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 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Crime6.5average 3.7
- Historical4.8average 2.6
- Melancholy6.9average 4.7
- Mystery5.5average 4.1
- Tension7.3average 6.0
- Psychological6.8average 5.6
- Nostalgia4.8average 3.7
- Politics3.6average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Wholesome1.7, average 3.3
- Situational Comedy1.0, average 2.7
- Contemporary Realism3.8, average 5.3
- Physical Comedy1.1, average 2.4
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
- Complex Plot 2
- Intrigue 2
- World War II 2
- French Resistance 2
- Moral Dilemma 2
- Melancholy Atmosphere 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- MMonique BonnotEditorLe Samouraï, Le Doulos, Bob le Flambeur, Magnet of Doom, Le Deuxième Souffle, +3 more
Henri DecaëCinematographerLe Samouraï, Le Cercle Rouge, Bob le Flambeur, The Silence of the Sea, Léon Morin, Priest, +2 more
Alain DelonActorLe Samouraï, Le Cercle Rouge, Un Flic, Melville, le dernier samouraï
Paul CrauchetActorArmy of Shadows, Le Cercle Rouge, Un Flic
Monique HennessyActorLe Doulos, Léon Morin, Priest, Two Men in Manhattan
Jean-Paul BelmondoActorLe Doulos, Léon Morin, Priest, Magnet of Doom
Jean-Pierre PosierActorLe Samouraï, Le Cercle Rouge
Jean DesaillyActorUn Flic, Le Doulos
Nicole StéphaneActorThe Silence of the Sea, The Strange Ones
Jean-Marie RobainActorThe Silence of the Sea, The Strange Ones
Paul MeurisseActorArmy of Shadows, Le Deuxième Souffle
Colette FleuryActorBob le Flambeur, Two Men in Manhattan
Movies and TV shows
262020s
2 titles
Original Film Writer
as (archives)
2010s
1 title
Thanks
2000s
2 titles · average score 68
Director
68
Original Film Writer
1990s
1 title · average score 76
1970s
2 titles · average score 80
72
Director, Writer
88
Director, Writer
1960s
10 titles · average score 80
89
Director, Screenplay
87
Screenplay, Director
91
Director, Writer
64
Screenplay, Dialogue
64
as Clemenceau's Aide
88
Director, Screenplay
72
as Un Consommateur (uncredited)
75
as Un membre de l'organisation (uncredited)
86
Director, Writer
86
as Parvulesco the Writer
1950s
6 titles · average score 74
62
as Moreau
as Commissioner
81
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
64
Producer, Director
75
Writer, Production Design
89
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1940s
2 titles · average score 76
90
Adaptation, Executive Producer
61
as Narrator (uncredited)