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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Born / DiedMay 15, 1920 (Died at 65)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthParis, France
Career Span1949 – 1985
Known Credits138 Titles
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Michel Audiard

Also known as:G. C. AlmidanPaul Michel Audiard
Total Works

138

130 movies • 8 shows

Avg Rating

6.3 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Paul Michel Audiard (15 May 1920 – 27 July 1985) was a French screenwriter and film director, known for his witty, irreverent and slang-laden dialogues which made him a prominent figure on the French cultural scene of the 1960s and 1970s. He was the father of French film director Jacques Audiard. Source: Article "Michel Audiard" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Professional
7.2
The Professional
1981•movie
Role: Screenplay
Crooks in Clover
7.7
Crooks in Clover
1963•movie
Role: Writer
Under Suspicion
6.1
Under Suspicion
2000•movie
Role: Original Film Writer
The Inquisitor
7.5
The Inquisitor
1981•movie
Role: Dialogue

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 138 titles featuring Michel Audiard

The Professional
7.2
The Professional
1981•movie

Role: Screenplay

Crooks in Clover
7.7
Crooks in Clover
1963•movie

Role: Writer

Under Suspicion
6.1
Under Suspicion
2000•movie

Role: Original Film Writer

The Inquisitor
7.5
The Inquisitor
1981•movie

Role: Dialogue

A Monkey in Winter
7.6
A Monkey in Winter
1962•movie

Role: Writer

The Outsider
6.8
The Outsider
1983•movie

Role: Writer

Any Number Can Win
7.2
Any Number Can Win
1963•movie

Role: Dialogue

Cop or Hood
6.3
Cop or Hood
1979•movie

Role: Writer

Le Guignolo
6.0
Le Guignolo
1980•movie

Role: Writer

Let's Not Get Angry
7.5

Role: Dialogue

Greed in the Sun
7.1
Greed in the Sun
1964•movie

Role: Writer

The Great Spy Chase
6.9

Role: Writer

The Vultures
6.0
The Vultures
1984•movie

Role: Writer

Taxi for Tobruk
7.1
Taxi for Tobruk
1961•movie

Role: Dialogue

The Body of My Enemy
6.4

Role: Screenplay

Animal
6.0
Animal
1977•movie

Role: Screenplay

Les Misérables
7.2
Les Misérables
1958•movie

Role: Writer

Incorrigible
6.2
Incorrigible
1975•movie

Role: Writer

Maigret Sets a Trap
7.0

Role: Adaptation

Pasha
6.7
Pasha
1968•movie

Role: Screenplay

Deadly Circuit
6.1
Deadly Circuit
1983•movie

Role: Writer

Death of a Corrupt Man
6.5

Role: Dialogue

The Counterfeiters of Paris
7.0

Role: Screenplay

Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
6.9

Role: Writer

Dear Inspector
5.9
Dear Inspector
1978•movie

as Le mainate (voice)

Jupiter's Thigh
6.2
Jupiter's Thigh
1980•movie

Role: Dialogue

Spy, Stand Up
7.2
Spy, Stand Up
1982•movie

Role: Dialogue

125 rue Montmartre
7.5
125 rue Montmartre
1959•movie

Role: Writer

The President
7.2
The President
1961•movie

Role: Screenplay

La Cage aux Folles 3
5.2

Role: Writer

The Gentleman from Epsom
6.2

Role: Writer

She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
6.2

as TV sound engineer (uncredited)

Heads or Tails
6.6
Heads or Tails
1980•movie

Role: Writer

The Old Guard
6.3
The Old Guard
1960•movie

Role: Dialogue

Carom Shots
6.0
Carom Shots
1963•movie

Role: Writer

Dog Day
5.2
Dog Day
1984•movie

Role: Screenplay

Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese
6.0

as The rapporteur at the Court of Auditors (uncredited)

The Possessors
6.9
The Possessors
1958•movie

Role: Screenplay

Speaking of Murder
6.3
Speaking of Murder
1957•movie

Role: Adaptation

Mr. Peek-a-Boo
6.1
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
1951•movie

Role: Writer

Dandelions by the Roots
5.4

Role: Writer

Cloportes
6.3
Cloportes
1965•movie

Role: Writer

The Night Affair
6.2
The Night Affair
1958•movie

Role: Writer

The Skirt Chaser
5.7
The Skirt Chaser
1979•movie

Role: Writer

The Magnificent Tramp
7.0

Role: Screenplay

Hi-Jack Highway
6.6
Hi-Jack Highway
1955•movie

Role: Screenplay

The Three Musketeers
6.3

Role: Screenplay

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
5.7

Role: Dialogue

The Devil and the Ten Commandments
5.7

Role: Dialogue

Male Hunt
6.5
Male Hunt
1964•movie

Role: Writer

Babette Goes to War
5.6

Role: Writer

He Died with His Eyes Open
5.6

Role: Screenplay

How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby
5.5

Role: Director

Tender Scoundrel
5.2
Tender Scoundrel
1966•movie

Role: Writer

The Baron of the Locks
6.5

Role: Writer

Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
5.9

Role: Director

A Mouse with the Men
5.8

Role: Writer

Blood to the Head
6.3
Blood to the Head
1956•movie

Role: Screenplay

April Fools' Day
5.9
April Fools' Day
1954•movie

Role: Writer

Rue de Paris
6.6
Rue de Paris
1959•movie

Role: Writer

She No Longer Talks, She Shoots
5.1

Role: Director

Idiot in Paris
6.6
Idiot in Paris
1967•movie

Role: Writer

The Big Operator
4.6
The Big Operator
1976•movie

Role: Writer

Is This Reasonable?
6.3

Role: Writer

When the Pheasants Pass
6.7

Role: Writer

There's Always a Price Tag
6.6

Role: Screenplay

The Most Wanted Man
5.8

Role: Screenplay

The Big Grasshopper
6.3

Role: Screenplay

Adorable Creatures
5.2
Adorable Creatures
1952•movie

Role: Writer

Under the Sign of the Bull
6.5

Role: Writer

Crime on a Summer Morning
6.4

Role: Writer

Dear Caroline
5.5
Dear Caroline
1951•movie

Role: Writer

The Wedding March
6.5
The Wedding March
1966•movie

Role: Dialogue Coach

The Sewers of Paradise
6.4

Role: Writer

A Golden Widow
5.1
A Golden Widow
1969•movie

Role: Director

Kisses Till Monday
4.8
Kisses Till Monday
1974•movie

Role: Director

Love and the Frenchwoman
4.9

Role: Writer

Il lupo e l'agnello
5.9

Role: Writer

Sorrel Flower
5.4
Sorrel Flower
1967•movie

Role: Dialogue

Three Days to Live
5.4
Three Days to Live
1958•movie

Role: Dialogue

Sale temps pour les mouches
6.1

Role: Writer

The Lions Are Loose
6.0

Role: Writer

Young Love
6.3
Young Love
1951•movie

Role: Writer

Daddy's Gang
5.8
Daddy's Gang
1956•movie

Role: Writer

The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow
5.5

as Railwayman (uncredited)

L'entourloupe
5.1
L'entourloupe
1980•movie

Role: Writer

Emile's Boat
6.8
Emile's Boat
1962•movie

Role: Writer

Baxter!
7.2
Baxter!
1973•movie

Role: Writer

A Little Virtuous
6.5
A Little Virtuous
1968•movie

Role: Writer

Too Late to Love
5.8
Too Late to Love
1959•movie

Role: Writer

Beast at Bay
4.8
Beast at Bay
1959•movie

Role: Dialogue

Mission in Tangier
6.0
Mission in Tangier
1949•movie

Role: Writer

C'est jeune et ça sait tout !
3.2

as Le père de Joëlle

Belmondo: The Incorrigible
7.8
Mort en fraude
5.8
Mort en fraude
1957•movie

Role: Writer

Slightly Ahead
6.2
Slightly Ahead
1956•movie

Role: Writer

Les Dents longues
5.8
Les Dents longues
1953•movie

Role: Writer

Lino Ventura, la part intime
7.9

as Self (archive footage)

The Trip to Biarritz
6.7

Role: Writer

She and Me
6.4
She and Me
1952•movie

Role: Writer

The Cheerful Squadron
6.1

Role: Screenplay

Belmondo ou le goût du risque
6.3

as Self (archive footage)

OK Patron
5.7
OK Patron
1974•movie

Role: Writer

Until the Last One
6.0
Until the Last One
1957•movie

Role: Writer

Vive la France
4.8
Vive la France
1974•movie

as Narrator (voice)

My Wife Is Formidable
4.5

Role: Writer

Eyes of Love
5.5
Eyes of Love
1959•movie

Role: Screenplay

Daughters of Destiny
4.6

Role: Story

Apostrophes
8.5
2 eps
Apostrophes
1975•series

as Self

Quai des blondes
5.8
Quai des blondes
1954•movie

Role: Writer

Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
6.7

as Self (archive footage)

Michel Audiard : J'parle pas aux cons, ça les instruit
8.7

as Self (archive footage)

Il était une fois... Les Tontons flingueurs
7.3

as Self (archive footage)

Le Terminus des prétentieux
6.3

as Self (archive footage)

Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
7.7

as Self (archive footage)

Le Grand Échiquier
8.0
1 eps
Le Grand Échiquier
1972•series

as Self

Cinépanorama
8.7
1 eps
Cinépanorama
1956•series

as Self

30 millions d'amis
6.2
1 eps
30 millions d'amis
1976•series

as Self

Johnny Banco
6.0
Johnny Banco
1967•movie

Role: Writer

Sortie de secours
7.0
Sortie de secours
1970•movie
Spécial cinéma
9.5
2 eps
Spécial cinéma
1974•series

as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
6.0
5 eps

as Self

La marche
7.5
La marche
1951•movie

Role: Director

The Man in My Life
6.0
The Man in My Life
1952•movie

Role: Writer

Massacre in Lace
5.0
Massacre in Lace
1952•movie

Role: Writer

Beware of Blondes
6.0
Beware of Blondes
1950•movie

Role: Writer

Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
6.0

as Self (archive footage)

Mireille Darc, la femme libre
8.0

as Self (archive footage)

D'un Céline l'autre
7.0

as Self

Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur
5.0

as Self - Jacques' Father (archive footage) (uncredited)

Midi trente
6.0
2 eps
Midi trente
1972•series

as Self

Ciné regards
5.0
1 eps
Ciné regards
1978•series

as Self

All Mad About Him
8.0
All Mad About Him
1967•movie

Role: Writer

Sins of Youth
9.0
Sins of Youth
1958•movie

Role: Writer

Mannequins of Paris
9.0

Role: Writer

Love in a Hot Climate
9.0

Role: Writer

One Only Loves Once
9.0

Role: Writer

Canicule
Canicule
1983•movie