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Yves Allégret

Yves Allégret

Director and writer · Died January 31, 1987, aged 79 · Asnières, Seine [now Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine], France

Yves Allégret (13 October 1905 – 31 January 1987) was a French film director, often working in the film noir genre. He was born in Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine and died in Paris. He was an assistant to film directors such as his brother Marc Allégret, Augusto Genina, and Jean Renoir.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 13, 1907
Died
January 31, 1987 (aged 79)
From
Asnières, Seine [now Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine], France
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 6% in 30 days

What are Yves Allégret's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
49%
Power
21%
Bonds
18%
Survival
7%
Ideas
5%
Deception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Absurd
1
Cold
1
Dread
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Yves Allégret's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on The Criterion Channel (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Yves Allégret's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

38 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Orzowei - Il figlio della savana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Don't Bite, We Love You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Writer

  • Graine d'Ortie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show Creator

  • L'invasion(1970)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Johnny Banco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Writer

  • Germinal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • Konga Yo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director · Writer

  • Jack of Spades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Writer

  • The Ambitious One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • Port of Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director · Novel

  • When a Woman Meddles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • Young Girls Beware (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • The Best Part (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director · Writer

  • Oasis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • Mademoiselle Nitouche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director · Writer

  • The Proud and the Beautiful(1953)

    Director · Adaptation · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Desperate Decision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • The Seven Deadly Sins(1952)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Leathernose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Miracles Only Happen Once (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • The cheat(1949)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Such a Pretty Little Beach(1949)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Dedee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Dawn Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • A Day in the Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Assistant Director

  • Box of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director · Writer

  • Two Shy Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Tobie Is an Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • The Emigrant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Story

  • Jeunes filles de France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Writer

  • Forfaiture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Production Manager

  • Confessions of a Newlywed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Assistant Director · Screenplay

  • Under Western Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Assistant Director

  • Ladies Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Assistant Director

  • Prices and Profits, the Potato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

  • Fanny(1932)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Ténérife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • The Lovers of Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles from 1931 to 1976.

Highest rated

Such a Pretty Little Beach (1949)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

The Proud and the Beautiful (1953)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing28 of 38: 16 only directing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thWriting14 of 38: 2 only writing, 12 with another roleProducing1 of 38: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing2 of 38: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew8 of 38: 7 only other crew, 1 with another role

38 titles, 13 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1930s9 · crew1940s9 · crew1950s12 · crew1960s4 · crew1970s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Yves Allégret's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director

L'invasion (1970)

75th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Such a Pretty Little Beach (1949)

Midcredits 86th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 88/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Yves Allégret work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yves Allégret's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean Aurenche shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers