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Julien Duvivier

Julien Duvivier

Director and writer, also producer · Died October 30, 1967, aged 71 · Lille, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Julien Duvivier (8 October 1896, Lille – 29 October 1967, Paris) was a French film director. He was prominent in French cinema in the years 1930-1960. Amongst his most original films, chiefly notable are La Bandera, Pépé le Moko, Panique, Voici le temps des assassins and Marianne de ma jeunesse. Description above from the Wikipedia article Julien Duvivier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 3, 1896
Died
October 30, 1967 (aged 71)
From
Lille, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Works as
Director and writer, also producer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 74 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 27

What are Julien Duvivier's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: 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
31%
Self
22%
Bonds
18%
Society
10%
Ideas
10%
Power
8%
Survival
1%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 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 7 · Serious 6 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 11 · Intense 6

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

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

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 9 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 11 · 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 8 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

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 6 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
10
Joyful
5
Warm
4
Romantic
5
Other
11

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

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 Julien Duvivier's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Julien Duvivier'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

74 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Diabolically Yours(1967)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Paris When It Sizzles(1964)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Highway Pick-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Adaptation

  • The Devil and the Ten Commandments(1962)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Burning Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director · Author · Producer

  • Boulevard(1960)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The High Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Writer

  • Marie-Octobre(1959)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Female(1958)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Lovers of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director · Writer

  • The Man in the Raincoat(1957)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Deadlier Than the Male(1956)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Marianne de ma jeunesse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director · Script

  • Marianne of My Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director · Screenplay

  • On Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Return of Don Camillo(1953)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Holiday for Henrietta(1952)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Little World of Don Camillo(1952)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Under the Paris Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Black Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Adaptation · Writer

  • Anna Karenina(1948)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Panic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Destiny(1944)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Impostor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director · Writer

  • Flesh and Fantasy(1943)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Heart of a Nation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director · Writer

  • Tales of Manhattan(1942)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Lydia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director · Story

  • The Phantom Wagon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The End of the Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director · Writer

  • The Great Waltz(1938)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Marie Antoinette(1938)

    Co-Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Life Dances On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Pépé le Moko(1937)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Man of the Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • La Belle Équipe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director · Writer

  • The Golem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director · Screenplay

  • La Bandera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director · Writer

  • Little One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • Behold the Man(1935)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Maria Chapdelaine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director · Writer

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

    Director · Writer

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

    Director · Screenplay

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

    Director · Writer

  • La Machine à refaire la vie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

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

    Director · Screenplay

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

    Director · Screenplay

  • Here's Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director · Writer

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

    Director · Screenplay

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

    Director · Writer

  • The belly of a store (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

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

    Director

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

    Director · Writer

  • Mother Hummingbird(1929)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

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

    Director · Scenario Writer

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

    Director · Writer

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

    Director

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

    Director · Writer

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

    Director · Screenplay

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

    Director

  • Carrot Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director · Adaptation

  • L'Abbé Constantin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director · Writer

  • The Reflection of Claude Mercoeur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director

  • Les Roquevillard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Death Agony of the Eagles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director

  • The Sinister Guest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director · Screenplay

  • La terre(1921)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Haceldama, or The Price of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Tih Minh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Assistant Director

  • Les Travailleurs de la mer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Assistant Director

  • Le coupable(1917)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Donalbain

Career shape

A full career of 74 titles from 1915 to 1967.

Biggest box office

The Female (1958)

$608K worldwide

Highest rated

The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Paris When It Sizzles (1964)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 74: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting67 of 74: 11 only directing, 56 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thWriting55 of 74: 2 only writing, 53 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thProducing6 of 74: 0 only producing, 6 with another roleCinematography1 of 74: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 74: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew5 of 74: 4 only other crew, 1 with another role

74 titles, 56 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 53 of them.

By decade

1910s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew1920s16 · crew1930s24 · crew1940s9 · crew1950s13 · crew1960s7 · 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 Julien Duvivier's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 22 titles divides audiences: 15 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most loved · director, writer

The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)

Midcredits 94th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 19 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 Julien Duvivier work with?

People who share at least 2 of Julien Duvivier's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marthe Poncin shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers