Michel Audiard

Writing • 178 Credits

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.

🎬 Directed Titles (10)

Directorial Filmography
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks

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

1970 ⭐ 3.1
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese

Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese

1968 ⭐ 3.0
How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby

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

1974 ⭐ 2.8
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques

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

1971 ⭐ 3.0
She No Longer Talks, She Shoots

She No Longer Talks, She Shoots

1972 ⭐ 2.5
A Golden Widow

A Golden Widow

1969 ⭐ 2.5
Kisses Till Monday

Kisses Till Monday

1974 ⭐ 2.4
The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow

The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow

1971 ⭐ 2.8
Vive la France

Vive la France

1974 ⭐ 2.4
La marche

La marche

1951 ⭐ 3.8

✍️ Written & Story Credits (103)

Screenplay, Novel & Story
The Professional

The Professional

1981 ⭐ 3.6
Screenplay
Crooks in Clover

Crooks in Clover

1963 ⭐ 3.9
Writer
A Monkey in Winter

A Monkey in Winter

1962 ⭐ 3.8
Writer
The Outsider

The Outsider

1983 ⭐ 3.4
Writer
Cop or Hood

Cop or Hood

1979 ⭐ 3.2
Writer
Le Guignolo

Le Guignolo

1980 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
Let's Not Get Angry

Let's Not Get Angry

1966 ⭐ 3.8
Screenplay
Greed in the Sun

Greed in the Sun

1964 ⭐ 3.5
Writer
The Great Spy Chase

The Great Spy Chase

1964 ⭐ 3.5
Writer
The Vultures

The Vultures

1984 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
Taxi for Tobruk

Taxi for Tobruk

1961 ⭐ 3.5
Writer
The Body of My Enemy

The Body of My Enemy

1976 ⭐ 3.2
Screenplay
Animal

Animal

1977 ⭐ 3.0
Screenplay
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

1958 ⭐ 3.6
Writer
Maigret Sets a Trap

Maigret Sets a Trap

1958 ⭐ 3.5
Writer
Incorrigible

Incorrigible

1975 ⭐ 3.1
Writer
Pasha

Pasha

1968 ⭐ 3.4
Screenplay
Deadly Circuit

Deadly Circuit

1983 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
The Counterfeiters of Paris

The Counterfeiters of Paris

1961 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case

Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case

1959 ⭐ 3.5
Writer
Dear Inspector

Dear Inspector

1978 ⭐ 2.9
Writer
Jupiter's Thigh

Jupiter's Thigh

1980 ⭐ 3.1
Screenplay
Spy, Stand Up

Spy, Stand Up

1982 ⭐ 3.6
Writer
125 rue Montmartre

125 rue Montmartre

1959 ⭐ 3.8
Writer
The President

The President

1961 ⭐ 3.6
Screenplay
La Cage aux Folles 3

La Cage aux Folles 3

1985 ⭐ 2.6
Writer
The Gentleman from Epsom

The Gentleman from Epsom

1962 ⭐ 3.1
Writer
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks

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

1970 ⭐ 3.1
Screenplay
Heads or Tails

Heads or Tails

1980 ⭐ 3.3
Writer
Carom Shots

Carom Shots

1963 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
Dog Day

Dog Day

1984 ⭐ 2.6
Screenplay
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese

Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese

1968 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
The Possessors

The Possessors

1958 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
Mr. Peek-a-Boo

Mr. Peek-a-Boo

1951 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
Dandelions by the Roots

Dandelions by the Roots

1964 ⭐ 2.7
Writer
Cloportes

Cloportes

1965 ⭐ 3.1
Writer
Hi-Jack Highway

Hi-Jack Highway

1955 ⭐ 3.3
Screenplay
The Night Affair

The Night Affair

1958 ⭐ 3.1
Writer
The Skirt Chaser

The Skirt Chaser

1979 ⭐ 2.9
Writer
The Magnificent Tramp

The Magnificent Tramp

1959 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1953 ⭐ 3.1
Screenplay
Male Hunt

Male Hunt

1964 ⭐ 3.3
Writer
He Died with His Eyes Open

He Died with His Eyes Open

1985 ⭐ 2.8
Screenplay
Babette Goes to War

Babette Goes to War

1959 ⭐ 2.8
Writer
How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby

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

1974 ⭐ 2.8
Writer
The Baron of the Locks

The Baron of the Locks

1960 ⭐ 3.3
Writer
Tender Scoundrel

Tender Scoundrel

1966 ⭐ 2.6
Writer
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques

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

1971 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
A Mouse with the Men

A Mouse with the Men

1964 ⭐ 2.9
Writer
Blood to the Head

Blood to the Head

1956 ⭐ 3.1
Screenplay
April Fools' Day

April Fools' Day

1954 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
Rue de Paris

Rue de Paris

1959 ⭐ 3.3
Writer
She No Longer Talks, She Shoots

She No Longer Talks, She Shoots

1972 ⭐ 2.5
Writer
Idiot in Paris

Idiot in Paris

1967 ⭐ 3.3
Writer
Is This Reasonable?

Is This Reasonable?

1981 ⭐ 3.1
Writer
The Big Operator

The Big Operator

1976 ⭐ 2.3
Writer
When the Pheasants Pass

When the Pheasants Pass

1965 ⭐ 3.4
Writer
There's Always a Price Tag

There's Always a Price Tag

1957 ⭐ 3.3
Screenplay
The Big Grasshopper

The Big Grasshopper

1967 ⭐ 3.1
Screenplay
The Most Wanted Man

The Most Wanted Man

1953 ⭐ 2.9
Screenplay
Adorable Creatures

Adorable Creatures

1952 ⭐ 2.6
Writer
Crime on a Summer Morning

Crime on a Summer Morning

1965 ⭐ 3.3
Writer
Under the Sign of the Bull

Under the Sign of the Bull

1969 ⭐ 3.3
Writer
Dear Caroline

Dear Caroline

1951 ⭐ 2.8
Writer
The Sewers of Paradise

The Sewers of Paradise

1979 ⭐ 3.2
Writer
A Golden Widow

A Golden Widow

1969 ⭐ 2.5
Writer
Love and the Frenchwoman

Love and the Frenchwoman

1960 ⭐ 2.5
Writer
Il lupo e l'agnello

Il lupo e l'agnello

1980 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
Three Days to Live

Three Days to Live

1958 ⭐ 2.7
Screenplay
Sale temps pour les mouches

Sale temps pour les mouches

1966 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
The Lions Are Loose

The Lions Are Loose

1961 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
Young Love

Young Love

1951 ⭐ 3.1
Writer
Daddy's Gang

Daddy's Gang

1956 ⭐ 2.9
Writer
The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow

The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow

1971 ⭐ 2.8
Writer
L'entourloupe

L'entourloupe

1980 ⭐ 2.5
Writer
Emile's Boat

Emile's Boat

1962 ⭐ 3.4
Writer
A Little Virtuous

A Little Virtuous

1968 ⭐ 3.4
Writer
Baxter!

Baxter!

1973 ⭐ 3.6
Writer
Too Late to Love

Too Late to Love

1959 ⭐ 2.9
Writer
Beast at Bay

Beast at Bay

1959 ⭐ 2.4
Writer
Mission in Tangier

Mission in Tangier

1949 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
Les Dents longues

Les Dents longues

1953 ⭐ 2.9
Writer
Mort en fraude

Mort en fraude

1957 ⭐ 2.9
Writer
Slightly Ahead

Slightly Ahead

1956 ⭐ 3.1
Writer
The Trip to Biarritz

The Trip to Biarritz

1963 ⭐ 3.4
Writer
She and Me

She and Me

1952 ⭐ 3.2
Writer
The Cheerful Squadron

The Cheerful Squadron

1954 ⭐ 3.0
Screenplay
OK Patron

OK Patron

1974 ⭐ 2.9
Writer
Until the Last One

Until the Last One

1957 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
My Wife Is Formidable

My Wife Is Formidable

1951 ⭐ 2.3
Writer
Vive la France

Vive la France

1974 ⭐ 2.4
Writer
Eyes of Love

Eyes of Love

1959 ⭐ 2.8
Screenplay
Daughters of Destiny

Daughters of Destiny

1954 ⭐ 2.3
Story
Quai des blondes

Quai des blondes

1954 ⭐ 2.9
Writer
Johnny Banco

Johnny Banco

1967 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
Massacre in Lace

Massacre in Lace

1952 ⭐ 2.5
Writer
The Man in My Life

The Man in My Life

1952 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
Beware of Blondes

Beware of Blondes

1950 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
All Mad About Him

All Mad About Him

1967 ⭐ 4.0
Writer
Sins of Youth

Sins of Youth

1958 ⭐ 4.5
Writer
Mannequins of Paris

Mannequins of Paris

1956 ⭐ 4.5
Writer
Love in a Hot Climate

Love in a Hot Climate

1954 ⭐ 4.5
Writer
One Only Loves Once

One Only Loves Once

1950 ⭐ 4.5
Writer

🎭 Acting Roles (27)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Dear Inspector

Dear Inspector

1978 ⭐ 2.9
as Le mainate (voice)
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks

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

1970 ⭐ 3.1
as TV sound engineer (uncredited)
The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow

The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow

1971 ⭐ 2.8
as Railwayman (uncredited)
C'est jeune et ça sait tout !

C'est jeune et ça sait tout !

1974 ⭐ 1.6
as Le père de Joëlle
Belmondo: The Incorrigible

Belmondo: The Incorrigible

2022 ⭐ 3.9
Lino Ventura, la part intime

Lino Ventura, la part intime

2018 ⭐ 4.0
as Self (archive footage)
Belmondo ou le goût du risque

Belmondo ou le goût du risque

2017 ⭐ 3.1
as Self (archive footage)
Vive la France

Vive la France

1974 ⭐ 2.4
as Narrator (voice)
Apostrophes

Apostrophes

1975 ⭐ 4.3
as Self
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau

Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau

2019 ⭐ 3.4
as Self (archive footage)
Michel Audiard : J'parle pas aux cons, ça les instruit

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

2015 ⭐ 4.3
as Self (archive footage)
Il était une fois... Les Tontons flingueurs

Il était une fois... Les Tontons flingueurs

2010 ⭐ 3.6
as Self (archive footage)
Le Terminus des prétentieux

Le Terminus des prétentieux

2020 ⭐ 3.1
as Self (archive footage)
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes

Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes

2002 ⭐ 3.9
as Self (archive footage)
Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

1972 ⭐ 4.0
as Self
Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

1956 ⭐ 4.3
as Self
30 millions d'amis

30 millions d'amis

1976 ⭐ 3.1
as Self
Sortie de secours

Sortie de secours

1970 ⭐ 3.5
Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

1974 ⭐ 4.8
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975 ⭐ 3.0
as Self
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde

Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde

2011 ⭐ 3.0
as Self (archive footage)
Mireille Darc, la femme libre

Mireille Darc, la femme libre

2018 ⭐ 4.0
as Self (archive footage)
D'un Céline l'autre

D'un Céline l'autre

1969 ⭐ 3.5
as Self
Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur

Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur

2021 ⭐ 2.5
as Self - Jacques' Father (archive footage) (uncredited)
Midi trente

Midi trente

1972 ⭐ 3.0
as Self
Ciné regards

Ciné regards

1978 ⭐ 2.5
as Self
Canicule

Canicule

1983