Marc Allégret was a French screenwriter and film director. He was born in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, the elder brother of Yves Allégret. Marc was educated to be a lawyer. Allégret became André Gide's lover when he was fifteen and Gide was forty-seven. Later, Marc was to fall briefly under the spell of Cocteau, who Gide feared would "corrupt" him. Marc's father, Elie Allégret, had originally been hired by André Gide's mother to tutor André in light of his weak grades in school, after which he and his charge became fast friends. In 1895 Elie Allégret was best man at André Gide's wedding. After filming a 1927 trip to the Congo with André Gide, Marc Allégret chose to pursue a career in the motion picture industry. His relationship with Gide ended after that trip after having experiences with Congolese women. They nevertheless remained close friends until Gide's death in 1951. After working and training as an assistant director, in 1931 he directed his first feature Mam'zelle Nitouche, and the following year received much acclaim for his film, Fanny. He went on to a long career during which he wrote numerous scripts and directed more than fifty films. Marc Allégret is noted for discovering and developing new acting talent who went on to stardom including Michèle Morgan, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raimu, Gérard Philipe, Danièle Delorme, Louis Jourdan, and Roger Vadim who would become his directing assistant. He was married to Nadine Vogel. He was a married man who then felt he had an obligation to proclaim his homosexuality. He was, however, seen as a general liberator rather than a specialist defender of homosexual rights. He died in 1973 and was interred in the Cimetière des Gonards in Versailles, France.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 23, 1900
- November 3, 1973 (aged 72)
- Bâle, Suisse
- Director and writer, also actor and producer
- 12 on MovieCove · 54 credits in all
What are Marc Allégret's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 12
A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2
Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 2
Steady 8 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 9 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet2
- 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 Marc Allégret's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Marc 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
54 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.
Le Bal du comte d'Orgel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Lumière (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Abominable Man of Customs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Tales of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Demons at Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Blood and Roses(1960)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Les affreux(1959)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Sunday Encounter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Be Beautiful But Shut Up(1958)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Love Is at Stake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Plucking the Daisy(1956)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Lady Chatterley's Lover(1955)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
School for Love(1955)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all filmsL'eterna femmina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Loves of Three Queens(1954)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
The Fate of Two Queens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Julietta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
La demoiselle et son revenant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
With André Gide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Blackmailed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
The Naked Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Blanche Fury(1948)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Pétrus(1946)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Lunegarde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Twilight(1944)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
The Beautiful Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
L'Arlésienne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Parade in 7 Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Jeunes filles de France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
The Curtain Rises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Orage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Andere Welt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Woman of Malacca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Heart of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Adventure in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
The Terrible Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Under Western Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Happy Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Zouzou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Sans famille(1934)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Free Trade Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Ladies Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Fanny(1932)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Chocolate Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Night attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
The four legs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Mam'zelle Nitouche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
The Necklace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Black and White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
The Lovers of Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
The best hostess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Voyage au Congo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
Fernandel 3 films (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 54 titles, 53 of them dated from 1927 to 1970.
Film career
- 1960Screen debut· Blood and Roses
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 Marc Allégret's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 12 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 7 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 Marc Allégret work with?
People who share at least 2 of Marc Allégret's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roger Vadim shares the most, 6.
Writers
- Roger VadimShared titles: Blood and Roses (1960), Be Beautiful But Shut Up (1958), Plucking the Daisy (1956), School for Love (1955), Loves of Three Queens (1954), Pétrus (1946)See all 6 shared titles with Roger Vadim
- Jean MarsanShared titles: Les affreux (1959), Be Beautiful But Shut Up (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Marsan
- William BenjaminShared titles: Be Beautiful But Shut Up (1958), Plucking the Daisy (1956)See all 2 shared titles with William Benjamin
- Marcel AchardShared titles: Pétrus (1946), Twilight (1944)See all 2 shared titles with Marcel Achard
Actors
- Anne ColletteShared titles: Les affreux (1959), Be Beautiful But Shut Up (1958), School for Love (1955)See all 3 shared titles with Anne Collette
- Darry CowlShared titles: Les affreux (1959), Plucking the Daisy (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Darry Cowl
- Madeleine BarbuléeShared titles: Les affreux (1959), Plucking the Daisy (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Madeleine Barbulée
- Pierre FresnayShared titles: Les affreux (1959), Fanny (1932)See all 2 shared titles with Pierre Fresnay
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Suzanne de TroeyeShared titles: Les affreux (1959), Be Beautiful But Shut Up (1958), Plucking the Daisy (1956), Lady Chatterley's Lover (1955), School for Love (1955)See all 5 shared titles with Suzanne de Troeye
- Jean WienerShared titles: Be Beautiful But Shut Up (1958), School for Love (1955)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Wiener
- Louis PageShared titles: Plucking the Daisy (1956), Twilight (1944)See all 2 shared titles with Louis Page
- Joseph KosmaShared titles: Lady Chatterley's Lover (1955), Pétrus (1946)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Kosma
Producers
- Raymond EgerShared titles: Blood and Roses (1960), Be Beautiful But Shut Up (1958), Plucking the Daisy (1956)See all 3 shared titles with Raymond Eger
- Claude GanzShared titles: Plucking the Daisy (1956), Lady Chatterley's Lover (1955)See all 2 shared titles with Claude Ganz
- Gilbert Cohen-SeatShared titles: Lady Chatterley's Lover (1955), School for Love (1955)See all 2 shared titles with Gilbert Cohen-Seat
- Georges FlorinShared titles: Pétrus (1946), Twilight (1944)See all 2 shared titles with Georges Florin