
Maurice Jarre
Composer · Died March 29, 2009, aged 84 · Lyon, Rhône, France
Maurice-Alexis Jarre (13 September 1924 – 28 March 2009) was a French composer and conductor. Although he composed several concert works, Jarre is best known for his film scores, particularly for his collaborations with film director David Lean. Jarre composed the scores to all of Lean's films from Lawrence of Arabia (1962) on. Notable scores for other directors include The Train (1964), Mohammad, Messenger of God (1976), Lion of the Desert (1981), Witness (1985), Fatal Attraction (1987) and Ghost (1990). Jarre was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Three of his compositions spent a total of 42 weeks on the UK singles chart; the biggest hit was "Somewhere My Love" (to his tune "Lara's Theme", with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster) performed by the Mike Sammes Singers, which reached Number 14 in 1966 and spent 38 weeks on the chart. Jarre was nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning three in the Best Original Score category for Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and A Passage to India (1984), all of which were directed by David Lean. He also won four Golden Globes, two BAFTA Awards, and a Grammy Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maurice Jarre, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 13, 1924
- March 29, 2009 (aged 84)
- Lyon, Rhône, France
- Composer
- 107 on MovieCove · 163 credits in all
What are Maurice Jarre's films like?
Across their 105 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality 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 5 · Wry 4 · Earnest 92
A split, not a type: Light 19 · Serious 25 · Dark 58
A split, not a type: Grounded 53 · Stylized 33 · Heightened 16
Gentle 10 · Charged 47 · Intense 45
Steady 30 · Shifting 59 · Whiplash 13
Straight-faced 72 · Some laughs 22 · Funny 8
Slow burn 48 · Even-paced 48 · Relentless 6
Casual 22 · Engaged 60 · Full focus 20
A split, not a type: Easy watch 19 · Affecting 35 · Heavy 48
Resolved 68 · Open-ended 26 · Ambiguous 8
Moods and endings
- Happy18
- Bittersweet61
- Tragic16
- Ambiguous10
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 Maurice Jarre's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 44 of their 107 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (26).
- Lion of the Desert (1980) · composer · free
- The Train (1964) · composer · free
- The Man Who Would Be King (1975) · composer · free
- Jesus of Nazareth (1977) · composer · free
- Witness (1985) · composer · free
- Ryan's Daughter (1970) · composer · free
- No Way Out (1987) · composer · free
- The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) · composer · free
- Judex (1963) · composer · free
- Red Sun (1971) · composer · free
- Behold a Pale Horse (1964) · composer · free
- After Dark, My Sweet (1990) · composer · free
- All their movies on Tubi
- Lion of the Desert (1980) · composer · free
- The Train (1964) · composer
- Jesus of Nazareth (1977) · composer
- The Professionals (1966) · composer
- A Passage to India (1984) · composer
- Red Sun (1971) · composer · free
- A Walk in the Clouds (1995) · composer
- Isadora (1968) · composer
- Enemies, a Love Story (1989) · composer
- Prancer (1989) · composer
- Chances Are (1989) · composer
- March or Die (1977) · composer
- +3 more
- The Train (1964) · composer · free
- Top Secret! (1984) · composer · free
- Ghost (1990) · composer · free
- Fatal Attraction (1987) · composer · free
- School Ties (1992) · composer · free
- Enemies, a Love Story (1989) · composer · free
- Winter Kills (1979) · composer · free
- Shout at the Devil (1976) · composer · free
- Almost an Angel (1990) · composer · free
- Solarbabies (1986) · composer · free
- Lion of the Desert (1980) · composer · free
- No Way Out (1987) · composer · free
- The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) · composer · free
- Enemies, a Love Story (1989) · composer · free
- Dreamscape (1984) · composer · free
- Winter Kills (1979) · composer · free
- Shout at the Devil (1976) · composer · free
- March or Die (1977) · composer · free
- Samson and Delilah (1984) · composer · free
- Solarbabies (1986) · composer · free
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Subscription and free streaming for Maurice Jarre'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
163 credits, 107 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Maurice Jarre / Lawrence d’Arabie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

Notre-Dame de Paris (Opéra Bastille) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

La Scala Ballet: Notre-Dame de Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

Uprising(2001)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Uprising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Lawrence of Arabia: A Conversation with Steven Spielberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

I Dreamed of Africa(2000)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Sunshine(1999)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Day and Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

The Sunchaser(1996)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
A Walk in the Clouds(1995)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Fearless(1993)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Mr. Jones(1993)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
School Ties(1992)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Setting Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

Solar Crisis(1990)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Shadow of the Wolf(1992)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Fires Within(1991)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Only the Lonely(1991)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Almost an Angel(1990)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Jacob's Ladder(1990)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
After Dark, My Sweet(1990)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Ghost(1990)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Celebrity Guide to Wine(1990)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Enemies, a Love Story(1989)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Prancer(1989)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Dead Poets Society(1989)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Chances Are(1989)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Distant Thunder(1988)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Gorillas in the Mist(1988)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Moon Over Parador(1988)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Wildfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Julia and Julia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Hôtel Terminus(1988)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Gaby: A True Story(1987)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Fatal Attraction(1987)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
No Way Out(1987)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Tokyo Blackout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Le palanquin des larmes(1988)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Solarbabies(1986)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Mosquito Coast(1986)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Tai-Pan(1986)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Apology (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Enemy Mine(1985)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Bride(1985)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Witness(1985)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Au nom de tous les miens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

The Fascination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

A Passage to India(1984)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Dreamscape(1984)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Top Secret!(1984)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Samson and Delilah(1984)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Sky's No Limit(1984)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
For Those I Loved(1983)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Vendredi ou la vie sauvage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

Coming Out of the Ice(1982)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Young Doctors in Love(1982)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Firefox(1982)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Taps(1981)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Circle of Deceit(1981)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Lion of the Desert(1980)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Shogun(1980)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Resurrection(1980)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Shogun(1980)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
The Black Marble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
The Magician of Lublin(1979)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Winter Kills(1979)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Tin Drum(1979)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Mourning Becomes Electra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

The Users (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Two Solitudes(1978)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Like a Turtle on Its Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Lorenzaccio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

March or Die(1977)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Crossed Swords(1977)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Jesus of Nazareth(1977)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
The Last Tycoon(1976)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Message(1976)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Shout at the Devil(1976)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Message(1976)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Mr. Sycamore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

Mandingo(1975)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Posse(1975)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Life Size (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Great Expectations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Ash Wednesday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

The MacKintosh Man(1973)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Pope Joan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

Red Sun(1971)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
A Season in Hell(1971)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Plaza Suite(1971)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Ryan's Daughter(1970)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
El Condor(1970)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Only Game in Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

Topaz(1969)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
The Damned(1969)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Extraordinary Seaman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

The Fixer(1968)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Isadora(1968)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
5 Card Stud(1968)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Villa Rides(1968)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The 25th Hour(1967)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Grand Prix(1966)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Gambit(1966)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Professionals(1966)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Is Paris Burning?(1966)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Doctor Zhivago(1965)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Collector(1965)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all filmsDavid Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

Weekend at Dunkirk(1964)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Train(1964)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Behold a Pale Horse(1964)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Death, Where Is Your Victory? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

Judex(1963)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
A King Without Distraction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Spain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

Cast the Same Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

To Die in Madrid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

Lawrence of Arabia(1962)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Sundays and Cybèle(1962)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Bird of Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

The Longest Day(1962)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Therese (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

Le soleil dans l'oeil(1962)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Witnesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

Famous Love Affairs(1961)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Three Faces of Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

The Big Gamble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

Spotlight on a Murderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

The President(1961)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
De fil en aiguille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

Crack in the Mirror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

Recourse in Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

Lovers on a Tightrope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

The Itchy Palm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

Eyes Without a Face(1960)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
You Have Nothing to Declare? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

Beast at Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

The Chasers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

Head Against the Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

Stars at Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

Provincial Chronicle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

Le Bel Indifférent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

All the World's Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Le Théâtre National Populaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Sur le pont d’Avignon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Le Voyage d'Abdallah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

Hôtel des Invalides (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Career shape
A full career of 160 titles from 1952 to 2024.
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 Maurice Jarre's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 104; across their 102 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up50
- 50th to 74th31
- 25th to 49th17
- Below 25th9
Shape of the crowd
56 of their 107 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved19
- Universally Panned2
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser56
- Broadly Agreed8
- Mixed18
Reviewers score the sound and music 63/100 in their films, across 82 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
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.
Is Maurice Jarre's work okay for kids?
Across up to 49 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Maurice Jarre work with?
People who share at least 2 of Maurice Jarre's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anthony Quinn shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Peter WeirShared titles: Fearless (1993), Dead Poets Society (1989), The Mosquito Coast (1986), Witness (1985), The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)See all 5 shared titles with Peter Weir

- David LeanShared titles: A Passage to India (1984), Ryan's Daughter (1970), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Lawrence of Arabia (1962)See all 4 shared titles with David Lean

- John HustonShared titles: Winter Kills (1979), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), The MacKintosh Man (1973), The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)See all 4 shared titles with John Huston

- Moustapha AkkadShared titles: Lion of the Desert (1980), The Message (1976), The Message (1976)See all 3 shared titles with Moustapha Akkad

Writers
- James ClavellShared titles: Tai-Pan (1986), Shogun (1980), Shogun (1980)See all 3 shared titles with James Clavell

- H.A.L. CraigShared titles: Lion of the Desert (1980), The Message (1976), The Message (1976)See all 3 shared titles with H.A.L. Craig
- Larry CohenShared titles: The American Success Company (1979), Posse (1975), El Condor (1970)See all 3 shared titles with Larry Cohen

- Robert BoltShared titles: Ryan's Daughter (1970), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Lawrence of Arabia (1962)See all 3 shared titles with Robert Bolt

Actors
- Anthony QuinnShared titles: A Walk in the Clouds (1995), Only the Lonely (1991), Lion of the Desert (1980), The Message (1976), The 25th Hour (1967), Behold a Pale Horse (1964), Lawrence of Arabia (1962)See all 7 shared titles with Anthony Quinn

- Toshirō MifuneShared titles: Shadow of the Wolf (1992), Shogun (1980), Shogun (1980), Winter Kills (1979), Red Sun (1971), Grand Prix (1966)See all 6 shared titles with Toshirō Mifune

- Omar SharifShared titles: Top Secret! (1984), The Night of the Generals (1967), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Behold a Pale Horse (1964), Lawrence of Arabia (1962)See all 5 shared titles with Omar Sharif

- Robert MitchumShared titles: The Last Tycoon (1976), Ryan's Daughter (1970), 5 Card Stud (1968), Villa Rides (1968), The Longest Day (1962)See all 5 shared titles with Robert Mitchum

Cinematographers and editors
- Jack HildyardShared titles: Lion of the Desert (1980), The Message (1976), The Message (1976), Topaz (1969), Villa Rides (1968)See all 5 shared titles with Jack Hildyard

- John SealeShared titles: Dead Poets Society (1989), Gorillas in the Mist (1988), The Mosquito Coast (1986), Witness (1985)See all 4 shared titles with John Seale

- William M. AndersonShared titles: Fearless (1993), Dead Poets Society (1989), The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)See all 3 shared titles with William M. Anderson
- Françoise BonnotShared titles: Le palanquin des larmes (1988), Top Secret! (1984), The 25th Hour (1967)See all 3 shared titles with Françoise Bonnot

Producers
- Stanley R. JaffeShared titles: I Dreamed of Africa (2000), School Ties (1992), Fatal Attraction (1987), Taps (1981)See all 4 shared titles with Stanley R. Jaffe
- John ForemanShared titles: The Man Who Would Be King (1975), The MacKintosh Man (1973), The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972), The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)See all 4 shared titles with John Foreman
- Edward LewisShared titles: Ishi: The Last of His Tribe (1978), The Fixer (1968), Grand Prix (1966)See all 3 shared titles with Edward Lewis

- Sam SpiegelShared titles: The Last Tycoon (1976), The Night of the Generals (1967), Lawrence of Arabia (1962)See all 3 shared titles with Sam Spiegel

Mixed roles
- Alfonso ArauShared titles: A Walk in the Clouds (1995), Posse (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Alfonso Arau

- David ZuckerShared titles: A Walk in the Clouds (1995), Top Secret! (1984)See all 2 shared titles with David Zucker

- Günter GrassShared titles: Hôtel Terminus (1988), The Tin Drum (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Günter Grass

- Gregory HarrisonShared titles: Samson and Delilah (1984), Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Gregory Harrison



