Director
Claude Chabrol
Born 24 June 1930 · Paris, France — died 12 September 2010
Claude Chabrol (1930–2010) was a French director and a leading figure of the New Wave, having started as a critic at Cahiers du cinéma. Prolific over a half-century career, he became known for cool, ironic thrillers dissecting the French bourgeoisie, often influenced by Hitchcock.
Key films
Le Beau Serge (1959)On Cinespective
His debut feature, widely regarded as one of the first New Wave films.
The Cousins (1959)
Early success that confirmed his place in the New Wave and won a major festival prize.
Les Biches (1968)
Began his celebrated run of thrillers with Stéphane Audran.
The Butcher (1970)
Often considered one of his finest films, a chilling study of a small-town killer.
La Cérémonie (1995)
Late-career masterpiece about class resentment, starring Isabelle Huppert and Sandrine Bonnaire.
Key awards
- 1959 Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for The Cousins
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 163
- 1956Fool’s Mate · as Party guest (uncredited)Actor
- 1956The Kreutzer Sonata · as Cameo (uncredited)Actor
- 1959The CousinsDirector
- 1959Le Beau Serge · as La TruffeActor
- 1959Le Beau SergeDirector
- 1959À double tourDirector
- 1960Les Bonnes FemmesDirector
- 1960Les Bonnes Femmes · as Swimmer (uncredited)Actor
- 1960The Love Game · as Le forainActor
- 1961Paris Belongs to Us · as A man at the party (uncredited)Actor
- 1961Saint-Tropez Blues · as Le réalisateur empruntant des propos de Pierre KastActor
- 1961Wise GuysDirector
- 1961House of Sin · as The hotel receptionist (uncredited)Actor
- 1962The Third LoverDirector
- 1962The Third Lover · as L'homme dans le peep showActor
- 1962The Seven Deadly Sins · as Le Pharmacien (segment "L'avarice'") (uncredited)Actor
- 1962The Seven Deadly SinsDirector
- 1962A Touch of Treason · as le jogger avec le sifflet au parcActor
- 1962GreedDirector
- 1962Greed · as The Pharmacist (uncredited)Actor
- 1963BluebeardDirector
- 1963OphéliaDirector
- 1964The World's Most Beautiful SwindlersDirector
- 1964Code Name: TigerDirector
- 1964Chance at LoveDirector
- 1964Hard Boiled Ones · as PsychiatristActor
- 1964La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même · as SelfActor
- 1965Six in Paris · as The Father (segment "La Muette")Actor
- 1965Six in ParisDirector
- 1965The Blue PantherDirector
- 1965The Blue Panther · as Bartender (uncredited)Actor
- 1965Our Agent TigerDirector
- 1965Our Agent Tiger · as Radiologist (uncredited)Actor
- 1965La MuetteDirector
- 1965La MuetteActor
- 1966Line of DemarcationDirector
- 1966Brigitte and Brigitte · as Le cousinActor
- 1967The Champagne MurdersDirector
- 1967The Road to Corinth · as AlcibiadeActor
- 1967The Road to CorinthDirector
- 1967Josef von Sternberg - From Silence Comes Another · as SelfActor
- 1968Les Biches · as Filmmaker (uncredited)Actor
- 1968Les BichesDirector
- 1968A Little Virtuous · as Cub 22 customer /Man at the bar in the night club (uncredited)Actor
- 1969This Man Must DieDirector
- 1969The Unfaithful WifeDirector
- 1969The Scarlet Lady · as Liftier (uncredited)Actor
- 1969Et crac…! · as Marie's husbandActor
- 1969Autour de L'Enfance nueActor
- 1970The ButcherDirector
- 1970The Breach · as Passenger on the TramActor
- 1970The BreachDirector
- 1970Sortie de secoursActor
- 1971Just Before NightfallDirector
- 1971Ten Days' WonderDirector
- 1971As Far as Love Can Go · as L'homme au poteau (uncredited)Actor
- 1972Scoundrel in WhiteDirector
- 1972A Murder Is a Murder · as Railway guardActor
- 1973Wedding in BloodDirector
- 1974The Nada GangDirector
- 1974Le Permis de conduireActor
- 1974The Summer PeopleDirector
- 1974Nul n'est parfaitDirector
- 1974Monsieur BébéDirector
- 1974An Invitation to the HuntDirector
- 1975Innocents with Dirty HandsDirector
- 1975A Piece of PleasureDirector
- 1975Death RiteDirector
- 1975Auf dem Trümmerfeld der Träume · as SelfActor
- 1976The Twist · as Le client chez l'éditeur (uncredited)Actor
- 1976The TwistDirector
- 1976De Grey, un Récit romanesqueDirector
- 1977Animal · as Le metteur en scèneActor
- 1977Alice or the Last EscapadeDirector
- 1978Violette NozièreDirector
- 1978Blood RelativesDirector
- 1978Monsieur Saint-SaënsDirector
- 1979Jeunesse et Spiritualité : Cyprien KatsarisDirector
- 1979La boucle d'oreilleDirector
- 1980The Horse of PrideDirector
- 1981Secrets of the Satin Blues · as Un invité au vernissageActor
- 1981Droit de Réponse · as SelfActor
- 1982The Hatter's GhostDirector
- 1982M the DamnedDirector
- 1982La danse de mortDirector
- 1983Elective AffinitiesDirector
- 1984The Blood of OthersDirector
- 1984Thieves After Dark · as Louis Crépin, dit TartuffeActor
- 1984Polar · as Théodore LyssenkoActor
- 1984Homicide by nightActor
- 1985Cop au VinDirector
- 1986Inspector LavardinDirector
- 1986I Hate ActorsActor
- 1986Follow My Gaze · as The couch potatoActor
- 1987MasksDirector
- 1987L'été en pente douce · as le prêtreActor
- 1987The Cry of the OwlDirector
- 1987Jeux d'artifices · as Jacques' fatherActor
- 1987Sale Destin · as The commissionerActor
- 1988Story of WomenDirector
- 1988Lark, I'll Pluck You! · as Pierre VergneActor
- 1990Quiet Days in ClichyDirector
- 1990Dr. MDirector
- 1991Madame BovaryDirector
- 1991The King of AdsDirector
- 1992BettyDirector
- 1992Sam's Enough · as M. DenisActor
- 1992Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave · as SelfActor
- 1993François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1993The Eye of VichyDirector
- 1993Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II · as SelfActor
- 1993Chambre 12, Hôtel de Suède · as SelfActor
- 1993Claude Chabrol, l'entomologiste · as SelfActor
- 1993Isabelle Huppert and Claude Chabrol: Crossed Portraits · as SelfActor
- 1994TormentDirector
- 1995La CérémonieDirector
- 1995Son of Gascogne · as SelfActor
- 1996François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child · as SelfActor
- 1997The SwindleDirector
- 1999The Color of Lies · as Emmanuel Solar (voice) (uncredited)Actor
- 1999The Color of LiesDirector
- 1999Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock · as SelfActor
- 2000NightcapDirector
- 2000Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas · as SelfActor
- 2001Isabelle Huppert, une vie pour jouer · as SelfActor
- 2001Les acteurs anonymes · as Self (uncredited)Actor
- 2001Coup de viceDirector
- 2002All the Love You Cannes! · as SelfActor
- 2003The Flower of EvilDirector
- 2003Chaplin Today: Monsieur Verdoux · as SelfActor
- 2003Claude Chabrol: Mon premier film · as SelfActor
- 2003Die Welt des Claude Chabrol - Eine Nahaufnahme zum 50. Film · as SelfActor
- 2004The BridesmaidDirector
- 2004Fritz Lang, le cercle du destin - Les films allemands · as Self (Interviewee)Actor
- 2004Bâtons d'encens pour Mizoguchi · as SelfActor
- 2004Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years · as SelfActor
- 2006Comedy of PowerDirector
- 2006Avida · as Le zoophile débonnaireActor
- 2006Filmmakers in Action · as SelfActor
- 2006A Cinema of Signs: Claude Chabrol on Alfred Hitchcock · as SelfActor
- 2006The Life and Work of Claude Chabrol · as SelfActor
- 2007A Girl Cut in TwoDirector
- 2007The NecklaceDirector
- 2007Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow · as SelfActor
- 2008Le Petit FûtDirector
- 2009BellamyDirector
- 2009Les fleurs maladives de Georges Franju · as SelfActor
- 2009Du rififi chez les hommes - Jules Dassin, l'élégance du noir · as HimselfActor
- 2009Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' · as SelfActor
- 2009À bicycletteActor
- 2009La première séanceActor
- 2010Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life · as Le Producteur Musique de GainsbourgActor
- 2012The Day of the Crows · as Le docteur (voice)Actor
- 2016Vadim Mister Cool · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2018The Other Side of the Wind · as Claude ChabrolActor
- 2018Cannes 1968, révolution au palais · as SelfActor
- 2019Claude Chabrol, the Maverick · as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)Actor
- 2021Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin · as SelfActor
- 2021Sous le soleil de Pialat · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2021Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2023Godard Cinema · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2024Stéphane Audran, la complice de Chabrol · as Self (archive) - filmmakerActor
- 2025Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light · as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.