---
name: "Alain Sarde"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alain-sarde"
fi1m_id: "alain-sarde"
imdb_id: "nm0764963"
tmdb_id: 3560
wikidata_id: "Q712827"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "28 March 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-06T04:16:42.981771+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Alain Sarde

## Identity

Alain Sarde

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alain-sarde
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** alain-sarde
- **IMDb ID:** nm0764963
- **TMDB ID:** 3560
- **Wikidata ID:** Q712827
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Sarde, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q712827, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0764963/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3560

Producer. Born 28 March 1952 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 28 March 1952, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- **Active:** 1994–2004
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as producer, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (4), 2000s 86 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 84 to 76 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 7 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Romance 2, Thriller 2, Adventure 1, Mystery 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 17 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $168m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Sarde, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q712827, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0764963/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3560

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Vera Drake*](https://film.one/film/vera-drake.md) (84), [*Wild Reeds*](https://film.one/film/wild-reeds.md) (84)
- **Disney+:** [*The Straight Story*](https://film.one/film/the-straight-story.md) (88)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Pianist*](https://film.one/film/the-pianist.md) (87)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Piano Teacher*](https://film.one/film/the-piano-teacher.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Alain Sarde is a French film producer. Born on 28 March 1952 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, he began producing in the mid-1970s and founded production companies including Sara Films and Les Films Alain Sarde.

He has produced or co-produced numerous films, often in collaboration with directors such as Roman Polanski, David Lynch, Jean-Luc Godard and Bertrand Tavernier. His credits include *The Tenant* (1976), *Bitter Moon* (1992), *The Straight Story* (1999), *Mulholland Drive* (2001), *The Pianist* (2002), *The Piano Teacher* (2001), *Oliver Twist* (2005), *The Ghost Writer* (2010) and *Venus in Fur* (2013).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Vera Drake* (2004), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/vera-drake.md)
- *The Pianist* (2002), Fi1m 87, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-pianist.md)
- *Mulholland Drive* (2001), Fi1m 92, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/mulholland-drive.md)
- *The Piano Teacher* (2001), Fi1m 82, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-piano-teacher.md)
- *The Straight Story* (1999), Fi1m 88, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-straight-story.md)
- *Open Your Eyes* (1997), Fi1m 73, Associate Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/open-your-eyes.md)
- *Ponette* (1996), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/ponette.md)
- *Wild Reeds* (1994), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/wild-reeds.md)

## Complete filmography (166)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Goodbye to Language* (2014), Producer
- *Fanny* (2013), Producer
- *Marius* (2013), Producer
- *Venus in Fur* (2013), Producer
- *The Well Digger's Daughter* (2011), Producer
- *Film Socialisme* (2010), Producer
- *The Ghost Writer* (2010), Producer
- *To Each His Own Cinema* (2007), Producer
- *Avenue Montaigne* (2006), Producer
- *Oliver Twist* (2005), Producer
- *Holy Lola* (2004), Producer
- *Vera Drake* (2004), Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/vera-drake.md)
- *Genesis* (2004), Producer
- *Notre Musique* (2004), Producer
- *Life Is a Miracle* (2004), Producer
- *Intimate Strangers* (2004), Producer
- *Nathalie...* (2004), Producer
- *Happy End* (2003), Producer
- *The Car Keys* (2003), as Producer
- *Little Lili* (2003), Associate Producer
- *Only Girls* (2003), Producer
- *Fear and Trembling* (2003), Producer
- *The Birch-Tree Meadow* (2003), Producer
- *Three Men and a Cradle - 18 Years Later* (2003), Producer
- *Special Delivery* (2002), Producer
- *Jet Lag* (2002), Producer
- *All or Nothing* (2002), Producer
- *Speak to Me of Love* (2002), Producer
- *The Pianist* (2002), Producer — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/the-pianist.md)
- *The Adversary* (2002), Producer
- *Apartment #5C* (2002), Producer
- *The Warrior's Brother* (2002), Producer
- *Safe Conduct* (2002), Producer
- *Wild Innocence* (2001), Producer
- *Speaking of Sex* (2001), Producer
- *Chaos* (2001), Producer
- *God Is Great and I'm Not* (2001), Producer
- *Cet amour-là* (2001), Producer
- *The Piano Teacher* (2001), Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-piano-teacher.md)
- *Freedom-Oleron* (2001), Producer
- *Mulholland Drive* (2001), Producer — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/mulholland-drive.md)
- *One Way Ticket* (2001), Producer
- *In Praise of Love* (2001), Producer
- *My Father Saved My Life* (2001), Producer
- *All About Love* (2001), Producer
- *Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre* (2001), Producer
- *To Mathieu* (2001), Producer
- *After the Reconciliation* (2000), Producer, Presenter
- *Code Unknown* (2000), Producer
- *Tomorrow's Another Day* (2000), Associate Producer
- *Esther Kahn* (2000), Co-Producer
- *A Head for Business* (2000), Producer
- *Amazon* (2000), Producer
- *Franck Spadone* (2000), Producer
- *The Heart at Work* (2000), Producer
- *Six-Pack* (2000), Producer
- *Actors* (2000), Producer
- *Water Drops on Burning Rocks* (2000), Producer
- *Love Me* (2000), Producer
- *Who Plucked the Feathers Off the Moon?* (1999), Producer
- *Season's Beatings* (1999), Producer
- *I Want It All* (1999), Producer
- *Bad Company* (1999), Producer
- *The Straight Story* (1999), Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-straight-story.md)
- *The Children of the Century* (1999), Producer
- *Augustin, King of Kung-Fu* (1999), Producer
- *It All Starts Today* (1999), Producer
- *The Wind of the Night* (1999), Producer
- *Alice and Martin* (1998), Producer
- *Place Vendôme* (1998), Producer
- *Restons groupés* (1998), Producer
- *Too Much (Little) Love* (1998), Producer
- *Open Your Eyes* (1997), Associate Producer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/open-your-eyes.md)
- *The Cousin* (1997), Producer
- *Dry Cleaning* (1997), Producer
- *An Air So Pure* (1997), Producer
- *We're All Still Here* (1997), Producer
- *Fred* (1997), Producer
- *For Ever Mozart* (1996), Producer
- *Captain Conan* (1996), Producer
- *Ponette* (1996), Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/ponette.md)
- *La Belle Verte* (1996), Producer
- *Thieves* (1996), Producer
- *Two Dads and One Mom* (1996), Producer
- *My Man* (1996), Producer
- *Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud* (1995), Producer
- *Bad Kid* (1995), Producer
- *Fresh Bait* (1995), as Philippe
- *Forget Me* (1995), Producer
- *Rosine* (1995), Producer
- *Le fils préféré* (1994), Producer
- *Un dimanche à Paris* (1994), Producer
- *The Righteous* (1994), Associate Producer
- *The Black Angel* (1994), Producer
- *Wild Reeds* (1994), Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/wild-reeds.md)
- *Oh, Woe Is Me* (1993), Producer
- *A Crime* (1993), Producer
- *My Favorite Season* (1993), Producer
- *Young Werther* (1993), Producer
- *The Crisis* (1992), Producer
- *Max & Jeremie* (1992), Producer
- *Stranger in the House* (1992), Producer
- *L.627* (1992), Producer
- *Bitter Moon* (1992), Co-Producer
- *Albert souffre* (1992), Producer
- *Room Service* (1992), Producer
- *The Return of Casanova* (1992), Producer
- *Ville à vendre* (1992), Producer
- *Lover* (1992), Producer
- *The Sky Above Paris* (1992), Producer
- *El invierno en Lisboa* (1991), Producer
- *The Tribe* (1991), Producer
- *Rue du Bac* (1991), Producer
- *The Little Gangster* (1990), Producer
- *Dr. Petiot* (1990), Producer
- *Every Other Weekend* (1990), Producer
- *Nouvelle Vague* (1990), Producer, Presenter
- *A Woman's Revenge* (1990), Producer
- *Nocturne Indien* (1989), Executive Producer
- *My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days* (1989), Producer
- *The House of Jade* (1988), Producer
- *A Few Days with Me* (1988), Executive Producer
- *The Two Crocodiles* (1987), Producer
- *Comédie !* (1987), Producer
- *Funny Boy* (1987), Producer
- *Love Rites* (1987), Producer
- *The Loner* (1987), Producer
- *Private Tuition* (1986), Producer
- *'Round Midnight* (1986), as Terzian
- *Mixed Blood* (1985), Executive Producer
- *Detective* (1985), Screenplay, Producer
- *Mad Love* (1985), Producer
- *Ça n'arrive qu'à moi* (1985), Producer
- *Hail Mary* (1985), Producer
- *Next Summer* (1985), Producer
- *Happy Easter* (1984), Producer
- *The Bitch* (1984), Producer
- *Our Story* (1984), Producer
- *A Sunday in the Country* (1984), Producer
- *First Desires* (1983), Producer
- *First Name: Carmen* (1983), Producer
- *Waiter!* (1983), Producer
- *A Friend of Vincent* (1983), Producer
- *My Best Friend's Girl* (1983), Producer
- *I Married a Shadow* (1983), Producer
- *Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!* (1982), Producer
- *Shot Pattern* (1982), Producer
- *Godard's Passion* (1982), Producer
- *The Shock* (1982), Producer
- *The North Star* (1982), Producer
- *Strange Affair* (1981), Producer
- *Hotel America* (1981), Producer
- *Beau Pere* (1981), Producer
- *Choice of Arms* (1981), Producer
- *Is This Reasonable?* (1981), Producer
- *The Boy Soldier* (1981), Producer
- *A Bad Son* (1980), Producer
- *Every Man for Himself* (1980), Producer
- *A Week's Vacation* (1980), Producer
- *La Femme flic* (1980), Producer
- *The Bit Between the Teeth* (1979), Producer
- *The Bronte Sisters* (1979), Executive Producer
- *A Simple Story* (1978), Producer
- *Barocco* (1976), Producer
- *The Castaways of Turtle Island* (1976), as Le directeur de l’agence
- *The Tenant* (1976), as Peeping tom (uncredited) · Associate Producer

## Gallery

- ![Alain Sarde](https://film.one/media/person/88829/gallery-26237833d0b8.jpg) Alain Sarde — Image via TMDB
- ![Alain Sarde](https://film.one/media/person/88829/gallery-c8b0c9c0e83f.jpg) Alain Sarde — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2003: Best Picture (nominated), for *The Pianist*

### Other awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- European Film Award for Best Film 2010: European Film Award for Best Film (won), for *The Ghost Writer*
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2010: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *The Ghost Writer*
- European Film Award for Best Film 1991: European Film Award for Best Film (nominated), for *The Little Gangster*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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