alibi (1937)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Man from Nowhere
The Man from Nowhere (1937)

Director, Screenplay

The Mutineers of Elsinore
The Mutineers of Elsinore (1936)

Director, Screenplay

Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment (1935)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer, Director

Street Without a Name
Street Without a Name (1934)

Writer, Director

Fat Man's Worries
Fat Man's Worries (1933)

Director

Small Trades in Paris
Small Trades in Paris (1932)

Editor, Director

Bâtir
Bâtir (1931)

Director, Producer

L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui
L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui (1930)

Cinematography, Writer

1920s

1 title
Paris Cinéma
Paris Cinéma (1929)

Director, Editor