---
name: "Francis Lemarque"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/francis-lemarque"
fi1m_id: "francis-lemarque"
imdb_id: "nm0501120"
tmdb_id: 67963
wikidata_id: "Q3081554"
roles: ["Other"]
born: "25 November 1917"
died: "20 April 2002"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 87
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-26T16:21:21.080479+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."
---

# Francis Lemarque

## Identity

Francis Lemarque

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/francis-lemarque
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** francis-lemarque
- **IMDb ID:** nm0501120
- **TMDB ID:** 67963
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3081554
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3081554, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0501120/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67963

Other. Born 25 November 1917 in Paris, France. Died 20 April 2002.

## Details

- **Work:** Other
- **Born:** 25 November 1917, Paris, France
- **Died:** 20 April 2002
- **Active:** 1964–1967
- **Also known as:** Nathan Korb
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 87 to 81 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Romance 2
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $8m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3081554, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0501120/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67963

## Biography

Francis Lemarque, born Nathan Korb, was a French composer, singer-songwriter and musician. He composed the score for Jacques Tati's *PlayTime* (1967), as well as music for films including *The Umbrellas of Cherbourg* (1964), *The Young Girls of Rochefort* (1967), *The Counterfeiters of Paris* (1961), *The Gentleman from Epsom* (1962), *The Old Guard* (1960) and *Maigret Sees Red* (1963).

Born in Paris on 25 November 1917, he wrote and performed hundreds of songs, several of which became standards. He collaborated with Yves Montand and received multiple awards from the Académie Charles-Cros. He was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur and died in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés on 20 April 2002.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *PlayTime* (1967), Fi1m 88, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/playtime.md)
- *The Young Girls of Rochefort* (1967), Fi1m 84, Other — [page](https://film.one/film/the-young-girls-of-rochefort.md)
- *The Umbrellas of Cherbourg* (1964), Fi1m 88, Other — [page](https://film.one/film/the-umbrellas-of-cherbourg.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

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

- *Visions of Europe* (2004), Music
- *Legitimate Violence* (1982), as Lucien Modot
- *Lenin in Paris* (1981), Lyricist, Songs
- *La Main coupée* (1979), Sound Director
- *L'Illustre Maurin* (1974), series, Music
- *Le Cinema de Papa* (1971), as Lazarus, un ami fourreur du père
- *Maurin des Maures* (1970), series, Music
- *Les Eaux mêlées* (1969), Sound Director
- *The Man in the Buick* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *PlayTime* (1967), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/playtime.md)
- *The Young Girls of Rochefort* (1967), as Other — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-young-girls-of-rochefort.md)
- *The Way* (1967), Music
- *The Umbrellas of Cherbourg* (1964), as Other — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-umbrellas-of-cherbourg.md)
- *Maigret Sees Red* (1963), Original Music Composer
- *The Gentleman from Epsom* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *The Counterfeiters of Paris* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *Wasteland* (1960), Music
- *The Old Guard* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *Neither Seen Nor Recognized* (1958), as Le détenu siffleur
- *Air of Paris* (1954), Main Title Theme Composer
- *New Faces* (1954), Lyricist, Songs
- *Life Is Ours* (1936), as Un autre chanteur à la guinguette

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