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Gérard Brach

Gérard Brach

Writer, also actor · Died September 9, 2006, aged 79 · Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Gérard Brach (23 July 1927 – 9 September 2006) was a French screenwriter best known for his collaborations with the film directors Roman Polanski and Jean-Jacques Annaud. At the beginning of the 70s he twice tried his hand at directing, but neither film achieved commercial success. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gérard Brach, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 23, 1927
Died
September 9, 2006 (aged 79)
From
Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Works as
Writer, also actor
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 55 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 2% in 30 days

What are Gérard Brach's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th 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
21%
Morality
19%
Self
18%
Society
15%
Power
11%
Survival
11%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 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 10 · Serious 6 · Dark 16

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 15 · Intense 11

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 5

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 21 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 8

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 12

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 20 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Melancholic
16
Absurd
8
Dread
6
Joyful
7
Other
27

How their films linger

Bittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical1

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 Gérard Brach's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gérard Brach'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

55 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Captain Jokes Parrot's Disaster of the Caribbean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Characters

  • Sa majesté Minor(2007)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Renegade(2004)

    Screenplay · Screenstory

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Pornography (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Screenplay

  • Dance of the Vampires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Original Film Writer

  • The Idol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Writer

  • The War in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Screenplay

  • The Phantom of the Opera(1998)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Anna Oz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Writer

  • Bitter Moon(1992)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Lover(1992)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Amusements of Private Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Screenplay

  • Chillers(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Le prince barbare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Screenplay

  • Domino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Screenplay

  • The Bear(1988)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Frantic(1988)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Shy People(1987)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Où que tu sois (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Writer

  • Manon of the Spring(1986)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Name of the Rose(1986)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Jean de Florette(1986)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Pirates(1986)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Favourites of the Moon(1984)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Les enragés(1985)

    Screenplay · Screenstory

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Razor's Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Writer

  • Le bon roi Dagobert(1984)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Maria's Lovers(1984)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Lerne, Subgod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Writer

  • L'africain(1983)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A Stone in the Mouth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Writer

  • My Best Friend's Girl(1983)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Identification of a Woman(1982)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Quest for Fire(1981)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Le coeur à l'envers(1980)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Seeking Asylum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Writer

  • Tess(1979)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Bye Bye Monkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Adaptation · Writer

  • The Tenant(1976)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • What?(1972)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Boat on the Grass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Writer

  • The House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Writer

  • Secret World(1969)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Wonderwall(1968)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Girl Across the Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Writer

  • The Fearless Vampire Killers(1967)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Two of Us(1967)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • G.G. Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Writer

  • Cul-de-sac(1966)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Repulsion(1965)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers(1964)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The River of Diamonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer

  • A Taste for Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • Love at Twenty(1962)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Breathless(1960)

    as Photographer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 53 titles from 1960 to 2017.

Biggest box office

The Bear (1988)

$32M worldwide

Highest rated

Jean de Florette (1986)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Frantic (1988)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 53: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting2 of 53: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting51 of 53: 49 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thOther crew1 of 53: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s12 · 1 acting · 11 crew1970s7 · crew1980s21 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s1 · 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 Gérard Brach's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 33; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · writer

Le coeur à l'envers (1980)

84th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Jean de Florette (1986)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 46/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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.

Is Gérard Brach's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles35–88 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles32–76 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles1–50 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles7–56 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles39–79 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Gérard Brach work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gérard Brach's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roman Polanski shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles