Paul Grimault
French film director and animator (1905–1994)
0.36body-of-work score · ranked #1609 of 2631 directors · 1 film in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- March 23, 1905 · Neuilly-sur-Seine
- Died
- March 29, 1994 · Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis
- Nationality
- France
- Work
- film producer, film director, animator, screenwriter
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.
- 1The King and the MockingbirdLe Roi et l'Oiseau
1980 · France · animation, fantasy, romance
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1955 #6
0.361 citation
Complete filmography
All 12 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1938Le Messager de la lumière
- 1942Le marchand de notes
- 1943L'épouvantail
- 1944Le voleur de paratonnerres
- 1946La flûte magique
- 1950La Légende de la soie
- 1953The Shepherdess and the Chimneysweep
- 1969La Faim du monde
- 1970Le diamant
- 1973Le chien mélomane
- 1980The King and the Mockingbird
- 1988The Turning Table