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Michel Audiard

Writing·1920–1985·128 films

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.…

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As Writer

The Professional
The Professional (1981)
Crooks in Clover
Crooks in Clover (1963)
Under Suspicion
Under Suspicion (2000)
The Inquisitor
The Inquisitor (1981)
A Monkey in Winter
A Monkey in Winter (1962)
The Outsider
The Outsider (1983)
Cop or Hood
Cop or Hood (1979)
Any Number Can Win
Any Number Can Win (1963)
Le Guignolo
Le Guignolo (1980)
Let's Not Get Angry
Let's Not Get Angry (1966)
Greed in the Sun
Greed in the Sun (1964)
The Great Spy Chase
The Great Spy Chase (1964)
The Vultures
The Vultures (1984)
Taxi for Tobruk
Taxi for Tobruk (1961)
The Body of My Enemy
The Body of My Enemy (1976)
Animal
Animal (1977)
Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1958)
Incorrigible
Incorrigible (1975)
Maigret Sets a Trap
Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)
Pasha
Pasha (1968)
Deadly Circuit
Deadly Circuit (1983)
The Counterfeiters of Paris
The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961)
Death of a Corrupt Man
Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case (1959)
Jupiter's Thigh
Jupiter's Thigh (1980)
Dear Inspector
Dear Inspector (1978)
Spy, Stand Up
Spy, Stand Up (1982)
125 rue Montmartre
125 rue Montmartre (1959)
The President
The President (1961)
La Cage aux Folles 3
La Cage aux Folles 3 (1985)
The Gentleman from Epsom
The Gentleman from Epsom (1962)
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks (1970)
The Old Guard
The Old Guard (1960)
Heads or Tails
Heads or Tails (1980)
Carom Shots
Carom Shots (1963)
Dog Day
Dog Day (1984)
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese (1968)
The Possessors
The Possessors (1958)
Speaking of Murder
Speaking of Murder (1957)
Dandelions by the Roots
Dandelions by the Roots (1964)
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
Mr. Peek-a-Boo (1951)
Cloportes
Cloportes (1965)
The Night Affair
The Night Affair (1958)
The Skirt Chaser
The Skirt Chaser (1979)
The Magnificent Tramp
The Magnificent Tramp (1959)
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (1953)
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965)
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)
Babette Goes to War
Babette Goes to War (1959)
Hi-Jack Highway
Hi-Jack Highway (1955)
Male Hunt
Male Hunt (1964)
He Died with His Eyes Open
He Died with His Eyes Open (1985)
Tender Scoundrel
Tender Scoundrel (1966)
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)
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques (1971)
Blood to the Head
Blood to the Head (1956)
The Baron of the Locks
The Baron of the Locks (1960)
A Mouse with the Men
A Mouse with the Men (1964)
April Fools' Day
April Fools' Day (1954)
Rue de Paris
Rue de Paris (1959)
Idiot in Paris
Idiot in Paris (1967)
She No Longer Talks, She Shoots
She No Longer Talks, She Shoots (1972)
The Big Operator
The Big Operator (1976)
Is This Reasonable?
Is This Reasonable? (1981)
The Big Grasshopper
The Big Grasshopper (1967)
There's Always a Price Tag
There's Always a Price Tag (1957)
When the Pheasants Pass
When the Pheasants Pass (1965)
The Most Wanted Man
The Most Wanted Man (1953)
Adorable Creatures
Adorable Creatures (1952)
Dear Caroline
Dear Caroline (1951)
Under the Sign of the Bull
Under the Sign of the Bull (1969)
The Sewers of Paradise
The Sewers of Paradise (1979)
A Golden Widow
A Golden Widow (1969)
Love and the Frenchwoman
Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)
Crime on a Summer Morning
Crime on a Summer Morning (1965)
Il lupo e l'agnello
Il lupo e l'agnello (1980)
Sorrel Flower
Sorrel Flower (1967)
Daddy's Gang
Daddy's Gang (1956)
Three Days to Live
Three Days to Live (1958)
Young Love
Young Love (1951)
Sale temps pour les mouches
Sale temps pour les mouches (1966)
The Lions Are Loose
The Lions Are Loose (1961)
L'entourloupe
L'entourloupe (1980)
The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow
The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow (1971)
Emile's Boat
Emile's Boat (1962)
Beast at Bay
Beast at Bay (1959)
Too Late to Love
Too Late to Love (1959)
Mission in Tangier
Mission in Tangier (1949)
A Little Virtuous
A Little Virtuous (1968)
Les Dents longues
Les Dents longues (1953)
Baxter!
Baxter! (1973)
Slightly Ahead
Slightly Ahead (1956)
Mort en fraude
Mort en fraude (1957)
The Cheerful Squadron
The Cheerful Squadron (1954)
The Trip to Biarritz
The Trip to Biarritz (1963)
She and Me
She and Me (1952)
OK Patron
OK Patron (1974)
Until the Last One
Until the Last One (1957)
Daughters of Destiny
Daughters of Destiny (1954)
Eyes of Love
Eyes of Love (1959)
My Wife Is Formidable
My Wife Is Formidable (1951)
Vive la France
Vive la France (1974)
Quai des blondes
Quai des blondes (1954)
Johnny Banco
Johnny Banco (1967)
Beware of Blondes
Beware of Blondes (1950)
The Man in My Life
The Man in My Life (1952)
Massacre in Lace
Massacre in Lace (1952)
One Only Loves Once
One Only Loves Once (1950)
All Mad About Him
All Mad About Him (1967)
Love in a Hot Climate
Love in a Hot Climate (1954)
Mannequins of Paris
Mannequins of Paris (1956)
Sins of Youth
Sins of Youth (1958)

As Actor

Dear Inspector
Dear Inspector (1978)Le mainate (voice)
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks (1970)TV sound engineer (uncredited)
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese (1968)The rapporteur at the Court of Auditors (uncredited)
The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow
The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow (1971)Railwayman (uncredited)
C'est jeune et ça sait tout !
C'est jeune et ça sait tout ! (1974)Le père de Joëlle
Lino Ventura, la part intime
Lino Ventura, la part intime (2018)Self (archive footage)
Belmondo ou le goût du risque
Belmondo ou le goût du risque (2017)Self (archive footage)
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
Belmondo: The Incorrigible (2022)
Vive la France
Vive la France (1974)Narrator (voice)
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes (2002)Self (archive footage)
Michel Audiard : J'parle pas aux cons, ça les instruit
Michel Audiard : J'parle pas aux cons, ça les instruit (2015)Self (archive footage)
Il était une fois... Les Tontons flingueurs
Il était une fois... Les Tontons flingueurs (2010)Self (archive footage)
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau (2019)Self (archive footage)
Le Terminus des prétentieux
Le Terminus des prétentieux (2020)Self (archive footage)
Sortie de secours
Sortie de secours (1970)
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde (2011)Self (archive footage)
Mireille Darc, la femme libre
Mireille Darc, la femme libre (2018)Self (archive footage)
D'un Céline l'autre
D'un Céline l'autre (1969)Self
Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur
Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur (2021)Self - Jacques' Father (archive footage) (uncredited)

As Director

She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks (1970)
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese (1968)
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)
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques (1971)
She No Longer Talks, She Shoots
She No Longer Talks, She Shoots (1972)
A Golden Widow
A Golden Widow (1969)
Kisses Till Monday
Kisses Till Monday (1974)
The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow
The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow (1971)
Vive la France
Vive la France (1974)
La marche
La marche (1951)