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Armand Thirard

Armand Thirard

Cinematographer · Died November 12, 1973, aged 74 · Mantes-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Oise [now Mantes-la-Jolie, Yvelines], France

Armand Thirard was a French cinematographer. He worked on more than a hundred and twenty films during his career. (Wikipedia)

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 25, 1899
Died
November 12, 1973 (aged 74)
From
Mantes-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Oise [now Mantes-la-Jolie, Yvelines], France
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 98 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 34% in 30 days

What are Armand Thirard's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Morality
25%
Self
16%
Power
9%
Society
6%
Ideas
5%
Survival
3%
Romantic love15 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 6 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 16 · Intense 7

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 12 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 3

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
12
Romantic
9
Joyful
8
Warm
5
Other
17

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic8
  • Ambiguous3

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 Armand Thirard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Armand Thirard'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

98 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Verdi – Messa da Requiem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Cinematographer

  • Guns for San Sebastian(1968)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Herbert von Karajan, Symphonie n°5 Beethoven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Camera Operator

  • Yehudi Menuhin und Herbert von Karajan – Mozart: Konzert für Violine und Orchester Nr. 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Camera Operator

  • A Trap for Cinderella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer

  • Marco the Magnificent(1965)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Trouble Among Widows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Cinematographer

  • Nutty, Naughty Chateau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Cinematographer

  • Don't Tempt the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Cinematographer

  • The Four Truths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • Love on a Pillow(1962)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Ladies' Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • Tales of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • Vengeance of the Three Musketeers(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Three Musketeers: Part I - The Queen's Diamonds(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye Again(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Truth(1960)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Seven Days… Seven Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • The Regattas of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • Wild Roots of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • Babette Goes to War(1959)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Time Bomb(1959)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

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

    Cinematographer

  • Be Beautiful But Shut Up(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Night Heaven Fell(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Three Days to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Cinematographer

  • No Sun in Venice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • ...And God Created Woman(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Deadlier Than the Male(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • If All the Guys in the World... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • Spring, Autumn and Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • Diabolique(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • The Sheep Has Five Legs(1954)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Act of Love(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Wages of Fear(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Beauties of the Night(1952)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Paris Still Sings! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Cinematographer

  • Robinson Crusoeland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Cinematographer

  • Brasil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Cinematographer · as Self

  • The Naked Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Cinematographer

  • Here Is the Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Cinematographer

  • Miquette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Cinematographer

  • Manon(1949)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Le Dessous des cartes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Jenny Lamour(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Man About Town(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Rendezvous in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Cinematographer

  • Pastoral Symphony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Cinematographer

  • Devil's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Cinematographer

  • Roger the Disgrace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Cinematographer

  • The Wolf Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • Valley of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • Shop Girls of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • Carnival of Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • The Murderer Lives at Number 21(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • La Symphonie fantastique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Stormy Waters(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Ne bougez plus ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • Who Killed Santa Claus? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • Fric-Frac(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • La Tradition de minuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • Hotel du Nord(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Tricoche and Cacolet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Youth in Revolt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • The Patriot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Orage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • The Queen of Spades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • The Citadel of Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Nights of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Le Roman d'un spahi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Mayerling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Parisian Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Flight Into Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Dark Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • S. S. Tenacity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • The Lady of Lebanon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • The Man with the Hispano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Camera Operator

  • The Little King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • A Man's Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • Weaker Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • The Red Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • The Five Accursed Gentlemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • Moon over Morocco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • David Golder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Au Bonheur des Dames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • The Miraculous Life of Teresa of Lisieux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • Mother Hummingbird(1929)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Divine Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • L'Eau du Nil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • The Maelstrom of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • The Mystery of the Eiffel Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Cinematographer

  • Revelation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Cinematographer

  • L'Homme à l'Hispano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Cinematographer

  • The Smiling Madame Beudet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Clerk

  • The Countess of Monsoreau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Reny Le Harduin

Career shape

A full career of 97 titles from 1923 to 1967.

Biggest box office

Jenny Lamour (1947)

$181K worldwide

Highest rated

Diabolique (1955)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Wages of Fear (1953)

Film career

  • 1923Screen debut· The Smiling Madame Beudet

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 97: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleCinematography92 of 97: 92 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndOther crew3 of 97: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1920s11 · 2 acting · 9 crew1930s26 · crew1940s18 · crew1950s22 · crew1960s20 · 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 Armand Thirard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 26; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · cinematographer

Marco the Magnificent (1965)

56th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Diabolique (1955)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 77/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 63. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Armand Thirard's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 68 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Armand Thirard work with?

People who share at least 2 of Armand Thirard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Henri-Georges Clouzot shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers