Georges Franju
French filmmaker (1912–1987)
0.82body-of-work score · ranked #1003 of 2631 directors · 5 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- April 12, 1912 · Fougères
- Died
- November 5, 1987 · 16th arrondissement of Paris
- Nationality
- France
- Work
- film director, film screenwriter, director
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1Eyes Without a FaceLes Yeux sans visage
1960 · France / Italy · horror, drama
Criterion Collection spine #260 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies
0.272 citations - 20.161 citation
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- 40.111 citation
- 50.111 citation
Complete filmography
All 24 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1934Le Métro
- 1949Blood of the Beasts
- 1950En passant par la Lorraine
- 1951Hôtel des Invalides
- 1952Le Grand Méliès
- 1954Dust of Life
- 1954Navigation marchande
- 1955À propos d'une rivière
- 1955Mon chien
- 1956Le théâtre national populaire
- 1956Monsieur et Madame Curie
- 1956Sur le pont d'Avignon
- 1957Notre Dame - cathédrale de Paris
- 1958La première nuit
- 1959Head Against the Wall
- 1960Eyes Without a Face
- 1961Spotlight on a Murderer
- 1962Thérèse Desqueyroux
- 1963Judex
- 1964Thomas the Impostor
- 1965Les rideaux blancs
- 1968L'Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile
- 1970The Demise of Father Mouret
- 1974Nuits Rouges