Directing

Paul Grimault

Born March 23, 1905 · Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

Died March 29, 1994 · aged 89

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 highl…

Known For

The King and the Mockingbird

The King and the Mockingbird · 1980

The King and the Mockingbird

MovieAnimationFamily

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.

Coup de Torchon

Coup de Torchon · 1981

Coup de Torchon

MovieComedyCrime

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

L'Atalante

L'Atalante · 1934

MovieComedyDrama

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.

The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths · 1936

The Lower Depths

MovieDramaRomance

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 Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird

The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird · 1953

The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird

MovieFantasyAnimation

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

The Crime of Monsieur Lange

The Crime of Monsieur Lange · 1936

The Crime of Monsieur Lange

MovieDramaCrime

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 Lightning Rod Thief

The Lightning Rod Thief · 1944

The Lightning Rod Thief

An encounter on a rooftop between two policemen and a thief who specializes in lightning conductors.

Turning Table

Turning Table · 1988

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

Filmography

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The King and the Mockingbird

The King and the Mockingbird · 1980

The King and the Mockingbird

MovieAnimationFamily

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.

Director

Coup de Torchon

Coup de Torchon · 1981

Coup de Torchon

MovieComedyCrime

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

Le condamné à mort (dans le film publicitaire "Galeries Barbès")

L'Atalante

L'Atalante · 1934

MovieComedyDrama

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.

Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited)

The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths · 1936

The Lower Depths

MovieDramaRomance

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.

Uncredited

The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird

The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird · 1953

The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird

MovieFantasyAnimation

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

Director of Photography

The Crime of Monsieur Lange

The Crime of Monsieur Lange · 1936

The Crime of Monsieur Lange

MovieDramaCrime

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.

Typesetter (uncredited)

The Lightning Rod Thief

The Lightning Rod Thief · 1944

The Lightning Rod Thief

An encounter on a rooftop between two policemen and a thief who specializes in lightning conductors.

Director

Turning Table

Turning Table · 1988

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

Director

The Passengers of Ursa Major

The Passengers of Ursa Major · 1943

The Passengers of Ursa Major

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.

Screenplay

Little Claus and Big Claus

Little Claus and Big Claus · 1964

Little Claus and Big Claus

MovieDramaTV Movie

Once upon a time there lived in the same village two men bearing the very same name. One of them chanced to possess four horses, the other had only one horse, so, by way of distinguishing them from each other, the proprietor of four horses was called "Great Claus," and he who owned but one horse was known as "Little Claus"...

Set Decoration

Forgotten Stones

Forgotten Stones · 1952

Forgotten Stones

Producer

Gô among the birds

Gô among the birds · 1939

Gô among the birds

Writer

To Die in Madrid

To Die in Madrid · 1963

To Die in Madrid

MovieDocumentary

Morir en Madrid brings together several papers on the Spanish Civil War and integrates capturing different points of view, intended to represent the continuity of the suffering of the Spanish during the Franco regime. The death of Federico Garcia Lorca, Guernica, the defense of Madrid, the International Brigades, are some of the items comprised in this document.

Animation

The Little Soldier

The Little Soldier · 1947

The Little Soldier

MovieAnimationFamily

A budding romance between two toy dancers is put into dangers when the boy is conscripted into the toy army.

Storyboard

The Free Trade Hotel

The Free Trade Hotel · 1934

The Free Trade Hotel

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.

Levitan: That Night

Levitan: That Night · 1932

Levitan: That Night

MovieHistoryComedy

Henri II

Le Colisée

Le Colisée · 1933

The Barrel Organ Player

Land ho!

Director

King's Fool

King's Fool · 1988

Director

Phénomènes électriques

Phénomènes électriques · 1935

Phénomènes électriques

Director

¡Cuba Sí!

¡Cuba Sí! · 1961

MovieDocumentaryHistory

Chris Marker’s documentary traces the course of the Cuban Revolution, from its early optimism to the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs invasion. Through on-the-ground footage and interviews—including two with Fidel Castro—the film captures the spirit and contradictions of a nation in transformation.

Special Effects Coordinator

Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark · 1967

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.

Producer

The Dog Who Loved Music

The Dog Who Loved Music · 1973

The Dog Who Loved Music

In Paul Grimault's satire of the arms trade, the dealer is alerted to the breakout of war by a signal on his map, so travels in turn to each of two warring countries (his journey is traced for us on the map), selling to each the means of destroying its neighbour. —The Cine-Tourist

Director

The World at a Glance

The World at a Glance · 1975

The World at a Glance

Screenplay

De l'autre côté

De l'autre côté · 1989

De l'autre côté

SeriesAnimation

Animation TV magazine.

Producer