Directing

Jean-Christophe Rosé

Born

1948-01-01 (78)

Place of birth

Genève, Switzerland

Known for

Directing

Credits

25 titles

Known for

Gods of Brazil: Pelé & Garrincha poster
7.0

Documentary telling the story of legendary Brazilian footballers Pelé and Garrincha, whose emergence following Brazil's defeat at home in the 1950 World Cup Final heralded the dawn of a golden age of football for the country. But while one man became known as the world's greatest footballer, the other died a broken alcoholic at the age of 49.

Gods of Brazil: Pelé & Garrincha

2002

The Light of Dawn: The Normandy Landings poster
8.2

The Normandy landings of 6 June 1944 were pivotal to the outcome of WW2. We learn when Churchill and Roosevelt first proposed the operation and how preparations started—finishing with the key events of D-Day and the far-reaching effects of its outcome.

The Light of Dawn: The Normandy Landings

2014

Marcel Cerdan, une légende française poster
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Marcel Cerdan, une légende française

2009

L'Épreuve du 100 mètres poster
6.6

Pushing the limits of the human race: that is what runners aspire to when they take to the Olympic 100-meter track every four years. But for Usain Bolt, the record holder for the distance with his explosive 9.58 seconds, to become the fastest sprinter in history, crossing the finish line at some 44 km/h, it took more than a century of technical refinement. From the early days of sprinting to Usain Bolt's records, directors Jean-Christophe Rosé and Benoît Heimermann trace the history of the 100 meters, the flagship event of the Olympic Games, and its champions.

L'Épreuve du 100 mètres

2024

Felllini by Fellini poster
8.0

Explore the life and story of Federico Fellini, one of the most decorated directors in the history of cinema, with an intimate look at his works and values through archival footage.

Felllini by Fellini

1982

L'Odyssée des Jeux olympiques poster
7.7

No synopsis available yet.

L'Odyssée des Jeux olympiques

2021

Behind the camera

Gods of Brazil: Pelé & Garrincha poster
7.0

Documentary telling the story of legendary Brazilian footballers Pelé and Garrincha, whose emergence following Brazil's defeat at home in the 1950 World Cup Final heralded the dawn of a golden age of football for the country. But while one man became known as the world's greatest footballer, the other died a broken alcoholic at the age of 49.

Gods of Brazil: Pelé & Garrincha

2002

The Light of Dawn: The Normandy Landings poster
8.2

The Normandy landings of 6 June 1944 were pivotal to the outcome of WW2. We learn when Churchill and Roosevelt first proposed the operation and how preparations started—finishing with the key events of D-Day and the far-reaching effects of its outcome.

The Light of Dawn: The Normandy Landings

2014

The Light of Dawn: The Normandy Landings poster
8.2

The Normandy landings of 6 June 1944 were pivotal to the outcome of WW2. We learn when Churchill and Roosevelt first proposed the operation and how preparations started—finishing with the key events of D-Day and the far-reaching effects of its outcome.

The Light of Dawn: The Normandy Landings

2014

Marcel Cerdan, une légende française poster
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Marcel Cerdan, une légende française

2009

Marcel Cerdan, une légende française poster
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Marcel Cerdan, une légende française

2009

L'Épreuve du 100 mètres poster
6.6

Pushing the limits of the human race: that is what runners aspire to when they take to the Olympic 100-meter track every four years. But for Usain Bolt, the record holder for the distance with his explosive 9.58 seconds, to become the fastest sprinter in history, crossing the finish line at some 44 km/h, it took more than a century of technical refinement. From the early days of sprinting to Usain Bolt's records, directors Jean-Christophe Rosé and Benoît Heimermann trace the history of the 100 meters, the flagship event of the Olympic Games, and its champions.

L'Épreuve du 100 mètres

2024

Felllini by Fellini poster
8.0

Explore the life and story of Federico Fellini, one of the most decorated directors in the history of cinema, with an intimate look at his works and values through archival footage.

Felllini by Fellini

1982

Felllini by Fellini poster
8.0

Explore the life and story of Federico Fellini, one of the most decorated directors in the history of cinema, with an intimate look at his works and values through archival footage.

Felllini by Fellini

1982

L'Odyssée des Jeux olympiques poster
7.7

No synopsis available yet.

L'Odyssée des Jeux olympiques

2021

Irak : la guerre à tout prix poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Irak : la guerre à tout prix

2004

Irak : la guerre à tout prix poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Irak : la guerre à tout prix

2004

Maradona, the Golden Kid poster
8.0

Footballer Diego Armando Maradona rises to stardom and makes the hearts of fans beat faster in both Argentina and Naples, but his life path hasn't always been straight.

Maradona, the Golden Kid

2006

Maradona, the Golden Kid poster
8.0

Footballer Diego Armando Maradona rises to stardom and makes the hearts of fans beat faster in both Argentina and Naples, but his life path hasn't always been straight.

Maradona, the Golden Kid

2006

Les Champions d'Hitler poster
NR

In the three years leading up to the Olympics, the Nazi regime saw sport as an invaluable mobilisation and propaganda tool to motivate the "master race". Whether sympathisers or followers, German athletes went along with it; however, a number of them came to regret their decisions.

Les Champions d'Hitler

2016

Les Champions d'Hitler poster
NR

In the three years leading up to the Olympics, the Nazi regime saw sport as an invaluable mobilisation and propaganda tool to motivate the "master race". Whether sympathisers or followers, German athletes went along with it; however, a number of them came to regret their decisions.

Les Champions d'Hitler

2016

Jean Marais par Jean Marais poster
8.0

An intimate documentary portrait of the legendary French actor. Directed by Carole Weisweiller and Jean-Christophe Rosé, the film centers on an in-depth conversation filmed in 1995 between Weisweiller and the aging star. Rather than a dry chronological career recap, the film offers a deeply personal retrospective. Marais candidly reflects on his multi-faceted artistic journey—spanning acting, painting, and sculpting. He reflects on his creative partnership and profound romance with director Jean Cocteau, which shaped postwar French cinema with masterpieces like Beauty and the Beast and Orpheus. He also addresses his transition into a swashbuckling box-office icon in popular action films. Blending reflective interviews with archival footage, the film acts as a moving artistic testament, offering a rare, vulnerable window into the life, passions, and enduring legacy of one of France's ultimate icons.

Jean Marais par Jean Marais

1995

Animals at War, Wild Heroes of World War II poster
7.0

Fifty million people died in the Second World War, the biggest massacre in the history of humanity. But the animal kingdom also paid a heavy toll, despite no official numbers being compiled for the victims. This included combat animals, animals that backed up humans, those that entertained or consoled them, some that fed people, and other animals that were symbols. On all fronts and on all continents, at all points of the compass, beasts accompanied mankind in this global conflict. This full archive documentary - partly colorized - shows how dogs, horses, elephants and pigeons became WW2 soldiers’ best friends in battle.

Animals at War, Wild Heroes of World War II

2019

Johnny Hallyday, la France Rock'n Roll poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Johnny Hallyday, la France Rock'n Roll

2017

Kings of The Ring - History of Heavyweight Boxing 1919-1990 poster
2.0

The BBC produced “Kings of The Ring – History of Heavyweight Boxing 1919-1990” celebrates boxing’s marquee division. Comprehensive and nonjudgmental, it begins with Jess Willard’s victory over Jack Johnson in Cuba and runs through the Mike Tyson era.

Kings of The Ring - History of Heavyweight Boxing 1919-1990

1995

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Caryl Chessman – L’écriture contre la mort

1985

Mussolini-Hitler: The Killer's Opera poster
7.7

Hitler and Mussolini were able to assist each other in achieving their respective designs. But when the conflict came to a head, the realities of war soon tore the mask off of their united front. Two nations with totally different cultures had sworn allegiance to each other, but their divergences would soon make themselves abundantly clear. The idea of the film is to examine Italy and Germany's false alliance, particularly from the point of view of Mussolini, the less powerful of the two despots, and therefore the more inclined to believing in castles in the air. Their relationship is film-worthy in and of itself, but in addition, it tells the history of World War II, seen from the "enemy's" point of view. It will lead us to address certain aspects of the conflict that are less well-known, but no less rich in what they have to teach us.

Mussolini-Hitler: The Killer's Opera

2012

The Tour - The Legend of the Race poster
7.0

Jean-Christophe Rosé directs this documentary tracing the history of the world's most famous cycle race. Celebrating the event's centenary year, the film highlights the tour's enduring relationship with the public by looking back at the legendary riders whose names have become synonymous with the race, including Fausto Coppi, Louison Bobet, Jacques Anquetil, Raymond Poulidor, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Miguel Indurain, Bradley Wiggins and Lance Armstrong.

The Tour - The Legend of the Race

2013

Fellini, confidences retrouvées poster
7.8

Federico Fellini died on October 31st, 1993. Thirty years later, he is still considered as one of the most irreverant moviemaker in the history of cinema. Through a long-previously-unseen interview, directed by Jean-Christophe Rosé in 1981, through extracts of his films and through behind-the-scenes, this documentary draws an intimate portrait of Fellini by himself.

Fellini, confidences retrouvées

2023

No artwork available
8.0

Join sociologists Monique and Michel Pinçon-Charlot on their “investigation” of the French aristocracy and gentry. An entertaining and instructive movie on an exclusive and highly secretive world.

Voyage dans les ghettos du Gotha

2008

No artwork available
8.0

The Tour de France is said to be the most extreme sports on earth. Every year in July, top cyclists from the world gather in France, carrying the dignity of their own countries, to compete on speed and endurance. This documentary focuses on the 2000 TdF from an insider point of view of Team Confidis, its victories and defeats. It also covers the legendary rise of Lance Armstrong.

The Tour Operators

2001