Portrait of Jean Girault

Directing

Jean Girault

Career

Active from 1957 to 1982, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jean Girault Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.9, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    3.4, average 5.3
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Comedy 6
  • Classic French Comedy 4
  • Slapstick 4
  • Situational Humor 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Classic French Farce 3
  • Police Farce 3
  • French Cinema 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Wholesome 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

38
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
La Soupe aux Choux 2
La Soupe aux Choux 2

Idea

2010s

1 title
Pouic-pouic
Pouic-pouic (2012)

Author

1980s

4 titles · average score 62
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes (1982)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay, Director

The Cabbage Soup
The Cabbage Soup (1981)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Oh Dear Harry!
Oh Dear Harry! (1981)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Miser
The Miser (1980)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Screenplay

1970s

13 titles · average score 62
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space (1979)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Screenplay

Horoscope
Horoscope (1978)

Director

The Centipede Is Tap Dancing
The Centipede Is Tap Dancing (1977)

Writer, Director

Holy Year
Holy Year (1976)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Le Permis de conduire
Le Permis de conduire (1974)

Director

Two Big Girls in Pyjamas
Two Big Girls in Pyjamas (1974)

Director, Writer

Les murs ont des oreilles
Les murs ont des oreilles (1974)

Director

Le Concierge
Le Concierge (1973)

Screenplay, Director

Charlots Go to Spain
Charlots Go to Spain (1972)
GoodWatch score 49

as Un résident du camping (uncredited)

Jo
Jo (1971)
GoodWatch score 71

Adaptation, Director

Judge Roy Bean
Judge Roy Bean (1971)

Director

The Gendarme Takes Off
The Gendarme Takes Off (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Director

1960s

15 titles · average score 65
The Gendarme Gets Married
The Gendarme Gets Married (1968)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Author

A Strange Kind of Colonel
A Strange Kind of Colonel (1968)

Director

The Exchange Student
The Exchange Student (1967)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Screenplay

Monsieur le Président Directeur Général
Monsieur le Président Directeur Général (1966)

Director

The Gendarme in New York
The Gendarme in New York (1965)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Adaptation

Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Screenplay

Les Gorilles
Les Gorilles (1964)

Director

Let's Rob the Bank
Let's Rob the Bank (1964)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay, Adaptation

Squeak-squeak
Squeak-squeak (1963)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer, Director

Who Stole the Body?
Who Stole the Body? (1963)

Writer, Director

People in Luck
People in Luck (1963)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer, Director

Easy Come Easy Go
Easy Come Easy Go (1960)

Director

1950s

4 titles
La Marraine de Charley
La Marraine de Charley (1959)

Screenplay

The Sicilian
The Sicilian (1958)

Writer

A Friend of the Family
A Friend of the Family (1957)

Writer

A Night at the Moulin Rouge
A Night at the Moulin Rouge (1957)

Dialogue