Portrait of Charles Spaak

Writing

Charles Spaak

Career

Active from 1929 to 1974, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Grand Illusion
Grand Illusion
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles Spaak Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • French Cinema 7
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Class Conflict 5
  • Character Study 5
  • Social Realism 4
  • Moral Dilemma 4
  • Classic French Cinema 4
  • Period Piece 3
  • Romance 3
  • Historical Setting 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

92
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Opération Jericho
Opération Jericho

Writer

1970s

2 titles · average score 47
Bloody Murder
Bloody Murder (1974)

Writer

War Goddess
War Goddess (1973)
GoodWatch score 47

Writer

1960s

9 titles · average score 61
Diamonds Are Brittle
Diamonds Are Brittle (1965)

Writer

The Sword and the Balance
The Sword and the Balance (1963)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer

Germinal
Germinal (1963)

Screenplay

Mathias Sandorf
Mathias Sandorf (1963)

Dialogue

Cartouche
Cartouche (1962)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

The Burning Court
The Burning Court (1962)
GoodWatch score 58

Author

Love and the Frenchwoman
Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)
GoodWatch score 55

Dialogue, Writer

Normandy - Neman
Normandy - Neman (1960)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

Towards Ecstasy
Towards Ecstasy (1960)

Writer

1950s

20 titles · average score 65
Katia
Katia (1959)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

The Cheaters
The Cheaters (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

Story

Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

Black Dossier
Black Dossier (1955)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Elementary School
Elementary School (1954)

Screenplay

Before the Deluge
Before the Deluge (1954)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay, Dialogue

The Boarder
The Boarder (1954)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

We Are All Murderers
We Are All Murderers (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

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

Screenplay

Adorable Creatures
Adorable Creatures (1952)
GoodWatch score 54

Story, Screenplay

Justice Is Done
Justice Is Done (1950)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Black Jack
Black Jack (1950)

Writer

1940s

27 titles · average score 69
Return to Life
Return to Life (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

Man to Men
Man to Men (1948)

Screenplay

Eternal Conflict
Eternal Conflict (1948)

Writer

Panic
Panic (1947)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

The Royalists
The Royalists (1947)

Writer

Queen's Necklace
Queen's Necklace (1946)

Screenplay

The Idiot
The Idiot (1946)
GoodWatch score 66

Dialogue, Adaptation

Carmen
Carmen (1944)

Screenplay

The Count of Monte Cristo Part 1 - The Prisoner of Kastell
The Count of Monte Cristo Part 1 - The Prisoner of Kastell (1943)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

The Count of Monte Cristo Part 2 - The Retaliation
The Count of Monte Cristo Part 2 - The Retaliation (1943)

Writer

The Heart of a Nation
The Heart of a Nation (1943)

Writer

Who Killed Santa Claus?
Who Killed Santa Claus? (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Adaptation

1930s

31 titles · average score 72
The End of the Day
The End of the Day (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer

Coral Reefs
Coral Reefs (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

The Last Turning
The Last Turning (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Hatred
Hatred (1938)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer

The Strange Monsieur Victor
The Strange Monsieur Victor (1938)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

Grand Illusion
Grand Illusion (1937)
GoodWatch score 90

Writer

La Belle Équipe
La Belle Équipe (1936)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer

The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths (1936)
GoodWatch score 82

Writer

La Bandera
La Bandera (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

Carnival in Flanders
Carnival in Flanders (1935)
GoodWatch score 88

Novel

Pension Mimosas
Pension Mimosas (1935)
GoodWatch score 69

Dialogue, Screenplay

The Great Game
The Great Game (1934)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

1920s

2 titles · average score 66
The New Gentlemen
The New Gentlemen (1929)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Carmen
Carmen (1926)

Assistant Director