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Maurice Garrel

Maurice Garrel

Actor · Died June 4, 2011, aged 88 · Saint-Gervais, Isère, France

Maurice Garrel (24 February 1923 – 4 June 2011) was a French film actor. Garrel was born in Saint-Servais, Isère. He appeared in over a hundred films and was nominated twice for a César Award for best supporting actor: in 1991 for La Discrète and in 2005 for Kings and Queen. Garrel was the father of producer Thierry Garrel and director Philippe Garrel, and the grandfather of actor Louis Garrel and actress Esther Garrel. Garrel died in Paris, aged 88. Source: Article "Maurice Garrel" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Born
February 24, 1923
Died
June 4, 2011 (aged 88)
From
Saint-Gervais, Isère, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 92 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 15% in 30 days

What are Maurice Garrel's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
28%
Survival
20%
Self
19%
Bonds
15%
Power
11%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 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 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 3

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

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 0 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 7

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
7
Contemplative
5
Cold
2
Joyful
1
Other
7

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous2

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 Garrel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Maurice Garrel'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

92 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • A Burning Hot Summer(2011)

    as The grandfather

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Seeking Whom He May Devour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Le veilleux

  • Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno(2009)

    as Dr. Arnoux (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Fire, The Blood, The Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Actresses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Father

  • Le passager(2005)

    as Gilbert

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Regular Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Lucien - le grand père de François

  • Kings & Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Louis Jenssens

  • My Children Are Different (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Maître Erhardt

  • Red Knight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Duc de Belzince

  • His Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Ill man

  • Total Khéops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Batisti

  • Wild Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Le père de François

  • L'origine du monde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Reno

  • Fatma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Mémoires en fuite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as M. de Rouaut

  • The Red and the Black(1997)

    as Abbé Chelan

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Red and the Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Abbé Chelan

  • Alors voilà, (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Constantin

  • Artemisia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as il giudice

  • The Phantom Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Philippe's Father

  • Off Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Grandpa

  • A Heart in Winter(1992)

    as Lachaume

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • A Star for Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Seul face au crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Padre Dario

  • À propos de "Tristes Tropiques" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Narrator

  • La discrète(1990)

    as Jean

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Le grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Alexis Droeven

  • Emergency Kisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Mathieu's Father

  • A Soldier's Tale(1989)

    as M. Pradier

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Liberty at Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Jean

  • Rebelote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as The boss of the cinema

  • La Petite Fadette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Father Barbeau

  • Edith and Marcel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Margot's Father

  • La Chambre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Rémusat

  • Un matin rouge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Jean

  • Merry-Go-Round (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Julius Danvers

  • Sept hommes en enfer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as General

  • L' Italien ou Le confessionnal des péntients noirs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 6 episodes · as Le père Schedoni

  • Au bout du compte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Bernard Kerbriant

  • Rain over Santiago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Jorge

  • An Angel Passes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Les Trois Sœurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Verchinine

  • Nada(1974)

    as André Épaulard

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Inheritor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Brayen

  • Albert Einstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Physicist

  • The Suns of Easter Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Maurice

  • Rak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Doctor Renard

  • Faustine and the Beautiful Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Jean

  • One Way Ticket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Mendel

  • Sous le soleil de Satan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as L'abbé Donissan

  • La Liberté en croupe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Reinert

  • The House of the Bories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Julien Durras

  • The Mad Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Le docteur Auger

  • Reportage sur un squelette ou Masques et bergamasques (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Don Quichotte

  • Le meurtre du père (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as The Father

  • Marie for Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Cab driver / Inquisitor

  • Strange Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Marat

  • Young Wolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Ugo Castellini

  • The Bride Wore Black(1968)

    as Le Plaignant (non crédité)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Pasha(1968)

    as Léon Brunet, le receleur

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Les Dossiers de l'Agence O (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Larrignan

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

    as Le père d'Anémone / L'agent de police

  • Far from Vietnam(1967)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Danrimont

  • To Commit a Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Henri Banck

  • Shock Troops(1967)

    as Forrez

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Vidocq (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Fossart

  • Black Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Collabo

  • Nathalie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • À belles dents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Jean-Luc Persécuté (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Jean-Luc

  • Algeria, Year Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Narrateur

  • Right of Access (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Father

  • The Unvanquished (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Pierre Servet

  • The Soft Skin(1964)

    as Bontemps

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Children Out of Tune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as The father

  • Dark Night, Calcutta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • The Infernal Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Soldier

  • Because, Because of a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Moulard

  • Symphony for a Massacre(1963)

    as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Day and the Hour(1963)

    as Le chef milicien (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Un cas intéressant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Spanna

  • Sundays and Cybèle(1962)

    as Policeman

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Adieu Philippine(1962)

    as Monsieur Lambert · as Monsieur Lambert - le père

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Le Combat dans l'île (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Terrasse

  • Paris Pick-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Policeman at the Saleswoman's

  • The Busybody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Traffic policeman

  • The Persians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Messenger

  • Vacation in Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Fortunate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as inspecteur de la milice

  • Riff Raff Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Le porte-flingue du Pirate

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 92 titles from 1959 to 2011; peak year 2004.

Biggest box office

A Heart in Winter (1992)

$1.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Sundays and Cybèle (1962)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Pasha (1968)

Film career

19592011

Peak 2004 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting92 of 92: 92 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rd

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s36 · acting1970s17 · acting1980s10 · acting1990s12 · acting2000s15 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 5% of 22 roles
606590

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Maurice Garrel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 17; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

A Soldier's Tale (1989)

54th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sundays and Cybèle (1962)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Maurice Garrel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Maurice Garrel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michel Piccoli shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers