André Hunebelle (1 September 1896 – 27 November 1985) was a French maître verrier (master glassmaker) and film director. After attending polytechnic school for mathematics, he became a decorator, a designer, and then a master glass maker in the mid-1920s (first recorded exhibition PARIS 1927 included piece "Fruit & Foliage"). His work is known for its clean lines, which are elegant and singularly strong. He exhibited his own glass in a luxurious store located at 2 Avenue Victor-Emmanuel III, at the roundabout of the Champs Èlysées in Paris. Etienne Franckhauser, who also made molds for Lalique and Sabino, made the molds for Hunebelle's glass which was fabricated by the crystal factory in Choisy-le-Roi, France. Hunebelle's store ceased all activity in 1938 prior to World War II. Hunebelle pieces are marked in several ways. The most common is A.HUNEBELLE-FRANCE in molded capitals either within the glass design or on the base. Other pieces are marked simply A.HUNEBELLE. There was also a paper label with A and H superimposed in a stylized manner. Since paper labels are frequently lost, many pieces may appear completely unmarked. In the author's collection there are pieces marked A.HUNEBELLE both with and without the word FRANCE, and a bowl marked MADE IN FRANCE that is identical to one shown in a Hunebelle catalogue. Hunebelle also used a more elaborate maker's mark imprinted on some glass pieces which had the word FRANCE encircled by the words MADE IN FRANCE MODELLE DEPOSE et R COGNEVILLE and with A. HUNEBELLE underneath (reflects mid 1930s partnership with COGNEVILLE). In a short essay, he defined his stylistic aims as a glassmaker, explaining that he wanted to be "an adept of an abstract art where the geometric exactness, the poetry of line, and transparency are combined." He also patented techniques for producing exact mouldings of items. His glasswork displays a calculated modernism in contrast to influences derived from animals, plants and flowers which featured in the work of contemporaries such as René Lalique, Pierre D'Avesn and Marius-Ernest Sabino at the time. Hunebelle chose to focus on geometric forms, using technique and his scientific background to enhance light emission as much as possible. Surface contrasts, volume intersections, polished-non polished effects, geometry, light and poetry of line feature prominently in his work. Hunebelle employed both mold-blown and pressed-molded techniques in producing his pieces. Hunebelle was a publisher of a French newspaper called La Fleché. During World War II, he had no job until a friend Marcel Achard found him work in films for Production Artistique Cinématographique (P.A.C.) where he acted as an art director and later began producing films beginning with Leçon de conduite (1946). He directed his first film Métier de fous in 1948. His next three films were a film series of French film noir featuring Raymond Rouleau as a journalist character mixing with crime. All three had the titles beginning with the letter "M" in honour of author Pierre Benoît whose heroines all began with the letter "A". The films were written by Michel Audiard, a crime novelist. ... Source: Article "André Hunebelle" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 1, 1896
- November 27, 1985 (aged 89)
- Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Director, producer and writer
- 15 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
What are André Hunebelle's films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality 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
A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 3 · Earnest 8
Light 13 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 4 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3
Gentle 4 · Charged 10 · Intense 0
Steady 7 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 6
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1
Casual 12 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 13 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 14 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy9
- Bittersweet3
- 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 André Hunebelle's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for André Hunebelle'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
43 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Ça fait tilt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Joseph Balsamo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Cent ans de Folies Bergère (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
OSS 117 Murder for Sale(1968)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Two of Us(1967)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Fantomas Unleashed(1965)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
OSS 117: Mission for a Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Fantomas(1964)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Shadow of Evil(1964)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Be Careful Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
OSS 117 Is Unleashed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Les mystères de Paris(1962)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Captain Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Hunchback of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Stop the Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Women Are Talkative (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Les Misérables(1958)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Paris Casino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
The Twilight Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Mannequins of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Mémoires d'un flic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Thirteen at the Table (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Série noire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Cadet Rousselle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
The Three Musketeers(1953)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
My Husband Is Marvelous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Mister Taxi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Massacre in Lace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
My Wife Is Formidable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Méfiez-vous des blondes(1950)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Millionaires for One Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Mission in Tangier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Métier de fous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Rendezvous in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Driving Lesson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Sacred Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Career shape
A full career of 42 titles from 1942 to 1978.
Biggest box office
Les quatre Charlots mousquetaires (1974)
Highest rated
The Two of Us (1967)
Most popular right now
Fantomas (1964)
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 André Hunebelle's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 41/100 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 André Hunebelle work with?
People who share at least 2 of André Hunebelle's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean Halain shares the most, 9.
Writers
- Jean HalainShared titles: Les Charlots en folie: À nous quatre Cardinal! (1974), Les quatre Charlots mousquetaires (1974), The Return of Monte Cristo (1968), Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967), Fantomas Unleashed (1965), Fantomas (1964), Les mystères de Paris (1962), The Miracle of the Wolves (1961), Taxi, Trailer and Corrida (1958)See all 9 shared titles with Jean Halain
- Pierre FoucaudShared titles: OSS 117 Murder for Sale (1968), Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967), Fantomas Unleashed (1965), Fantomas (1964), Shadow of Evil (1964), Les mystères de Paris (1962), The Miracle of the Wolves (1961)See all 7 shared titles with Pierre Foucaud
- Alexandre DumasShared titles: Les Charlots en folie: À nous quatre Cardinal! (1974), Les quatre Charlots mousquetaires (1974), The Return of Monte Cristo (1968), The Three Musketeers (1953)See all 4 shared titles with Alexandre Dumas
- Marcel AllainShared titles: Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967), Fantomas Unleashed (1965), Fantomas (1964)See all 3 shared titles with Marcel Allain
Actors
- Jacques DynamShared titles: Les Charlots en folie: À nous quatre Cardinal! (1974), Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967), Fantomas Unleashed (1965), Fantomas (1964), Taxi, Trailer and Corrida (1958)See all 5 shared titles with Jacques Dynam
- Jean MaraisShared titles: Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967), Fantomas Unleashed (1965), Fantomas (1964), Les mystères de Paris (1962), The Miracle of the Wolves (1961)See all 5 shared titles with Jean Marais
- Louis de FunèsShared titles: Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967), Fantomas Unleashed (1965), Fantomas (1964), Taxi, Trailer and Corrida (1958)See all 4 shared titles with Louis de Funès
- Robert DalbanShared titles: Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967), Fantomas Unleashed (1965), Fantomas (1964), Les mystères de Paris (1962)See all 4 shared titles with Robert Dalban
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Jean FeyteShared titles: Fantomas Unleashed (1965), Fantomas (1964), Shadow of Evil (1964), Les mystères de Paris (1962), The Three Musketeers (1953), Méfiez-vous des blondes (1950)See all 6 shared titles with Jean Feyte
- Michel MagneShared titles: The Return of Monte Cristo (1968), Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967), Fantomas Unleashed (1965), Fantomas (1964), Shadow of Evil (1964)See all 5 shared titles with Michel Magne
- Marcel GrignonShared titles: Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967), Fantomas (1964), Les mystères de Paris (1962), The Miracle of the Wolves (1961), The Three Musketeers (1953)See all 5 shared titles with Marcel Grignon
- Jean MarionShared titles: Les mystères de Paris (1962), The Miracle of the Wolves (1961), Taxi, Trailer and Corrida (1958), Méfiez-vous des blondes (1950)See all 4 shared titles with Jean Marion
Producers
- Paul CadéacShared titles: The Return of Monte Cristo (1968), Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967), The Two of Us (1967), Fantomas Unleashed (1965), Fantomas (1964), Shadow of Evil (1964), Les mystères de Paris (1962), Taxi, Trailer and Corrida (1958)See all 8 shared titles with Paul Cadéac
- Alain PoiréShared titles: Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967), Fantomas Unleashed (1965), Fantomas (1964)See all 3 shared titles with Alain Poiré
- Bernard ArtiguesShared titles: Les Charlots en folie: À nous quatre Cardinal! (1974), Les quatre Charlots mousquetaires (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Bernard Artigues
- Marcello DanonShared titles: OSS 117 Murder for Sale (1968), The Return of Monte Cristo (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Marcello Danon