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Paul Misraki

Paul Misraki

Composer · Died October 29, 1998, aged 90 · Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]

Paul Misraki (28 January 1908 – 29 October 1998) was a French composer of popular music and film scores. Over the course of over 60 years, Misraki wrote the music to 130 films, scoring works by directors like Jean Renoir, Claude Chabrol, Jacques Becker, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-Luc Godard, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Orson Welles, Luis Buñuel and Roger Vadim. For his work, he was made a Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur. Born Paul Misrachi in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey) into a French Jewish family of Italian descent, Misraki showed an early aptitude for music. He went to Paris to study classical composition, and by the 1930s had become an established jazz pianist, arranger, and writer of popular songs; around this time he began composing film scores, with his first known work being for Jean Renoir's first sound film, On purge bébé (Baby's Laxative, 1931), for which he was not credited. Like Renoir, Misraki fled France during the World War II German occupation. After a brief stay in Argentina, Misraki ended up in Hollywood, where he composed the music to all of Renoir's American films. After the war, Misraki returned to France, working busily throughout the 1950s, a period when he was routinely scoring half a dozen or more films a year. These included numerous films by Yves Allégret and Jean Boyer, as well as two films by Jacques Becker, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (Ali Baba et les 40 voleurs, 1954) and Montparnasse 19 (1958) and Orson Welles' Mr. Arkadin (1955). The 1960s saw Misraki slow down slightly, writing only 2–3 scores a year. During this period, he worked with many of the leading French directors of the period, including Jean-Luc Godard on Alphaville (1965), Jean-Pierre Melville on Le Doulos (1963) and Claude Chabrol, for whom he scored several films. Misraki composed intermittently throughout the last two decades of his life. He composed his last score at age 85; by this point he had been working almost exclusively in television for several years. He died of natural causes at age 90 in Paris. Misraki first found acclaim as a composer and lyricist of popular songs. His first hit was 1935's "Tout va très bien madame la marquise," and during his careers in France, America and Argentina he wrote successful songs in French, English and Spanish. In 1998, at the age of 90 years, Misraki collaborates with Singer Raquel Bitton on her American tribute to his songs in a CD entitled In a Jazzy mood. ... Source: Article "Paul Misraki" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Born
January 28, 1908
Died
October 29, 1998 (aged 90)
From
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]
Works as
Composer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 87 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 21% in 30 days

What are Paul Misraki's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Morality
26%
Power
17%
Ideas
8%
Survival
7%
Self
6%
Society
2%
Romantic love13 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 18 · Serious 5 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 12 · Charged 10 · Intense 9

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 20 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 12

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 16 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Joyful
12
Romantic
10
Warm
6
Thrilling
5
Other
27

How their films linger

Feel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Paul Misraki's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Misraki's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

87 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Stress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Composer

  • Un si joli village... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Composer

  • Les vécés étaient fermés de l'intérieur(1976)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The arrest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • Bloody Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • Closed Shutters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Composer

  • A Murder Is a Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Composer

  • The Day the Hot Line Got Hot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • Seven Guys and a Gal(1967)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Attack of the Robots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Alphaville(1965)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Dis-moi qui tuer(1965)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Jack and Jenny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • L'assassin connaît la musique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • Nous irons à Deauville(1962)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Le Doulos(1962)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Clash of Steel(1962)

    Composer · Compositor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Ladies' Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Composer

  • Vengeance of the Three Musketeers(1961)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Three Musketeers: Part I - The Queen's Diamonds(1961)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Love and the Frenchwoman(1960)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Les Bonnes Femmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • Fever Mounts at El Pao(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Web of Passion(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Le chemin des écoliers(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Cousins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Composer

  • Three Murderesses(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Montparnasse 19(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Inspector Maigret(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Chéri, fais-moi peur(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sans famille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • A Bomb for a Dictator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • À pied, à cheval et en voiture(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Young Girls Beware (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • Sénéchal the Magnificent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • La ironía del dinero(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • ...And God Created Woman(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Death in the Garden(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Lebanese Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer

  • Plucking the Daisy(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Fernandel the Dressmaker(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Thunderstorm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer

  • The Best Part (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • The Little Rebels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • Confidential Report(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Oasis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • Fortune carrée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Le Fil à la patte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Composer

  • Queen Margot(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Obsession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Composer

  • The Proud and the Beautiful(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Other Side of Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • Les Dents longues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Compositor

  • She and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Compositor

  • Crazy for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • The Moment of Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • Desperate Decision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • Nous irons à Monte Carlo(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Young Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • Robinson Crusoeland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • Dr. Knock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • The Gamblers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • No Pity for Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • Thirst of Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • We Will All Go to Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • All Roads Lead to Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • Manon(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Passport to Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Songs

  • Mademoiselle Has Fun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer

  • Navidad de los pobres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Composer

  • Heartbeat(1946)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • El fin de la noche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • La importancia de ser ladrón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • Siete mujeres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • ¡Delirio! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • Stella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • Eclipse de sol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • Beating Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Whirlwind of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Paul (uncredited)

  • J'étais une aventurière(1938)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Return at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • Beautiful Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • Claudine at School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Composer

  • The House Across the Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Composer

  • Baby's Laxative (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 84 titles from 1931 to 1984.

Biggest box office

Le Doulos (1962)

$91K worldwide

Highest rated

Le Doulos (1962)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Inspector Maigret (1958)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 84: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleMusic79 of 84: 79 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdOther crew4 of 84: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s7 · 1 acting · 6 crew1940s13 · crew1950s44 · crew1960s13 · crew1970s6 · crew1980s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Paul Misraki's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 31; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · composer

Seven Guys and a Gal (1967)

65th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Le Doulos (1962)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 55/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Paul Misraki work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Misraki's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bernard Borderie shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers