Writer
Jacques Prévert
126 years · Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France · 46 films
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).
Best known for


L'Atalante
1934 · Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited)
On Darkroom


Children of Paradise
1945 · Screenplay
On Darkroom

The King and the Mockingbird
1980 · Screenplay


L'Âge d'or
1930 · Passer-by in the Street (uncredited)
On Plex


Port of Shadows
1938 · Screenplay
On Kanopy


Daybreak
1939 · Writer
On Criterion Channel
Filmography 46

Café da Manhã
2022 · Writer

Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
2020 · Self (archive footage)


Coco Chanel & Arletty: An Auvergne Destiny
2017 · Self (archive footage)
On Plex

S'il n'en reste qu'un, nous serons ces deux-là
2013 · Self (archive footage)

Bulles de Vian
2009 · Self (archive footage)

Arletty, Lady Paname
2007 · Self (archive footage)

Escargots
2006 · Writer

Drôle d'oiseau
2003 · Self (archive footage)

Musique muette : Joan Miro
1983 · Actor

The King and the Mockingbird
1980 · Screenplay

The World at a Glance
1975 · Writer

The Dog Who Loved Music
1973 · Writer

Meu Primeiro Baile
1972 · Writer

The Diamond
1970 · Writer

The Ferryman's House
1966 · Writer

Little Claus and Big Claus
1964 · Screenplay


The Small Tent
1963 · Narrator, Writer
On DocAlliance Films

Dream of the Wild Horses
1960 · Voice

The Seine Meets Paris
1957 · Writer

La Faim du monde
1957 · Writer

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1956 · Screenplay


The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
1953 · Screenplay
On Tubi TV

Bim, the Little Donkey
1951 · Narrator (voice), Screenplay

Life Begins Tomorrow
1950 · Self (uncredited)