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Henri Verneuil

Henri Verneuil

Director, writer and producer · Died January 11, 2002, aged 81 · Rodosto, Ottoman Empire [now Tekirdag, Turkey]

Henri Verneuil (15 October 1920 - 11 January 2002) was a French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker, who enjoyed a successful career in France. Description above from the Wikipedia article Henri Verneuil, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 15, 1920
Died
January 11, 2002 (aged 81)
From
Rodosto, Ottoman Empire [now Tekirdag, Turkey]
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 38 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 27Up 5% in 30 days

What are Henri Verneuil's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Power
26%
Bonds
24%
Morality
20%
Survival
15%
Society
8%
Ideas
4%
Self
3%
Greed6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 2 · Dark 11

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 8 · Intense 8

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 1

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 12 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 5

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 5

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
8
Joyful
6
Warm
6
Thrilling
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Verneuil's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Henri Verneuil'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

38 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 17 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Belmondo: The Incorrigible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • 588 rue Paradis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Writer · as Priest in an Armenian church (uncredited)

  • Mother(1991)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Vultures(1984)

    Director · Writer · as Radio announcer's voice (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • A Thousand Billion Dollars(1982)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • I... For Icarus(1979)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story · as Technicien TV / présentateur au cabaret (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Body of My Enemy(1976)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Night Caller(1975)

    Director · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Serpent(1973)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Burglars(1971)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Sicilian Clan(1969)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Guns for San Sebastian(1968)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The 25th Hour(1967)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Weekend at Dunkirk(1964)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Greed in the Sun(1964)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Any Number Can Win(1963)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • A Monkey in Winter(1962)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Lions Are Loose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • The President(1961)

    Director · Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Love and the Frenchwoman(1960)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • It Happened All Night(1960)

    Director · as serveur restaurant

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

  • The Cow and I(1959)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Gangster Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director · Screenplay

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

    Director · Screenplay

  • A Kiss for a Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director · Writer

  • Paris, Palace Hôtel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director · Writer

  • Des gens sans importance(1956)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Lovers' Net (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • The Sheep Has Five Legs(1954)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Most Wanted Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Carnival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • The Wild Oat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Full House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Forbidden Fruit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • The Hunting Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director · Writer

  • On demande un bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • À la culotte de zouave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Writer

  • Escale au soleil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director · Dialogue · Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles from 1947 to 2022.

Biggest box office

The Sicilian Clan (1969)

$244 worldwide

Highest rated

I... For Icarus (1979)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

A Monkey in Winter (1962)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 38: 1 only acting, 4 with another roleDirecting37 of 38: 14 only directing, 23 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stWriting22 of 38: 0 only writing, 22 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rdProducing6 of 38: 0 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score76th

38 titles, 23 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 22 of them.

By decade

1940s2 · crew1950s15 · crew1960s11 · 1 acting · 11 crew1970s5 · 1 acting · 5 crew1980s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew1990s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew2020s1 · acting

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 Verneuil's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 21; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director, writer

Mother (1991)

96th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, writer, producer

I... For Icarus (1979)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 19 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 Henri Verneuil work with?

People who share at least 2 of Henri Verneuil's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michel Audiard shares the most, 7.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers