Michel Kelber
Cinematographer, also writer · Died October 23, 1996, aged 88 · Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
- January 1, 1908
- October 23, 1996 (aged 88)
- Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
- Cinematographer, also writer
- 18 on MovieCove · 86 credits in all
What are Michel Kelber's films like?
Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
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 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 17
A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 5 · Dark 6
Grounded 5 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 4
Gentle 5 · Charged 7 · Intense 6
Steady 9 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 1
Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 9 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 8
Resolved 17 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet8
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous1
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 Michel Kelber's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Michel Kelber'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
86 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.
Is There a Frenchman in the House? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
The Lonely Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
I Am a Dancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
¡Se armó el belén! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Potatoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Blood in the Bullring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Un día es un día (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Phèdre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Johnny Banco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Grænseland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Nights of Farewell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
La Famille Hernandez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
El escándalo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Mata Hari, Agent H21 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
In the French Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
As If It Were Raining (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Lulu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
A Swelled Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
A View from the Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Rogelia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
The Nina B. Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
It Means That Much to Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Jack of Spades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Recourse in Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Bombs on Monte Carlo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
El Litri y su sombra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Adorable Sinner(1959)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
John Paul Jones(1959)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Incognito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Lovers of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Bitter Victory(1957)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Good Evening Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Main Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Los tres amores de Lola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
The Wicked Go to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Girl on the Third Floor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
French Cancan(1955)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Beautiful Otero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
The Red and the Black(1954)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Flesh and Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Flesh and the Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
The Bed(1954)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Scheming Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Nadie lo sabrá (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
The Lovers of Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Bal Tabarin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
The Great Galeoto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Love and Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
La señora de Fátima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
La fuente enterrada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
La noche del sábado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Beauty and the Devil(1950)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Terrible Parents(1948)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Ruy Blas(1948)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Devil in the Flesh(1947)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
White Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
El doncel de la reina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Pétrus(1946)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Bambú(1945)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
El fantasma y doña Juanita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Castillo de naipes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
El escándalo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
Goyescas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Intriga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Personal Column (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Savage Brigade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Pasha's Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Girls in Distress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Final Accord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
J'étais une aventurière(1938)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Le ruisseau(1938)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
White Nights in Saint Petersburg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Rasputin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Life Dances On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Forty Little Mothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Under Western Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Parisian Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
School for Coquettes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
The Imperial Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Pitiless Gendarme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Zouzou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
The Daughters of the Concierge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Career shape
A full career of 85 titles from 1934 to 1982.
Biggest box office
The Terrible Parents (1948)
Highest rated
Beauty and the Devil (1950)
Most popular right now
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
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 Michel Kelber's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the cinematography 73/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 59. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
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 Michel Kelber work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michel Kelber's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean Aurenche shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Claude Autant-LaraShared titles: Le franciscain de Bourges (1968), The Red and the Black (1954), Devil in the Flesh (1947), Le ruisseau (1938)See all 4 shared titles with Claude Autant-Lara
- Jean DelannoyShared titles: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956), The Bed (1954)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Delannoy
Writers
- Jean AurencheShared titles: Le franciscain de Bourges (1968), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956), The Red and the Black (1954), Devil in the Flesh (1947), Le ruisseau (1938)See all 5 shared titles with Jean Aurenche
- Pierre BostShared titles: Le franciscain de Bourges (1968), The Red and the Black (1954), Devil in the Flesh (1947)See all 3 shared titles with Pierre Bost
- Ben HechtShared titles: John Paul Jones (1959), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Ben Hecht
- Victor HugoShared titles: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956), Ruy Blas (1948)See all 2 shared titles with Victor Hugo
Actors
- Gérard PhilipeShared titles: The Red and the Black (1954), Beauty and the Devil (1950), Devil in the Flesh (1947)See all 3 shared titles with Gérard Philipe
- Antoine BalpêtréShared titles: Adorable Sinner (1959), The Red and the Black (1954)See all 2 shared titles with Antoine Balpêtré
- Curd JürgensShared titles: Adorable Sinner (1959), Bitter Victory (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Curd Jürgens
- Jean TissierShared titles: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956), J'étais une aventurière (1938)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Tissier
Composers and editors
- Madeleine GugShared titles: Le franciscain de Bourges (1968), The Red and the Black (1954), Devil in the Flesh (1947)See all 3 shared titles with Madeleine Gug
- Henri TavernaShared titles: Adorable Sinner (1959), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956), Pétrus (1946)See all 3 shared titles with Henri Taverna
- Georges AuricShared titles: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956), Ruy Blas (1948), The Terrible Parents (1948)See all 3 shared titles with Georges Auric
- Joseph KosmaShared titles: Adorable Sinner (1959), Pétrus (1946)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Kosma
Producers
- Paul GraetzShared titles: Bitter Victory (1957), Devil in the Flesh (1947)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Graetz
