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Writing

Jacques Prévert

Born 4 February 1900 · Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France · Died 11 April 1977 at 77

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

Highlights

Children of Paradise1945 · Film · Screenplay
The King and the Mockingbird1980 · Film · Screenplay
L'Atalante1934 · Film · Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited)
Port of Shadows1938 · Film · Screenplay
Daybreak1939 · Film · Writer
L'Âge d'or1930 · Film · Passer-by in the Street (uncredited)

Filmography

Movies

40 films

Café da Manhã2022 · Film · Writer
Escargots2006 · Film · Writer
Musique muette : Joan Miro1983 · Film
The King and the Mockingbird1980 · Film · Screenplay
The World at a Glance1975 · Film · Writer
The Dog Who Loved Music1973 · Film · Writer
Meu Primeiro Baile1972 · Film · Writer
The Diamond1970 · Film · Writer
The Ferryman's House1966 · Film · Writer
Little Claus and Big Claus1964 · Film · Story
The Small Tent1963 · Film · Writer
Dream of the Wild Horses1960 · Film · Voice
The Seine Meets Paris1957 · Film · Writer
La Faim du monde1957 · Film · Writer
The Hunchback of Notre Dame1956 · Film · Screenplay
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird1953 · Film · Screenplay
Bim, the Little Donkey1951 · Film · Screenplay
The Little Soldier1947 · Film · Writer
Noah's Ark1947 · Film · Writer
Mystery Tour1947 · Film · Writer
Gates of the Night1946 · Film · Screenplay
The Bellman1945 · Film · Writer
Children of Paradise1945 · Film · Screenplay
Adieu Léonard1943 · Film · Screenplay
Summer Light1943 · Film · Writer
The Devil's Envoys1942 · Film · Screenplay
The Mysterious Mr. Davis1939 · Film · Writer
Daybreak1939 · Film · Writer
Port of Shadows1938 · Film · Screenplay
Boys' School1938 · Film · Writer
Bizarre, Bizarre1937 · Film · Screenplay
Jenny1936 · Film · Screenplay
The Free Trade Hotel1934 · Film · Story
Si j'étais le patron1934 · Film · Writer
L'Atalante1934 · Film · Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited)
Ciboulette1933 · Film · The Donkey
Prices and Profits, the Potato1932 · Film
It's in the Bag1932 · Film · Le flûtiste (uncredited)
L'Âge d'or1930 · Film · Passer-by in the Street (uncredited)
Souvenir de Paris1928 · Film