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Daniel Toscan du Plantier

Daniel Toscan du Plantier

Producer · Died February 11, 2003, aged 61 · Chambéry, Savoie, France

Daniel Toscan du Plantier (7 April 1941 – 11 February 2003) was a French film producer. Educated at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques he became advertising manager for the France Soir daily newspaper in 1966 and between 1975 and 1985 was director-general of the Gaumont Film Company, and president of Unifrance, an organisation for promoting French films, from 1988 until his death. Toscan du Plantier was married four times and had three sons and two daughters. His first marriage was to French actress Marie-Christine Barrault, with whom he had one son and one daughter. His second marriage was with Italian film director and producer Francesca Comencini, with whom he had one son. His third wife was Sophie Toscan du Plantier, who was murdered in 1996 (the crime is considered unsolved in Ireland, where it happened, and solved in France, where Ian Bailey was convicted in May 2019). His fourth marriage was with Melita Nikolic in 1998, with whom he had one son and one daughter. Source: Article "Daniel Toscan du Plantier" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 7, 1941
Died
February 11, 2003 (aged 61)
From
Chambéry, Savoie, France
Works as
Producer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 50 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 43% in 30 days

What are Daniel Toscan du Plantier's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Self
25%
Bonds
18%
Power
15%
Morality
14%
Society
14%
Survival
12%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation6 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality4 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 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 7 · Serious 1 · Dark 12

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 8

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 7 · Intense 8

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

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 12 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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 10 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 5

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 7 · Affecting 1 · 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 10 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
11
Tense
7
Dread
6
Warm
5
Contemplative
5
Other
17

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous5
  • 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 Daniel Toscan du Plantier's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Daniel Toscan du Plantier'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

50 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Morceaux de Cannes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Les Vacances de Noël (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Daniel Toscan du Plantier (archive footage)

  • Tosca(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Misanthrope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Bellyful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Executive Producer

  • L'impromptu de Versailles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer

  • Les Fourberies de Scapin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • Le comédien(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Hips of J.W. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Quadrille(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Bambola(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Madame Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Co-Producer

  • The Flood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Les Misérables(1995)

    as Le comte de Villeneuve

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • One Hundred and One Nights(1995)

    as The Second Speaker

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Seven Sundays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Desired(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy(1994)

    as Daniel Toscan du Plantier

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Dead Tired(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Last Writer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Van Gogh(1991)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • The Branches of the Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Producer

  • Korczak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Producer

  • Boris Godounov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Executive Producer

  • The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover(1989)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • La lumière du lac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Executive Producer

  • The Cowboy and the Frenchman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Producer

  • The Gauls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Producer

  • The Last Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Executive Producer · Producer

  • La Bohème(1988)

    Presenter · Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Travelling avant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Producer

  • Under the Sun of Satan(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Executive Producer

  • Fanny and Alexander (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 4 episodes · Co-Producer

  • To Our Loves(1983)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • L'Argent(1983)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Nostalgia(1983)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • My Other Husband(1983)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Moon in the Gutter(1983)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Fanny and Alexander(1982)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Marquis of Grillo(1981)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • City of Women(1980)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Nosferatu the Vampyre(1979)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Little Wheedlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Producer

  • Spoiled Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Le député

  • The Devil, Probably(1977)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Lacemaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Producer

  • Cousin, Cousine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles from 1975 to 2021.

Biggest box office

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)

$8.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Fanny and Alexander (1982)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)

Film career

  • 1995Screen debut· One Hundred and One Nights

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 43: 6 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing37 of 43: 36 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score82ndOther crew1 of 43: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew1980s15 · crew1990s18 · 3 acting · 15 crew2000s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew2020s1 · acting

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 Daniel Toscan du Plantier's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 23; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · producer

Bambola (1996)

73rd percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Fanny and Alexander (1982)

Midcredits 97th · 83% liked

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 Daniel Toscan du Plantier's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles21–70 · median 50 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles24–66 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles3–59 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles19–61 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles33–78 · median 58 · moderateheavier 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 Daniel Toscan du Plantier work with?

People who share at least 2 of Daniel Toscan du Plantier's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Renzo Rossellini shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers