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Henri Jeanson

Henri Jeanson

Writer, also actor · Died November 6, 1970, aged 70 · Paris, France

Henri Jules Louis Jeanson (6 March 1900 in Paris – 6 November 1970 in Équemauville) was a French writer and journalist. He was a "satrap" in the "College of 'Pataphysics". Jeanson was born on 6 March 1900 in Paris. His father was a teacher. Before becoming a journalist, he had several casual jobs, including being depicted as a soldier on a good-luck card for a postcard seller, belying his future pacifism. In 1917, he started work for La Bataille, newspaper of the Confédération générale du travail. Noted for his strong writing, he was a journalist throughout the 1920s, with intervening stints as reporter, interviewer and film critic. He was distinguished by the potency of his style and a taste for polemic. Jeanson worked for several papers including the Journal du peuple, Hommes du Jour and the Canard enchaîné, where he defended complete pacifism. He resigned from the Canard enchaîné in 1937, in solidarity with Jean Galtier-Boissière. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison in July 1939, for publishing an article in Solidarité internationale antifasciste, a periodical founded in November 1938 by Louis Lecoin, in which he congratulated Herschel Grynszpan for his assassination of Ernst vom Rath, an official of the German embassy in Paris. He was arrested in November 1939, at which time he had already joined his regiment in Meaux, for articles which had appeared in March and August 1939, and for having signed Louis Lecoin's tract "Paix immédiate". On 20 December 1939, he was sentenced by a military tribunal to five years in prison for "calling for disobedience within the ranks". Jeanson was in prison for his pacifist writings, and this only a few days before the German army marched into Paris. His freedom was obtained by the lawyer and minister César Campinchi. He remained in Paris and in August 1940 was given the chief editorship of Aujourd'hui, an "independent" newspaper. The first issue went out on 10 September 1940. In November 1940, the German authorities pressured him to take a public position against the Jews and in favour of the politics of collaboration with the Vichy regime. Jeanson resigned and went back to prison. He was freed a few months later after the intervention of his friend Gaston Bergery, a neo-radical who had turned to the collaborationists through ultra-pacifism. From that point on he was banned from the press and the cinema, and worked secretly, writing film dialogues without putting his name to them. With Pierre Bénard, Jeanson participated in the development of secret pamphlets, and just missed being re-arrested in 1942. He continued to lie low until the liberation of France. His story is said to illustrate the contradictions and compromises of absolute pacifism: the willingness to seek an understanding with Germany to avoid war, transforming, after France's defeat, into a desire for proper coexistence, even offering to serve the Germans. The newspaper Aujourd'hui was far from being innocent in its hunting down those allegedly responsible for France's defeat, resorting to the "clean sweep of the broom" myth in its Anglophobia. The paper entered into resonance with Marshal Philippe Pétain's narrative, and took the direction of German propaganda. ... Source: Article "Henri Jeanson" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Born
March 6, 1900
Died
November 6, 1970 (aged 70)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Writer, also actor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 68 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 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are Henri Jeanson's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th 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
37%
Bonds
27%
Self
14%
Ideas
9%
Power
7%
Survival
3%
Society
3%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 6 · Wry 3 · Earnest 13

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 14 · Serious 2 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 9 · Intense 5

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

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 5 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 9

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
9
Tense
8
Warm
7
Romantic
8
Melancholic
6
Other
12

How their films linger

Feel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5
  • 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 Henri Jeanson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Henri Jeanson'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

68 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Fanfan(2003)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • L'homme à la Buick(1967)

    Dialogue

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Paris in August(1966)

    Dialogue

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Saint Lies in Wait(1966)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Majordomo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Writer

  • Champagne for Savages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer

  • Paris When It Sizzles(1964)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Black Tulip(1964)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Don't Tempt the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Dialogue

  • Two Are Guilty(1962)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Devil and the Ten Commandments(1962)

    Dialogue

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Crime Does Not Pay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Scenario Writer

  • Madame(1961)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Diesmal muss es Kaviar sein(1961)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein(1961)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Writer

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

    Story

  • It Happened All Night(1960)

    Dialogue · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Cow and I(1959)

    Dialogue · Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Atomic Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Writer

  • Marie-Octobre(1959)

    Dialogue

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Guinguette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay

  • Maxime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • The Foxiest Girl in Paris(1957)

    Dialogue

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

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

    Writer

  • Nana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Writer

  • Madame du Barry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Adaptation · Writer

  • Daughters of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Writer

  • Holiday for Henrietta(1952)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Moment of Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Writer

  • The Man in My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Writer

  • Fanfan la Tulipe(1952)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Bluebeard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Dialogue

  • Savage Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Adaptation · Screenplay

  • Lost Souvenirs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Dialogue · Scenario Writer

  • Twelve Hours to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Screenplay

  • Three Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Dialogue

  • Lady Paname (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Writer

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

    Dialogue

  • Between Eleven and Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Dialogue

  • In the Eyes of Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Writer

  • Monelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Writer

  • The Loves of Colette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Dialogue

  • Square of Knaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Dialogue · Writer

  • The Crowned Fish Tavern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Dialogue

  • The Damned(1947)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Carbon Copy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Dialogue

  • Un revenant(1946)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Angel and Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Scenario Writer

  • Carmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Dialogue

  • L'aventure est au coin de la rue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Screenplay

  • Hotel du Nord(1938)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Curtain Rises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Dialogue

  • The Shanghai Drama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Adaptation

  • The Patriot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Dialogue

  • Princess Tarakanova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Writer

  • Tarakanova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Dialogue

  • Naples Under the Kiss of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Writer

  • The Lie of Nina Petrovna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Dialogue

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

    Dialogue

  • French White Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • Pépé le Moko(1937)

    Dialogue

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Mister Flow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Writer

  • Sidonie Panache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Writer

  • The Merry Monarch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Screenplay

  • The Girl from Maxim's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Writer

  • La Dame de chez Maxim's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Screenplay

  • Le coupable(1917)

    as Un enfant

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

Career shape

A full career of 64 titles from 1933 to 1968.

Biggest box office

Fanfan (2003)

$7.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Pépé le Moko (1937)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

The Black Tulip (1964)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 64: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting64 of 64: 63 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1930s16 · crew1940s13 · crew1950s19 · crew1960s16 · 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 Henri Jeanson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 22 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 22

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 22 titles divides audiences: 12 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most loved · writer

Pépé le Moko (1937)

Midcredits 94th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 64/100 and the plot and story 50/100 in their films, across 16 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 Henri Jeanson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Henri Jeanson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christian-Jaque shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles