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Louis De Rochemont

Louis De Rochemont

Producer and director · Died December 23, 1978, aged 79 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

He co-founded and was the first director of The March of Time, which added topical issues to newsreels. He also produced feature film documentaries that based dramatic narrative on factual records, including "The House On 92nd Street" (1945), which used real FBI files, "Boomerang!" (1946), it included a reenactment of an actual murder case and a biography, "Martin Luther" (1953).

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Born
January 13, 1899
Died
December 23, 1978 (aged 79)
From
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Producer and director
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 39 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 6% in 30 days

What are Louis De Rochemont's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Morality
30%
Society
25%
Self
15%
Survival
14%
Power
9%
Ideas
9%
Duty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · 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 1 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
3
Contemplative
4
Thrilling
3
Warm
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Rousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • 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 Louis De Rochemont's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Louis De Rochemont'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

39 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Her Name Was Ellie, His Name Was Lyle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Producer

  • The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone(1961)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Man on a String(1960)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The March of Todd-AO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Producer

  • Windjammer: The Voyage of the Christian Radich(1958)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Martin Luther(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Walk East on Beacon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer

  • The Whistle at Eaton Falls(1951)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • A Day With The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director · Producer

  • Lost Boundaries(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The March of Time: Crisis in Italy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Producer

  • The March of Time: The Russians Nobody Knows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Producer

  • The March of Time: The Teachers’ Crisis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Producer

  • Boomerang!(1947)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The March of Time: Fashion Means Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Producer

  • 13 Rue Madeleine(1947)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The House on 92nd Street(1945)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The March of Time: Where's the Meat? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Producer

  • The March of Time: Report on Italy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Producer

  • The March of Time: The Unknown Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Producer

  • The March of Time: What To Do with Germany (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Producer

  • The March of Time: Post-War Farms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Producer

  • The March of Time: Underground Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Producer

  • The March of Time: The Irish Question (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Producer

  • The March of Time: South American Front — 1944 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Producer

  • The March of Time: Sweden's Middle Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Producer

  • Youth in Crisis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director · Producer

  • Show-Business at War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director · Producer

  • We Are the Marines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Africa, Prelude to Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director · Producer

  • The March of Time: The Fighting French (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer

  • The Ramparts We Watch(1940)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Movies March On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Producer

  • Inside Nazi Germany (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Producer

  • The March of Time: Rehearsal for War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Producer

  • The March of Time: An American Dictator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director · Producer

  • The First World War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Editor

  • Meet Me Down at Coney Isle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • Down to Dalmatia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles from 1927 to 1967.

Biggest box office

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)

$7.7K worldwide

Highest rated

Boomerang! (1947)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Man on a String (1960)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing9 of 38: 4 only directing, 5 with another roleProducing33 of 38: 28 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thEditing1 of 38: 1 only editing, 0 with another role

38 titles, 5 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1920s1 · crew1930s6 · crew1940s23 · crew1950s5 · crew1960s3 · 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 Louis De Rochemont's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed2

Most loved · director, producer

Windjammer: The Voyage of the Christian Radich (1958)

Midcredits 87th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 74/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 9 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 Louis De Rochemont work with?

People who share at least 2 of Louis De Rochemont's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lothar Wolff shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers