Portrait of Jean Delannoy

Directing

Jean Delannoy

Career

Active from 1928 to 1995, busiest in 1942 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for This Special Friendship
This Special Friendship
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jean Delannoy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Scare
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 7
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Forbidden Love 3
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Classic French Cinema 2
  • Post-War Era 2
  • Redemption 2
  • Anthology Film 2
  • Emotional Turmoil 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles
Mary of Nazareth
Mary of Nazareth (1995)

Writer, Director

The Passion of Bernadette
The Passion of Bernadette (1990)

Writer, Director

1980s

2 titles · average score 73
Bernadette
Bernadette (1988)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Writer

The Enigmatic Mister S.
The Enigmatic Mister S. (1987)

Director, Writer

1970s

2 titles · average score 58
Not Dumb, the Bird
Not Dumb, the Bird (1972)

Director, Writer

Only the Cool
Only the Cool (1970)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Screenplay

1960s

10 titles · average score 61
Action Man
Action Man (1967)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Adaptation

The Sultans
The Sultans (1966)

Writer, Director

The Double Bed
The Double Bed (1965)

Writer, Director

The Majordomo
The Majordomo (1965)

Director

This Special Friendship
This Special Friendship (1964)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

Imperial Venus
Imperial Venus (1962)
GoodWatch score 46

Writer, Director

Princess of Cleves
Princess of Cleves (1961)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Rendezvous
Rendezvous (1961)

Director

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

Director

The Baron of the Locks
The Baron of the Locks (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

1950s

13 titles · average score 69
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Screenplay

Guinguette
Guinguette (1959)

Director

Maigret Sets a Trap
Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)
GoodWatch score 76

Adaptation, Director

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France
Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France (1956)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Writer

The Little Rebels
The Little Rebels (1955)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Screenplay

Daughters of Destiny
Daughters of Destiny (1954)

Director

The Secrets of the Bed
The Secrets of the Bed (1954)

Director, Screenplay

Obsession
Obsession (1954)

Writer, Director

The Moment of Truth
The Moment of Truth (1952)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer, Director

Savage Triangle
Savage Triangle (1951)

Adaptation, Director

God Needs Men
God Needs Men (1950)

Director

1940s

12 titles · average score 69
The Secret of Mayerling
The Secret of Mayerling (1949)

Writer, Director

In the Eyes of Memory
In the Eyes of Memory (1948)

Writer, Director

The Chips Are Down
The Chips Are Down (1947)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Pastoral Symphony
Pastoral Symphony (1946)
GoodWatch score 69

Adaptation, Director

Blind Desire
Blind Desire (1945)

Director, Writer

The Hunchback
The Hunchback (1944)

Director

The Eternal Return
The Eternal Return (1943)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Gambling Hell
Gambling Hell (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

L'assassin a peur la nuit
L'assassin a peur la nuit (1942)

Director, Screenplay

Pontcarral, Empire Colonel
Pontcarral, Empire Colonel (1942)

Director

Fièvres
Fièvres (1942)

Director

The Black Diamond
The Black Diamond (1941)

Screenplay, Director

1930s

7 titles
Golden Venus
Golden Venus (1938)

Director

Tamara la complaisante
Tamara la complaisante (1938)

Director

Feu!
Feu! (1937)

Editor

Club de femmes
Club de femmes (1936)

Assistant Director, Editor

The King of the Champs-Élysées
The King of the Champs-Élysées (1934)

Editor

Paris-Deauville
Paris-Deauville (1934)

Director

The Beautiful Sailor
The Beautiful Sailor (1932)

Additional Storyboarding

1920s

1 title
La Grande Passion
La Grande Passion (1928)

as Patrick Bush