Alexandre-Pierre Georges Guitry (21 February 1885 – 24 July 1957), known as Sacha Guitry, was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and followed his father into the theatrical profession. He became known for his stage performances, particularly in boulevardier roles. He was also a prolific playwright, writing 115 plays throughout his career. He was married five times, always to rising actresses whose careers he furthered. Probably his best-known wife was Yvonne Printemps to whom he was married between 1919 and 1932. Guitry's plays range from historical dramas to contemporary light comedies. Some have musical scores, by composers including André Messager and Reynaldo Hahn. When silent films became popular Guitry avoided them, finding the lack of spoken dialogue fatal to dramatic impact. From the 1930s to the end of his life he enthusiastically embraced the cinema, making as many as five films in a single year. The later years of Guitry's career were overshadowed by accusations of collaborating with the occupying Germans after the capitulation of France in the Second World War. The charges were dismissed, but Guitry, a strongly patriotic man, was disillusioned by the vilification he received from some of his compatriots. By the time of his death, his popular esteem had been restored to the extent that 12,000 people filed past his coffin before his burial in Paris. Guitry was born at No 12 Nevsky Prospect, Saint Petersburg, Russia, the third son of the French actors Lucien Guitry and his wife Marie-Louise-Renée née Delmas de Pont-Jest (1858–1902). The couple had eloped, in the face of family disapproval, and were married at St Martin in the Fields, London, in 1882. They then moved to the then Russian capital, where Lucien ran the French theatre company, the Théâtre Michel, from 1882 to 1891. The marriage was brief. Guitry senior was a persistent adulterer, and his wife instituted divorce proceedings in 1888. Two of their sons died in infancy (one in 1883 and the other in 1887); the other surviving son, Jean (1884–1920) became an actor and journalist. The family's Russian nurse habitually shortened Alexandre-Pierre's name to the Russian diminutive "Sacha", by which he was known all his life. The young Sacha made his stage debut in his father's company at the age of five. Lucien Guitry, considered the most distinguished actor in France since Coquelin, was immensely successful, both critically and commercially. When he returned to Paris he lived in a flat in a prestigious spot, overlooking the Place Vendôme and the Rue de la Paix. The young Sacha lived there, and for his schooling he was first sent to the well-known Lycée Janson de Sailly in the fashionable Sixteenth arrondissement. He did not stay long there, and went to a succession of other schools, both secular and religious, before abandoning formal education at the age of sixteen. ... Source: Article "Sacha Guitry" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 20, 1885
- July 24, 1957 (aged 72)
- Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
- Writer, director and actor, also producer
- 12 on MovieCove · 72 credits in all
What are Sacha Guitry's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 2 · Earnest 7
Light 9 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 4 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2
Gentle 7 · Charged 4 · Intense 0
Steady 8 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 6
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 8 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 10 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Tricksteras Louis XI in Si Paris nous était conté (1956)
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
- 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 Sacha Guitry's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on The Criterion Channel (1).
Subscription and free streaming for Sacha Guitry'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
72 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
N'écoutez pas mesdames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Une folie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Quadrille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Un type dans le genre de Napoléon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Faisons un rêve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Mon père avait raison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
A Crime in Paradise(2001)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Le Nouveau Testament (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Le comédien(1997)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Quadrille(1997)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Le Veilleur de nuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Mon père avait raison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Desired(1995)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
La Jalousie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Georges Courteline au travail & Boubouroche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Nono (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
La Jalousie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
L'Amour masqué (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
La Pèlerine écossaise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Zwei ganze Tage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Vingt-neuf degrés à l'ombre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Ooh La La! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
At Theatre Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Nabob Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Life as a Couple(1958)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Three Make a Pair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Murderers and Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Napoleon(1955)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Virtuous Scoundrel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
I Was It Three Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
La Poison(1951)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Deburau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Tu m'as sauvé la vie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
The Treasure of Cantenac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Rendezvous in July(1949)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Toâ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Two Doves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
The Devil Who Limped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
The Private Life of an Actor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Paris 1900 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
From Joan of Arc to Philippe Pétain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
La Malibran(1944)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
My Last Mistress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
Mlle. Desiree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Lucky Partners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Nine Bachelors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Let’s Go Up the Champs-Élysées (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
L'Accroche-cœur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife(1938)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Quadrille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Désiré (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
The Pearls of the Crown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Le Mot de Cambronne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Let's Make a Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
My Father Was Right (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
The Story of a Cheat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
The New Testament (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Good Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Pasteur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Dîner de gala aux Ambassadeurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Black and White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Sleeping Partners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
The Clairvoyant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)
The Lover of Camille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)
Une petite main qui se place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)
Un roman d’amour et d’aventures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
Oscar rencontre mademoiselle Manageot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
Those of Our Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)
Career shape
A full career of 71 titles from 1915 to 2021.
Biggest box office
A Crime in Paradise (2001)
Highest rated
La Poison (1951)
Most popular right now
Napoleon (1955)
Film career
- 1936Screen debut· The Story of a Cheat
- 1936First top-billed film· The Story of a Cheat
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 Sacha Guitry's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 75/100 and the plot and story 56/100 in their films, across 5 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 Sacha Guitry work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sacha Guitry's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Danielle Darrieux shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Danielle DarrieuxShared titles: Life as a Couple (1958), Si Paris nous était conté (1956), Napoleon (1955)See all 3 shared titles with Danielle Darrieux
- Jean MaraisShared titles: Life as a Couple (1958), Si Paris nous était conté (1956), Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)See all 3 shared titles with Jean Marais
- André DussollierShared titles: A Crime in Paradise (2001), Quadrille (1997)See all 2 shared titles with André Dussollier
- Daniel PrévostShared titles: A Crime in Paradise (2001), Le comédien (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Prévost
Cinematographers and editors
- Colette FarrugiaShared titles: Le comédien (1997), Desired (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Colette Farrugia
- Pierre MontazelShared titles: Napoleon (1955), Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)See all 2 shared titles with Pierre Montazel
- Raymond LamyShared titles: Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954), La Poison (1951)See all 2 shared titles with Raymond Lamy
- Jean BacheletShared titles: La Poison (1951), La Malibran (1944)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Bachelet
Producers
- Daniel Toscan du PlantierShared titles: Le comédien (1997), Quadrille (1997), Desired (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Daniel Toscan du Plantier
- Boudjemaa DahmaneShared titles: Le comédien (1997), Quadrille (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Boudjemaa Dahmane
- Cléo DaranShared titles: Quadrille (1997), Desired (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Cléo Daran
- Jean-Pierre FayerShared titles: Quadrille (1997), Desired (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Jean-Pierre Fayer