Paul Grimault
Directing
Paul Grimault (23 March 1905 – 29 March 1994) was one of the most important French animators. He made many traditionally animated films that were delicate in style, satirical, and lyrical in nature. His most important work is Le Roi et l'oiseau, which ultimately took over 30 years to produce. He began it as La Bergère et le Ramoneur (The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep) in 1948 and it was highly anticipated, but Grimault's partner André Sarrut showed the film unfinished in 1952, against Grimault's wishes. This caused a rift between partners and a stop in production. In 1967, Grimault got possession of the film and subsequently was able to complete it in 1980 under a new title, Le Roi et l'oiseau, incorporating some footage from the original and re-hiring the original animators, together with some new, younger ones. There are many names for it in English that have been used in various releases, including: The King and the Bird (literal), The King and the Mockingbird, The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird and The King and Mr. Bird (1980). He also collected his best shorts in a retrospective compilation movie, La table tournante (1988), which is included in the deluxe edition of Le Roi et l'oiseau. In 1936 Grimault founded, with André Sarrut, Les Gémeaux, which was the second significant French animation venture, following the work of Émile Cohl, which had closed years earlier. During World War II, Americans films being unavailable, its films found a captive audience. The studio produced a number of shorts, then closed its doors in 1952 following the expense of making La Bergère et le Ramoneur, which was the first feature-length French animated movie. Grimault was part of the agitprop group Groupe Octobre. At this group he met Jacques Prévert, with whom he went on to collaborate on several animated films, most notably Le roi et l'oiseau. Source: Article "Paul Grimault" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for
Directing44
movieTurning Table
1988
Director
movieKing's Fool
1988
Director
movieThe World at a Glance
1975
Director
movieThe Dog Who Loved Music
1973
Director
movieThe Diamond
1970
Director
Fidelity
1959
Director
movieLa Faim du monde
1957
Director
movieEnrico cuisinier
1956
Director
movieThe Little Collar
1954
Director
movieFire Proofs
1953
Director
movieThe Legend of Silk
1951
Director
movieApple and Strawberry
1951
Director
movieThe Laughter Congress
1950
Director
movieThe Little Soldier
1947
Director
movieThe Magic Flute
1946
Director
movieThe Lightning Rod Thief
1944
Director
movieThe Scarecrow
1943
Director
movieThe Note Seller
1942
Director
movieGô among the birds
1939
Director
movieSafe and Sound
1938
Director
Natcha
1936
Director
moviePhénomènes électriques
1935
Director
movieThe Séance Is Over
1931
Director
Brummel
1929
Director
movieLand ho!
Director
Writing39
movieTurning Table
1988
Writer, Screenplay
movieKing's Fool
1988
Screenplay
movieThe King and the Mockingbird
1980
Screenplay, Writer
movieThe World at a Glance
1975
Screenplay
movieThe Dog Who Loved Music
1973
Screenplay
movieThe Diamond
1970
Screenplay
The Greasy Pole
1960
Screenplay
Fidelity
1959
Screenplay
movieLa Faim du monde
1957
Screenplay
movieEnrico cuisinier
1956
Screenplay
movieThe Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
1953
Storyboard, Screenplay
movieFire Proofs
1953
Writer
movieThe Legend of Silk
1951
Screenplay
movieThe Laughter Congress
1950
Screenplay
movieThe Little Soldier
1947
Storyboard, Writer, Screenplay
movieThe Magic Flute
1946
Screenplay
Niglo reporter
1945
Writer, Screenplay
movieThe Passengers of Ursa Major
1943
Screenplay
movieThe Scarecrow
1943
Writer
Time Machine
1942
Screenplay
movieThe Note Seller
1942
Screenplay
movieGô among the birds
1939
Writer, Screenplay
movieLe Messager de la lumière
1938
Screenplay, Writer
movieSafe and Sound
1938
Screenplay
Le Concours de pêche
1937
Writer, Screenplay
Natcha
1936
Screenplay
The Executed
1932
Screenplay
movieLand ho!
Screenplay
Acting16
movieS'il n'en reste qu'un, nous serons ces deux-là
2013
Self (archive footage)
moviePaul Grimault, image par image
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieTurning Table
1988
Self / The Jester (voice)
movieCoup de Torchon
1981
Le condamné à mort (dans le film publicitaire "Galeries Barbès")
movieThe Lower Depths
1936
Uncredited
movieThe Crime of Monsieur Lange
1936
Typesetter (uncredited)
movieL'Atalante
1934
Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited)
movieLe Colisée
1933
The Barrel Organ Player
movieLevitan: That Night
1932
Henri II
movieThe Séance Is Over
1931
Himself
Production9
tvDe l'autre côté
1989
Producer
movieOne, Two, Three...
1974
Producer
movieNoah's Ark
1967
Producer
movieThe Tartlet
1967
Producer
movieForgotten Stones
1952
Producer
movieThe Laughter Congress
1950
Director of Operations
Camera3
movieEnrico cuisinier
1956
Director of Photography
movieThe Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
1953
Director of Photography
movieLe Messager de la lumière
1938
Director of Photography
Editing3
Visual Effects3
movieTo Die in Madrid
1963
Animation
movieThe Laughter Congress
1950
Supervising Animation Director
Crew2
movie¡Cuba Sí!
1961
Special Effects Coordinator
movieThe Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
1953
Cinematography
Art1
movieLittle Claus and Big Claus
1964
Set Decoration, Art Direction