Directing
Jean-Pierre Melville
- Titles
- 36movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1946 to 2020, with a break from 1973 to 2003, with up to 1 main title a year.
- Directed
- 15titles as director
- Average score
78/100
- Highest rated
Le Deuxième Souffle91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Crime6.5average 3.6
- Historical5.0average 2.6
- Melancholy6.7average 4.7
- Mystery5.5average 4.0
- Politics3.8average 2.6
- Tension7.2average 6.0
- Nostalgia5.0average 3.8
- Psychological6.6average 5.5
Rarely in their work
- Wholesome1.7, average 3.4
- Situational Comedy1.3, average 2.7
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Family Dynamics3.4, average 4.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Moral Ambiguity 5
- Atmospheric 4
- French New Wave 3
- Slow Burn 3
- French Cinema 3
- Character Study 3
- Moral Dilemma 2
- World War II 2
- French Resistance 2
- Intrigue 2
- Melancholy Atmosphere 2
- Complex Plot 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- MMonique BonnotEditorLe Samouraï, Le Doulos, Bob le Flambeur, Le Deuxième Souffle, Two Men in Manhattan, +3 more
Henri DecaëCinematographerLe Cercle Rouge, Le Samouraï, Léon Morin, Priest, The Silence of the Sea, Bob le Flambeur, +2 more
Alain DelonActorLe Cercle Rouge, Le Samouraï, Un Flic, Melville, le dernier samouraï
Jean-Paul BelmondoActorLéon Morin, Priest, Le Doulos, Magnet of Doom
Paul CrauchetActorArmy of Shadows, Le Cercle Rouge, Un Flic
Monique HennessyActorLéon Morin, Priest, Le Doulos, Two Men in Manhattan
Colette FleuryActorBob le Flambeur, Two Men in Manhattan
Paul MeurisseActorArmy of Shadows, Le Deuxième Souffle
Jean-Pierre PosierActorLe Cercle Rouge, Le Samouraï
Lino VenturaActorArmy of Shadows, Le Deuxième Souffle
Jean-Marie RobainActorThe Silence of the Sea, The Strange Ones
Nicole StéphaneActorThe Silence of the Sea, The Strange Ones
Movies and TV shows
262020s
2 titles
Original Film Writer
as (archives)
2010s
1 title
Thanks
2000s
2 titles · average score 68
Director
Original Film Writer
1990s
1 title · average score 76
1970s
2 titles · average score 80
Director, Writer
Writer, Director
1960s
10 titles · average score 80
Director, Screenplay
Director, Screenplay
Director, Writer
Director, Dialogue
as Clemenceau's Aide
Screenplay, Director
as Un Consommateur (uncredited)
as Un membre de l'organisation (uncredited)
Director, Writer
as Parvulesco the Writer
1950s
6 titles · average score 74
as Moreau
as Commissioner
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Producer, Director
Director, Writer
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1940s
2 titles · average score 76
Screenplay, Editor
as Narrator (uncredited)