

Directing
William Klein
- Titles
- 24movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1958 to 2026, with a break from 2000 to 2024, busiest in 1969 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 20titles as director
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Far from Vietnam71/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Pop Culture7.0average 2.2
- Historical7.3average 2.6
- Satire & Parody7.0average 2.3
- Absurdist Humor6.3average 2.0
- Showbiz5.3average 1.2
- Politics5.7average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.7average 3.6
- Social Commentary7.7average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.0, average 5.2
- Family Dynamics1.3, average 4.7
- Pathos2.3, average 5.2
- Mystery1.7, average 4.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Absurdist Comedy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- VValérie MayouxEditorFar from Vietnam, Mr. Freedom, The Panafrican Festival in Algiers, May Days, The Model Couple
Chris MarkerActorFar from Vietnam, L’indispensable, May Days, Broadway by Light
Serge GainsbourgActorMr. Freedom, Mode in France, In and Out of Fashion
Eddie ConstantineActorIn and Out of Fashion, The Model Couple
AnémoneActorIn and Out of Fashion, The Model Couple
Sami FreyActorWho Are You, Polly Maggoo?, In and Out of Fashion
Jacques BoudetActorIn and Out of Fashion, The Model Couple
Philippe NoiretActorWho Are You, Polly Maggoo?, Mr. Freedom
Delphine SeyrigActorWho Are You, Polly Maggoo?, Mr. Freedom
André DussollierActorIn and Out of Fashion, The Model Couple
Jean-Paul GaultierActorMode in France, In and Out of Fashion
Alain ResnaisActorFar from Vietnam, May Days
Movies and TV shows
22
Good
Score 70 to 79
1 title
Good
Score 70 to 79
71
Far from Vietnam (1967)
Director

Decent
Score 60 to 69
3 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
68
Broadway by Light (1958)
Director, Editor
67
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest (1969)
Director, Director of Photography
66
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? (1966)
Director, Dialogue

Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
2 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
57
Mr. Freedom (1969)
Director, Writer
53
The Model Couple (1977)
Director of Photography, Director

Not rated yet
16 titles
Not rated yet

The French (1982)
Director of Photography, Director

The King of Ads, Part 2 (1993)
Director

May Days (1978)
Director, Writer

Messiah (1999)
Director, Director of Photography

The Panafrican Festival in Algiers (1969)
Director of Photography, Director

Mode in France (1985)
Director

In and Out of Fashion (1998)
Director

Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther (1970)
Writer, Director

The Little Richard Story (1980)
Director

L’indispensable (2026)
as Photo

Contacts: Sophie Calle (1997)
Original Concept