Jacques Prévert

WriterActorCrewSoundDirector Feb 4 (died age 77) Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France 1928–2022 (94 year career)

6.5 avg rating

Biography

Jacques Prévert was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best-regarded films formed part of the poetic realist movement, and include Les Enfants du Paradis (1945).

Known For

Film

Children of Paradise

Screenplay

Film

The King and the Mockingbird

Dialogue

Film

L'Atalante

Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited)

Film

Port of Shadows

Screenplay

Film

Daybreak

Writer

Film

L'Âge d'or

Passer-by in the Street (uncredited)

Film

The Crime of Monsieur Lange

Adaptation

Film

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Screenplay

Filmography

Acting (18)

Movies (16)

Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort

2020

as Self (archive footage)

1.0

S'il n'en reste qu'un, nous serons ces deux-là

2013

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

Bulles de Vian

2009

as Self (archive footage)

5.0

Arletty, Lady Paname

2007

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

Drôle d'oiseau

2003

as Self (archive footage)

The Small Tent

as Narrator

Paris la belle

as (voice)

Dream of the Wild Horses

1960

as Voice

8.0

Bim, the Little Donkey

as Narrator (voice)

Life Begins Tomorrow

as Self (uncredited)

L'Atalante

as Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited)

7.5

Ciboulette

1933

as The Donkey

Prices and Profits, the Potato

1932

5.5

It's in the Bag

1932

as Le flûtiste (uncredited)

7.0

L'Âge d'or

1930

as Passer-by in the Street (uncredited)

6.8

Souvenir de Paris

1928

Television (2)

Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

1978

as Self (archive footage)

Discorama

1959

as Self

Crew (57)

Movies (57)

Café da Manhã

Writer

Two Snails Set Off

Original Story

So Many Forests

Poem

Les Enfants du Paradis

2008

Scenario Writer

Escargots

2006

Writer

The King and the Mockingbird

1980

Dialogue

7.8

The King and the Mockingbird

1980

Screenplay

7.8

Breakfast

1976

Original Concept

The World at a Glance

1975

Writer

7.0

The Dog Who Loved Music

Writer

The Diamond

Lyricist

The Diamond

Writer

The Ferryman's House

Writer

Little Claus and Big Claus

1964

Adaptation

6.8

Little Claus and Big Claus

1964

Dialogue

6.8

Little Claus and Big Claus

1964

Screenplay

6.8

Little Claus and Big Claus

Story

The Small Tent

Writer

Famous Love Affairs

Adaptation

Paris la belle

Writer

Paris mange son pain

Lyricist

La Faim du monde

Writer

The Seine Meets Paris

1957

Writer

6.8

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1956

Screenplay

6.7

The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird

1953

Dialogue

7.1

The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird

1953

Screenplay

7.1

The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird

Songs

Fanfares of Love

Original Film Writer

Bim, the Little Donkey

Screenplay

Lost Souvenirs

Scenario Writer

The Lovers of Verona

Dialogue

Noah's Ark

Writer

Mystery Tour

Writer

The Little Soldier

Storyboard

The Little Soldier

Writer

Gates of the Night

Screenplay

Children of Paradise

Screenplay

The Bellman

Dialogue

The Bellman

Writer

Summer Light

Writer

Adieu Léonard

Screenplay

The Devil's Envoys

Screenplay

Stormy Waters

Dialogue

Stormy Waters

Scenario Writer

Daybreak

Writer

The Mysterious Mr. Davis

Writer

Port of Shadows

Screenplay

Boys' School

Writer

Bizarre, Bizarre

Screenplay

The Crime of Monsieur Lange

1936

Adaptation

7.1

The Crime of Monsieur Lange

Dialogue

Jenny

Screenplay

The Free Trade Hotel

Story

Si j'étais le patron

Writer

Ténérife

Writer

It's in the Bag

Screenplay

Souvenir de Paris

Director