Portrait of René Génin

Acting

René Génin

Career

Active from 1934 to 1963, busiest in 1943 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Daybreak
Daybreak
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
René Génin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 3
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Emotional Turmoil 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

115
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Opération Jericho
Opération Jericho

as Camille Ducroc

1960s

8 titles · average score 73
How Not to Rob a Department Store
How Not to Rob a Department Store (1965)

as Shopkeeper

Judex
Judex (1963)
GoodWatch score 80

as Pierre Kerjean

La salamandre d'or
La salamandre d'or (1962)

as Peasant

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

as Frédéric Henderson

Cocagne
Cocagne (1961)

as Mathias

Croesus
Croesus (1960)
GoodWatch score 63

as Burie

Eyes Without a Face
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
GoodWatch score 85

as Emile Tessot

The Big Risk
The Big Risk (1960)
GoodWatch score 82

as Mr. Chapuis

1950s

27 titles · average score 66
Glamador
Glamador (1958)

as The grandfather (voice)

The Sheep Has Five Legs
The Sheep Has Five Legs (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

as Le maire

Napoleon Road
Napoleon Road (1953)

as Vicar

Quand te tues-tu ?
Quand te tues-tu ? (1953)

as Mayor

Full House
Full House (1952)
GoodWatch score 64

as Concierge (segment "L'alibi de monsieur Wens")

Forbidden Fruit
Forbidden Fruit (1952)
GoodWatch score 61

as Le docteur Marchandeau

Juliette, or Key of Dreams
Juliette, or Key of Dreams (1951)
GoodWatch score 69

as Father Lajeunesse / Clerk

The Hunting Ground
The Hunting Ground (1951)

as le curé

L’Atomique monsieur Placido
L’Atomique monsieur Placido (1950)

as Violinist

Tu m'as sauvé la vie
Tu m'as sauvé la vie (1950)

as Victor

Tête blonde
Tête blonde (1950)

as The gravedigger

The Treasure of Cantenac
The Treasure of Cantenac (1950)

as Mayor / Vicar

1940s

42 titles · average score 70
Les Dieux du dimanche
Les Dieux du dimanche (1949)

as Doctor Schaefer

The Beautiful Trip
The Beautiful Trip (1947)

as The owner of the lingerie store

The Lost Village
The Lost Village (1947)

as Toubredin

The House Under the Sea
The House Under the Sea (1947)

as Captain

A Cage of Nightingales
A Cage of Nightingales (1945)
GoodWatch score 70

as Father Maxence

The Traveler Without Luggage
The Traveler Without Luggage (1944)

as Vicar

The Lucky Star
The Lucky Star (1943)

as Vicar Agnel

The London Man
The London Man (1943)

as Maënnec

The Murderer Lives at Number 21
The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942)
GoodWatch score 77

as Alfred

Fromont Young and Risler Elder
Fromont Young and Risler Elder (1941)

as Delobelle

For the Yellow Jersey
For the Yellow Jersey (1940)

as Milou

Sur le plancher des vaches
Sur le plancher des vaches (1940)

as Boisselot

1930s

37 titles · average score 75
Fric-Frac
Fric-Frac (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Blain

Daybreak
Daybreak (1939)
GoodWatch score 86

as Le concierge

Second Childhood
Second Childhood (1939)

as Guesthouse Proprietor

Raphaël le tatoué
Raphaël le tatoué (1939)

as Roméo

The Phantom Wagon
The Phantom Wagon (1939)
GoodWatch score 69

as Le père Éternel

Ernest the Rebel
Ernest the Rebel (1938)

as Démosthène

Port of Shadows
Port of Shadows (1938)
GoodWatch score 88

as The Doctor

Bizarre, Bizarre
Bizarre, Bizarre (1937)
GoodWatch score 76

as le balayeur

The Crime of Monsieur Lange
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
GoodWatch score 87

as Client at the Auberge

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

as Lukas, le philosophe

Le crime de Monsieur Pegotte
Le crime de Monsieur Pegotte (1935)

as Serveur

The Lafleur Cavalryman
The Lafleur Cavalryman (1934)

as Le maréchal des logis Bellare