Directing

Paul Grimault

Born — Died

1905-03-23 — 1994-03-29

Place of birth

Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

Known for

Directing

Credits

56 titles

IMDb profile

Paul Grimault (23 March 1905 – 29 March 1994) was one of the most important French animators. He made many traditionally animated films that were delicate in style, satirical, and lyrical in nature. His most important work is Le Roi et l'oiseau, which ultimately took over 30 years to produce. He began it as La Bergère et le Ramoneur (The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep) in 1948 and it was highly anticipated, but Grimault's partner André Sarrut showed the film unfinished in 1952, against Grimault's wishes. This caused a rift between partners and a stop in production. In 1967, Grimault got possession of the film and subsequently was able to complete it in 1980 under a new title, Le Roi et l…

Known for

6.0

A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

7.0

A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life, and resorts to drastic means to achieve it.

Coup de Torchon

1981

The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird poster

7.2

A chimney sweep and his beloved shepherdess are aided by Wonderbird in their escape from a ruthless dictator

The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird

1953

7.2

Inhabitants of a flophouse struggle to survive under the harsh treatment imposed by the landlord, Kostyleva. One resident, young thief Wasska Pepel, ends his affair with the landlord's wife, Vassilissa, and takes up with her sister, Natacha. Pepel also befriends the baron, a former nobleman fallen on hard times, but Pepel's attempts at happiness are complicated when he's accused of murder by a spiteful Vassilissa.

The Lower Depths

1936

7.8

A young shepherdess and a chimneysweep plan to get married and escape the clutches of a tyrannical king in love with her, assisted by the guile of a cheeky mockingbird, the king's archenemy.

The King and the Mockingbird

1980

7.1

Mild-mannered novelist of Western fiction, Amédée Lange, and his colleagues take over a publishing house after their exploitative boss disappears, only for the superior to return and try to reclaim the profits from their successful cooperative.

The Crime of Monsieur Lange

1936

Film credits

2010s · 2 titles

S'il n'en reste qu'un, nous serons ces deux-là poster

7.0

No synopsis available yet.

S'il n'en reste qu'un, nous serons ces deux-là

2013

Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo poster

7.2

No synopsis available yet.

Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo

2012

2000s · 2 titles

7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Paul Grimault, image par image

2003

7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Drôle d'oiseau

2003

1980s · 2 titles

7.0

A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life, and resorts to drastic means to achieve it.

Coup de Torchon

1981

7.4

On a winter night, the author of "The King and the Mockingbird" is visited by the cartoon characters he created in his studio. Along with a little clown, he screens a selection of his favorite shorts

Turning Table

1988

1960s · 1 titles

No artwork available

8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Le Pèlerinage

1962

1950s · 1 titles

6.5

This short documents the important role played by bread in the daily life of the city of Paris.

Paris mange son pain

1958

1930s · 7 titles

7.2

The Lower Depths

1936

7.1

The Crime of Monsieur Lange

1936

7.5

Newly married couple Juliette and ship captain Jean struggle through marriage as they travel on the L'Atalante along with the captain's first mate and a cabin boy.

L'Atalante

1934

7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Levitan: That Night

1932

7.0

There's never a dull moment at the Hôtel du Libre Echange. Deceptions, hitches and other misunderstandings make a few people mingle whereas, for their own sake, they should not. An example among others: an expert who has come to the hotel for professional reasons had better not meet his wife, who is there to cheat on him with his best friend.

The Free Trade Hotel

1934

7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Le Colisée

1933

5.8

Advertisment for Levitan about a small, moving table.

The Séance Is Over

1931

Series credits

6.0

A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

Behind the camera

7.2

A chimney sweep and his beloved shepherdess are aided by Wonderbird in their escape from a ruthless dictator

The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird

1953

7.2

A chimney sweep and his beloved shepherdess are aided by Wonderbird in their escape from a ruthless dictator

The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird

1953

7.8

A young shepherdess and a chimneysweep plan to get married and escape the clutches of a tyrannical king in love with her, assisted by the guile of a cheeky mockingbird, the king's archenemy.

The King and the Mockingbird

1980

7.8

A young shepherdess and a chimneysweep plan to get married and escape the clutches of a tyrannical king in love with her, assisted by the guile of a cheeky mockingbird, the king's archenemy.

The King and the Mockingbird

1980

7.8

A young shepherdess and a chimneysweep plan to get married and escape the clutches of a tyrannical king in love with her, assisted by the guile of a cheeky mockingbird, the king's archenemy.

The King and the Mockingbird

1980

6.2

A futuristic cruise ship with a crew of robots is ready to take its first flight. A boy follows his curious dog on board of the ship, but then the ship takes off. The robots sees the boy as a blind passenger and try to get him off the flying ship.

The Passengers of Ursa Major

1943

6.2

The Passengers of Ursa Major

1943

7.4

On a winter night, the author of "The King and the Mockingbird" is visited by the cartoon characters he created in his studio. Along with a little clown, he screens a selection of his favorite shorts

Turning Table

1932

7.0

In the ark, which has been perched for millennia on a snowy mountain top, an old hermit waits for a new flood. A scientific expedition approaches, just when the rain begins to fall.