Portrait of Raoul Coutard

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Raoul Coutard

Career

Active from 1958 to 2025, with a break from 2002 to 2024, busiest in 1962 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Confession
The Confession
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Raoul Coutard Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Wholesome
    1.9, average 3.4
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French New Wave 18
  • Character Study 8
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Political Commentary 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • French Cinema 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Political Thriller 3
  • Existential Drama 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Complex Relationships 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

76
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
The Wild Palms
The Wild Palms (2025)

Director of Photography

2000s

1 title · average score 64
Wild Innocence
Wild Innocence (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

1990s

5 titles · average score 63
The Phantom Heart
The Phantom Heart (1996)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Happiness Is No Joke
Happiness Is No Joke (1995)

Director of Photography

Bethune: The Making of a Hero
Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1993)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

The Birth of Love
The Birth of Love (1993)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Il gèle en enfer
Il gèle en enfer (1990)

Director of Photography

1980s

13 titles · average score 54
Thick Skinned
Thick Skinned (1989)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Let Sleeping Cops Lie
Let Sleeping Cops Lie (1988)
GoodWatch score 47

Director of Photography

Burning Beds
Burning Beds (1988)

Director of Photography

Blanc de Chine
Blanc de Chine (1988)

Director of Photography

Max My Love
Max My Love (1986)
GoodWatch score 39

Director of Photography

Dangerous Moves
Dangerous Moves (1984)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Salt on the Skin
Salt on the Skin (1984)

Director of Photography

The Bitch
The Bitch (1984)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

First Name: Carmen
First Name: Carmen (1983)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

S.A.S. San Salvador
S.A.S. San Salvador (1983)
GoodWatch score 33

Director

Godard's Passion
Godard's Passion (1982)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

Operation Leopard
Operation Leopard (1980)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

1970s

12 titles · average score 74
Drummer-Crab
Drummer-Crab (1977)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Le Défilé du 14 Juillet 1977
Le Défilé du 14 Juillet 1977 (1977)

Writer, Director

Une nuit en Lorraine
Une nuit en Lorraine (1975)

Director

Like a Pot of Strawberries
Like a Pot of Strawberries (1974)

Director of Photography

A Pain in the Ass
A Pain in the Ass (1973)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

The Hostage Gang
The Hostage Gang (1973)

Director of Photography

Embassy
Embassy (1972)

Director of Photography

Five Leaf Clover
Five Leaf Clover (1972)

Director of Photography

The Most Gentle Confessions
The Most Gentle Confessions (1971)

Director of Photography

The Confession
The Confession (1970)
GoodWatch score 89

Director of Photography

The Bamboo Incident
The Bamboo Incident (1970)
GoodWatch score 70

as Angry French man (uncredited)

La Liberté en croupe
La Liberté en croupe (1970)

Director of Photography

1960s

41 titles · average score 74
Z
Z (1969)
GoodWatch score 86

as English Surgeon (uncredited)

The Bride Wore Black
The Bride Wore Black (1968)
GoodWatch score 80

Director of Photography

Pierrot le Fou
Pierrot le Fou (1965)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

Alphaville
Alphaville (1965)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

Band of Outsiders
Band of Outsiders (1964)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

Contempt
Contempt (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

as Cameraman

Vivre Sa Vie
Vivre Sa Vie (1962)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

Jules and Jim
Jules and Jim (1962)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

Lola
Lola (1961)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman (1961)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Breathless
Breathless (1960)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

Shoot the Piano Player
Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

1950s

3 titles · average score 54
The Devil's Pass
The Devil's Pass (1959)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

Island Fisherman
Island Fisherman (1959)

Director of Photography

Ramuntcho
Ramuntcho (1958)

Director of Photography