Jorge Semprún
Writer · Died June 7, 2011, aged 87 · Madrid, Spain
Jorge Semprún Maura was a Spanish writer and politician. From 1953 to 1962, during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, Semprún lived clandestinely in Spain working as an organizer for the exiled Communist Party of Spain, but was expelled from the party in 1964. After Franco's death and the change to a democratic government, he was Spain's Minister of Culture from 1988 to 1991. He was screenwriter for two successive films by Greek director Costa-Gavras. In 1996 he became the first non-French author to be elected a member of the Académie Goncourt, which awards an annual literary prize.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 10, 1923
- June 7, 2011 (aged 87)
- Madrid, Spain
- Writer
- 9 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Jorge Semprún's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 7
Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 3
Steady 8 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic3
- 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 Jorge Semprún's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Jorge Semprún'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
19 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Time of Silence(2011)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Ah, c'était ça la vie! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Che: muerte de la utopia? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
K (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
L'Affaire Dreyfus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Netchayev is Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The Sidewalks of Saturn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Los desastres de la guerra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Roads to the South(1978)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
A Grin Without a Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
A Woman at Her Window(1976)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Special Section(1975)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Stavisky(1974)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Les Deux mémoires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
The French Conspiracy(1972)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Confession(1970)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Z(1969)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Objective: 500 Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The War Is Over(1966)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles from 1966 to 2011.
Film career
- 1977Screen debut· A Grin Without a Cat
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 Jorge Semprún's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 3 are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 60/100 and the plot and story 55/100 in their films, across 7 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 Jorge Semprún work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jorge Semprún's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yves Montand shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Costa-GavrasShared titles: Special Section (1975), The Confession (1970), Z (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Costa-Gavras
- Alain ResnaisShared titles: Stavisky (1974), The War Is Over (1966)See all 2 shared titles with Alain Resnais
Writers
- Ben BarzmanShared titles: The French Conspiracy (1972), Z (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Ben Barzman
Actors
- Yves MontandShared titles: Roads to the South (1978), The Confession (1970), Z (1969), The War Is Over (1966)See all 4 shared titles with Yves Montand
- François PérierShared titles: Stavisky (1974), The French Conspiracy (1972), Z (1969)See all 3 shared titles with François Périer
- Jean BouiseShared titles: Roads to the South (1978), The Confession (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Bouise
- Philippe NoiretShared titles: A Woman at Her Window (1976), The French Conspiracy (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Philippe Noiret
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Françoise BonnotShared titles: Special Section (1975), The Confession (1970), Z (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Françoise Bonnot
- Albert JurgensonShared titles: Stavisky (1974), The French Conspiracy (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Albert Jurgenson
- Sacha ViernyShared titles: Stavisky (1974), The War Is Over (1966)See all 2 shared titles with Sacha Vierny
- Giovanni FuscoShared titles: The Confession (1970), The War Is Over (1966)See all 2 shared titles with Giovanni Fusco
Producers
- Jacques PerrinShared titles: Special Section (1975), Z (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Jacques Perrin
