Michel Legrand

Composer. Born 24 February 1932 in Bécon-les-Bruyères, Paris, France. Died 26 January 2019.

Titles on Fi1m1 acting · 6 crew

Average Fi1m score

Oscars3 won · 9 nominated

Born

24 February 1932, Bécon-les-Bruyères, Paris, France

Died

26 January 2019

Active

1962–1983

Frequently works with

Catherine Deneuve, Gilbert de Goldschmidt, Jacques Demy

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

79Fi1m

73Critics

We rate Michel’s work 6 points above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above4

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 6 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 6 films
Screen time: 11 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $211m across 5 films with figures
Academy Awards: 3 Oscars3 won · 9 nominated
Active: 1962–1983

Genres

Drama5
Romance4
Action1
Adventure1
Comedy1
Crime1

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestThe Umbrellas of Cherbourg1964

64WorstNever Say Never Again1983

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

81950s

581960s

521970s

351980s

201990s

82000s

62010s

42020s

Michel Legrand

Michel Legrand in numbers