Jacques Prévert
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- 4 February 1900 · Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
- Died
- 11 April 1977
Jacques Prévert was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best-regarded films formed part of the poetic realist movement, and include Les Enfants du Paradis (1945).
Known for
Writing 45
- 2022Café da Manhã · writer
- 2017Two Snails Set Off · original story
- 2008Les Enfants du Paradis · scenario writer
- 2006Escargots · writer
- 1980The King and the Mockingbird · screenplay
- 1976Breakfast · original concept
- 1975The World at a Glance · writer
- 1973The Dog Who Loved Music · writer
- 1972Meu Primeiro Baile · writer
- 1970The Diamond · lyricist
- 1966The Ferryman's House · writer
- 1964Little Claus and Big Claus · story
- 1963The Small Tent · writer
- 1961Famous Love Affairs · adaptation
- 1960Paris la belle · writer
- 1958Paris mange son pain · lyricist
- 1957The Seine Meets Paris · writer
- 1957La Faim du monde · writer
- 1956The Hunchback of Notre Dame · screenplay
- 1953The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird · dialogue
- 1951Fanfares of Love · original film writer
- 1951Bim, the Little Donkey · screenplay
- 1950Lost Souvenirs · scenario writer
- 1949The Lovers of Verona · dialogue
- 1947The Little Soldier · writer
- 1947Noah's Ark · writer
- 1947Mystery Tour · writer
- 1946Gates of the Night · screenplay
- 1945The Bellman · dialogue
- 1945Children of Paradise · screenplay
- 1943Adieu Léonard · screenplay
- 1943Summer Light · writer
- 1942The Devil's Envoys · screenplay
- 1941Stormy Waters · dialogue
- 1939The Mysterious Mr. Davis · writer
- 1939Daybreak · writer
- 1938Port of Shadows · screenplay
- 1938Boys' School · writer
- 1937Bizarre, Bizarre · screenplay
- 1936Jenny · screenplay
- 1936The Crime of Monsieur Lange · adaptation
- 1934The Free Trade Hotel · story
- 1934Si j'étais le patron · writer
- 1932It's in the Bag · screenplay
- 1932Ténérife · writer
Acting 18
- 2020Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort as Self (archive footage)
- 2017Coco Chanel & Arletty: An Auvergne Destiny as Self (archive footage)
- 2013S'il n'en reste qu'un, nous serons ces deux-là as Self (archive footage)
- 2009Bulles de Vian as Self (archive footage)
- 2007Arletty, Lady Paname as Self (archive footage)
- 2003Drôle d'oiseau as Self (archive footage)
- 1983Musique muette : Joan Miro
- 1963The Small Tent as Narrator
- 1960Dream of the Wild Horses as Voice
- 1960Paris la belle as (voice)
- 1951Bim, the Little Donkey as Narrator (voice)
- 1950Life Begins Tomorrow as Self (uncredited)
- 1934L'Atalante as Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited)
- 1933Ciboulette as The Donkey
- 1932Prices and Profits, the Potato
- 1932It's in the Bag as Le flûtiste (uncredited)
- 1930L'Âge d'or as Passer-by in the Street (uncredited)
- 1928Souvenir de Paris
crew 1
- 2014So Many Forests · poem
Sound 1
- 1953The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird · songs
Directing 1
- 1928Souvenir de Paris · director