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Alain Mottet

Alain Mottet

Actor · Died October 31, 2017, aged 88 · Lyon, Rhône, France

Alain Mottet (30 December 1928 in Lyon, France – 31 October 2017 in Paris, France) was a French actor. Alain Mottet appeared in dozens of films, often in secondary roles. He appeared in three films with José Giovanni. In 1965, he played the main role in L'Affaire de la malle à Gouffé. In 1969, in L'Armée des ombres, he was responsible for the prison camp where Lino Ventura, alias Philippe Gerbier, was imprisoned. For television, he played Flambart, the police officer who chased Eugène François Vidocq relentlessly, played by Bernard Noël in the TV series Vidocq in 1967. He regularly worked with director Abder Isker including on several episodes of Au théâtre ce soir. One of his most notable TV roles was as Shazénian in the fairytale Shéhérazade, shown at the end of 1971: on a flying horse, he walks with Claude Jade into the night sky. In parallel to his screen career, he also continued to work on stage, most notably in plays by Jean Le Poulain, Roger Planchon, André Barsacq and Georges Wilson. He was part of the cast of the Comédie-Française from 1986 to 1988. Married to Françoise Hirsch (1930-2017), until his death on 31 October 2017, he is the father of Christine Mottet and actor and musician Pierre Mottet. Source: Article "Alain Mottet" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Born
December 30, 1928
Died
October 31, 2017 (aged 88)
From
Lyon, Rhône, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 37 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 19% in 30 days

What are Alain Mottet's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
39%
Morality
30%
Bonds
18%
Power
6%
Survival
6%
Ambition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · 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 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · 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 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
3
Contemplative
1
Joyful
1
Absurd
1

How their films linger

Haunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Alain Mottet's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on The Criterion Channel (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Alain Mottet'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

37 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • L'appel du 18 juin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Maréchal Pétain

  • Mata Hari, la vraie histoire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Me Clunet

  • Aram (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Miran Sarkissian

  • François Kléber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Le directeur de la police

  • Venus and Lulu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Marceau le comédien

  • My New Partner at the Races(1990)

    as Le préfet

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Le Grand Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 6 episodes · as Hamblain

  • Un dimanche de flics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Director

  • Inspector Blunder(1980)

    as Dumeze, le directeur de la police

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Le curé de Tours(1980)

    as M. de Bourbonne

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Question of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as L'avocat général

  • Miam-miam ou le Dîner d'affaires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Simon Jaumier

  • Murder on Demand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Jacques Lacarène

  • La nuit de Saint-Germain-des-Prés(1977)

    as Marc Ovet

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Domino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Héller

  • The Good and the Bad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as le commissaire Blanchot

  • La Mort d'un touriste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 6 episodes · as L'inspecteur L'Héritier

  • Madame Sans-Gêne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Fouché

  • La main enchantée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Maître Chevassut

  • Le dialogue dans le marécage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Sire Laurent

  • Héloïse and Abélard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Besnard de Clairvaux

  • Scoumoune(1972)

    as 'Ficelle', henchman of Villanova

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Les Misérables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 2 episodes · as Thénardier

  • La Mort d'un champion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Shéhérazade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Shazénian

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

    as Nitesse

  • La mort de Danton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Maximilien Robespierre

  • La Mort de Danton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Maximilien-Marie-Isidore De Robespierre

  • Last Known Address(1970)

    as Frank Lambert, Leonetti's colleague and friend

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Army of Shadows(1969)

    as Le Commandant du Camp

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Ho!(1968)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • L'Affaire Lourdes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Jacomet

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

    Show 13 episodes · as Inspecteur Flambart

  • Belphegor, or The Phantom of the Louvre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Delma

  • The Black Indies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as James Starr

  • The Fire Within(1963)

    as Urcel

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Climates of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles from 1962 to 2010.

Highest rated

Last Known Address (1970)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Inspector Blunder (1980)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting37 of 37: 37 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score54th

By decade

1960s8 · acting1970s19 · acting1980s4 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s2 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

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.

How do Alain Mottet's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Le curé de Tours (1980)

88th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Army of Shadows (1969)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 60. 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 Alain Mottet work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alain Mottet's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; José Giovanni shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers