Portrait of Pierre Bost

Writing

Pierre Bost

Career

Active from 1943 to 1984, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Sunday in the Country
A Sunday in the Country
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Pierre Bost Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Wonder
    1.7, average 3.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Historical Realism 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Anthology Film 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Atmospheric Tension 2
  • Melancholic Atmosphere 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title · average score 88
A Sunday in the Country
A Sunday in the Country (1984)
GoodWatch score 88

Novel

1970s

3 titles · average score 78
The Judge and the Assassin
The Judge and the Assassin (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

The Watchmaker of St. Paul
The Watchmaker of St. Paul (1974)
GoodWatch score 86

Writer

Le Château perdu
Le Château perdu (1973)

Screenplay

1960s

9 titles · average score 65
Franciscan of Bourges
Franciscan of Bourges (1968)

Writer

Black Humor
Black Humor (1965)

Writer

This Special Friendship
This Special Friendship (1964)
GoodWatch score 78

Dialogue

Enough Rope
Enough Rope (1963)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Crime Does Not Pay
Crime Does Not Pay (1962)
GoodWatch score 59

Scenario Writer

Rendezvous
Rendezvous (1961)

Screenplay

The Joy of Living
The Joy of Living (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

Dialogue

Thou Shalt Not Kill
Thou Shalt Not Kill (1961)

Dialogue

The Regattas of San Francisco
The Regattas of San Francisco (1960)

Dialogue, Screenplay

1950s

16 titles · average score 68
Way of Youth
Way of Youth (1959)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer, Adaptation

The Gambler
The Gambler (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Love Is My Profession
Love Is My Profession (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Gervaise
Gervaise (1956)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer

La Traversée de Paris
La Traversée de Paris (1956)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer

Le Rouge et le Noir
Le Rouge et le Noir (1954)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

Daughters of Destiny
Daughters of Destiny (1954)

Writer

The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Forbidden Games
Forbidden Games (1952)
GoodWatch score 83

Dialogue

The Red Inn
The Red Inn (1951)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

God Needs Men
God Needs Men (1950)

Screenplay

1940s

11 titles · average score 65
The Walls of Malapaga
The Walls of Malapaga (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Keep an Eye on Amelia
Keep an Eye on Amelia (1949)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Devil in the Flesh
Devil in the Flesh (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

The Seventh Door
The Seventh Door (1947)

Writer

Pastoral Symphony
Pastoral Symphony (1946)
GoodWatch score 70

Dialogue

Homeland
Homeland (1946)

Dialogue

The Liberation of Paris
The Liberation of Paris (1944)

Writer

Douce
Douce (1943)
GoodWatch score 71

Adaptation, Screenplay

A Star to the Sun
A Star to the Sun (1943)

Writer

Madame et le mort
Madame et le mort (1943)

Dialogue

The Trump Card
The Trump Card (1942)
GoodWatch score 53

Dialogue