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Richard Balducci

Richard Balducci

Writer and director · Died December 8, 2015, aged 93 · Paris, France

Richard Balducci was born on February 10, 1922 in Paris, France. He was a writer and director. He was married to ??? and Gisèle Sandré. He died on December 8, 2015 in Créteil, Val-de-Marne, France.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 10, 1922
Died
December 8, 2015 (aged 93)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Writer and director
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 31 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 5% in 30 days

What are Richard Balducci's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
56%
Society
23%
Self
11%
Power
8%
Survival
2%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 8

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
8
Absurd
6
Warm
2
Romantic
1
Thrilling
1

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy8

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 Richard Balducci's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Balducci'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

31 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Banana's Boulevard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Writer

  • Le Facteur de Saint-Tropez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Y'a pas le feu... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director · Writer

  • Charlots connection(1984)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • It's Called Catastrophe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Salut la puce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Novel · Screenplay

  • The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes(1982)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Don't Forget Your Father in the Cloakroom... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Prends ta Rolls et va pointer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director · Adaptation · Writer

  • Voulez-vous un bébé Nobel ? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Screenplay

  • Les Joyeuses Colonies de vacances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Writer

  • Austern mit Senf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Writer

  • The Gendarme and the Extra-Terrestrials(1979)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Général... nous voilà...! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Screenplay

  • Nazis dans le rétro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Les Demoiselles à péage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Writer

  • Par ici la monnaie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Writer

  • Trop jolies pour être honnêtes(1972)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Dust in the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Scandal Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Writer

  • The Gendarme Takes Off(1970)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • L'Amour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Adaptation

  • La Honte de la famille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Gendarme Gets Married(1968)

    Author

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Clown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Writer

  • The Gendarme in New York(1965)

    Author

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez(1964)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Cherchez l'idole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Scenario Writer · Screenplay · Story

  • Nous irons à Deauville(1962)

    Other

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Breathless(1960)

    as Tolmatchoff

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Lola Montès(1955)

    Publicist

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1955 to 1986.

Highest rated

The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez (1964)

Midcredits 86th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 31: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting16 of 31: 3 only directing, 13 with another roleWriting25 of 31: 12 only writing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thOther crew2 of 31: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

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

By decade

1950s1 · crew1960s8 · 1 acting · 7 crew1970s12 · crew1980s10 · 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 Richard Balducci's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · writer

Charlots connection (1984)

51st percentile spread · 62% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Breathless (1960)

Midcredits 95th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 56/100 and the plot and story 38/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Richard Balducci work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Balducci's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean Girault shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers