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Michel Vitold

Michel Vitold

Actor · Died June 14, 1994, aged 79 · Kharkiv, Ukraine

Michel Vitold was born on 15 September 1914 in Kharkov, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Judex (1963), Quentin Durward (1971) and The Affairs of Messalina (1951). He was married to Christiane Lénier, Michèle Sayanoff Dufour and Mireille Paparella. He died on 14 June 1994 in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

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Born
September 15, 1914
Died
June 14, 1994 (aged 79)
From
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 72 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 7% in 30 days

What are Michel Vitold's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th 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
Self
30%
Morality
25%
Bonds
18%
Power
11%
Society
10%
Survival
5%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · 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 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
2 of 3
Ally
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
3
Dread
1
Absurd
1
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1

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 Vitold's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michel Vitold'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

72 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • La Joie de vivre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Henri Jolly

  • Les chevaliers de la table ronde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as The Fisher King

  • Les matins chagrins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Georges

  • Le Billard écarlate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as le médecin

  • Eaux troubles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Klaka

  • La Lanterne des morts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • The Basileus Quartet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Guglielmo

  • That Night in Varennes(1982)

    as De Florange

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Le calvaire d'un jeune homme impeccable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Phidias

  • Les Fiancées de l'empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 6 episodes · as Charles Duruy

  • Sept hommes en enfer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Daniel

  • Tarendol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 4 episodes · as M. Chateau

  • Ces merveilleuses pierres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Madame le Juge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 6 episodes · as Me Deroche

  • Le Loup blanc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 3 episodes · as Marquis de Tremi

  • Le Loup blanc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Marquis de Tremi

  • Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Einsiedel

  • Le Juge et son bourreau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Gatsmann

  • Malaventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 6 episodes · as Gérard Morel, dit Georges Mirecourt

  • Monsieur seul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Mirecourt

  • France, Incorporated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as The Furrier

  • Love at the Top(1974)

    as Georges Groult, Roberte's husband

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • La dernière carte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Robert Wilram

  • L'Homme qui revient de loin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 6 episodes · as André de la Boissière

  • the famous escapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Théodorix

  • Le Sagouin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Bordas

  • Graf Luckner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Lamb

  • Quentin Durward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 7 episodes · as Louis XI

  • Les Cent Livres des Hommes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Le comte Mosca

  • The Confession(1970)

    as Smola

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Bonnot's Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Victor Kilbatchiche

  • Le franciscain de Bourges(1968)

    as François Magnol

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Les Aventures de Lagardère (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Pedro Y Gomez y Carvajal de Valedira

  • The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Marc-Antoine

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

    Show 6 episodes · as Pedro y Gomez

  • Le chant du monde(1965)

    as Toussaint

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Thomas the Impostor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as le docteur Vernes

  • The Last Steps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Pierre Simonnet

  • Caterina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Le Roi

  • Judex(1963)

    as Favraux

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Le Troisième Concerto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Francesco

  • Ballad for a Hoodlum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Stéphane Donnacil

  • Arsène Lupin contre Arsène Lupin(1962)

    as Baron von Krantz

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Antoine

  • Adorable Liar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Antoine "Tartuffe"

  • Vacation in Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Mr. Martel

  • L'Ennemi dans l'ombre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as le colonel Eric Urenbach

  • Experiment in Evil(1959)

    as Dr. Lucien Severin

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case(1959)

    as Father Jodet

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Henri Sorbier

  • The Rebels of Lomanach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Rabuc

  • The Affairs of Messalina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Narciso

  • Green is the Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Victor Schoelcher

  • The Secret of Mayerling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as L'archiduc Jean-Salvator

  • Rouletabille Against the Queen of Spades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • Rouletabille joue et gagne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Arnauld

  • Tainted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Oxner

  • The Last Judgment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Vassili

  • L'Enquête du 58 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Un inspecteur

  • François Villon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Noël, one-eyed

  • The Island of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as André Bozzi

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

    as Waldo

  • Le brigand gentilhomme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as King Don Carlos

  • Ceux du rivage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Investigating judge

  • Malaria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Actor

  • Madame et le mort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Nazarian

  • Love Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Fool of the sixth

  • Fantastic Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Boris

  • La Symphonie fantastique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Orchestra conductor (uncredited)

  • Final Accord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Student at the music conservatory

  • Adrienne Lecouvreur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Actor

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

    as Gabriel, un élève du Conservatoire

Career shape

Star power in the 84th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 72 titles from 1938 to 1993; peak year 1960.

Biggest box office

Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case (1959)

$15K worldwide

Highest rated

The Confession (1970)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case (1959)

Film career

19381993

Peak 1960 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting72 of 72: 72 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

1930s3 · acting1940s16 · acting1950s5 · acting1960s18 · acting1970s18 · acting1980s8 · acting1990s4 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 6 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 Michel Vitold's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 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 8

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Le chant du monde (1965)

53rd percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Confession (1970)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 83/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 43. 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 Michel Vitold work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michel Vitold's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean-Claude Brialy shares the most, 2.

Actors