Directed credits
16
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
François Truffaut
Directing
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1.0
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Directed movies: 16Directed series: 0All crew credits: 42
TMDB ID: 1650
IMDb ID: nm0000076
Known for: Directing
Born: February 6, 1932
Died: October 21, 1984
Age: 52
Place of birth: Paris, France
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1954 - 2025
Years active: 72
Average TMDB rating: 6.85
Wikidata: Q53002
Also known as
프랑수아 트뤼포 • 弗朗索瓦·特吕弗 • 프랑소와 트뤼포
Frequent jobs
Director (16)Producer (7)Screenplay (6)Original Film Writer (4)Writer (3)Adaptation (1)Associate Producer (1)Author (1)In Memory Of (1)
Biography
François Roland Truffaut (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five films. Along with Jean-Luc Godard, Truffaut was one of the most influential figures of the French New Wave, inspiring directors such as Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Brian De Palma, Martin Scorsese and Wes Anderson.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by François Truffaut.
Their First Films
Director
2004 Movie
7.1
Confidentially Yours
Director
1983 Movie
7.0
Love on the Run
Director
1979 Movie
6.9
The Story of Adèle H.
Director
1975 Movie
6.2
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
Director
1972 Movie
6.9
Two English Girls
Director
1971 Movie
7.1
Bed and Board
Director
1970 Movie
7.0
The Wild Child
Director
1970 Movie
7.3
Stolen Kisses
Director
1968 Movie
7.1
The Bride Wore Black
Director
1968 Movie
7.1
Fahrenheit 451
Director
1966 Movie
5.7
Los 4 Golpes
Director
1962 Movie
7.2
Antoine and Colette
Director
1962 Movie
6.7
Love at Twenty
Director
1962 Movie
7.2
Shoot the Piano Player
Director
1960 Movie
6.8
The Mischief Makers
Director
1957 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with François Truffaut.
8.0
The 400 Blows
Producer
1959 Movie
7.8
Wings of Desire
In Memory Of
1987 Movie
7.8
Day for Night
Screenplay
1973 Movie
7.7
Testament of Orpheus
Associate Producer
1960 Movie
7.5
Jules and Jim
Producer
1962 Movie
7.5
Breathless
Original Story
1960 Movie
7.4
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Claude Lacombe
1977 Movie
7.3
Stolen Kisses
Director
1968 Movie
7.2
Antoine and Colette
Director
1962 Movie
7.2
The Last Metro
Screenplay
1980 Movie
7.2
Naked Childhood
Producer
1969 Movie
7.2
Shoot the Piano Player
Director
1960 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with François Truffaut.
7.4
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Claude Lacombe
1977 Movie
7.5
Breathless
Original Story
1960 Movie
6.8
The Mischief Makers
Director
1957 Movie
5.8
Breathless
Author
1983 Movie
8.0
The 400 Blows
Producer
1959 Movie
7.8
Wings of Desire
In Memory Of
1987 Movie
4.8
The Truth About Charlie
Original Film Writer
2002 Movie
4.5
Langlois
as Self
1970 Movie
7.1
Bed and Board
Director
1970 Movie
7.2
The Last Metro
Screenplay
1980 Movie
7.1
Fahrenheit 451
Director
1966 Movie
7.1
The Bride Wore Black
Director
1968 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with François Truffaut.
6.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self • 5 eps
1975 Series
6.2
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
Spécial cinéma
as Self • 4 eps
1974 Series
7.2
Omnibus
as Self • 1 eps
1967 Series
8.0
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self • 1 eps
1972 Series
9.0
Apostrophes
as Self • 3 eps
1975 Series
8.0
Cinépanorama
as Self • 2 eps
1956 Series
2.0
Reflets de Cannes
as Self • 2 eps
1954 Series
10.0
Un film et son époque
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2003 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for François Truffaut.
6.0
Short Cuts : Stolen Kisses
Original Film Writer
2024 Movie
Short cuts : François Truffaut's The Woman Next Door
Original Film Writer
2023 Movie
4.8
The Truth About Charlie
Original Film Writer
2002 Movie
6.2
The Little Thief
Story
1988 Movie
7.8
Wings of Desire
In Memory Of
1987 Movie
4.7
The Man Who Loved Women
Original Film Writer
1983 Movie
5.8
Breathless
Author
1983 Movie
7.1
The Woman Next Door
Screenplay
1981 Movie
7.2
The Last Metro
Screenplay
1980 Movie
6.6
The Green Room
Producer
1978 Movie
7.1
The Man Who Loved Women
Screenplay
1977 Movie
7.1
Small Change
Screenplay
1976 Movie
5.0
That Kid
Producer
1976 Movie
7.8
Day for Night
Screenplay
1973 Movie
6.6
Mississippi Mermaid
Producer
1969 Movie
7.2
Naked Childhood
Producer
1969 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for François Truffaut.
Postface à l’Atalante
as Self
2025 Movie
6.4
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
as Self (archive footage)
2024 Movie
7.3
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
7.8
Passion Fanny Ardant
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2023 Movie
5.5
Godard Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
7.8
Godard by Godard
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
7.8
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Movie
6.0
Sous le soleil de Pialat
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
7.4
Jim Morrison: The End
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2021 Movie
8.0
Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
6.0
François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !
as Self
2020 Movie
8.0
Les secrets de François Truffaut
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for François Truffaut.
10.0
Un film et son époque
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2003 Series
6.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self • 5 eps
1975 Series
9.0
Apostrophes
as Self • 3 eps
1975 Series
Les Musiciens de la pellicule
as lui-même • 1 eps
1974 Series
Spécial cinéma
as Self • 4 eps
1974 Series
8.0
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self • 1 eps
1972 Series
7.2
Omnibus
as Self • 1 eps
1967 Series
6.2
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
8.0
Cinépanorama
as Self • 2 eps
1956 Series
2.0
Reflets de Cannes
as Self • 2 eps
1954 Series