---
name: "Jacques Prévert"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jacques-prevert"
fi1m_id: "jacques-prevert"
imdb_id: "nm0699535"
tmdb_id: 25162
wikidata_id: "Q165274"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "4 February 1900"
died: "11 April 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T02:59:04.953225+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."
---

# Jacques Prévert

## Identity

Jacques Prévert

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jacques-prevert
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jacques-prevert
- **IMDb ID:** nm0699535
- **TMDB ID:** 25162
- **Wikidata ID:** Q165274
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Pr%C3%A9vert, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165274, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0699535/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/25162

Writer. Born 4 February 1900 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. Died 11 April 1977.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 4 February 1900, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
- **Died:** 11 April 1977
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 1 writing, 2 other
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Pr%C3%A9vert, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165274, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0699535/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/25162

## Biography

Jacques Prévert (4 February 1900 – 11 April 1977) was a French poet and screenwriter. He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.

Prévert wrote screenplays for several films directed by Marcel Carné that formed part of the poetic realist movement, including *Port of Shadows* (1938), *Daybreak* (1939) and *Children of Paradise* (1945). He also collaborated on *The King and the Mockingbird* (1980) with Paul Grimault. His poetry collections, such as *Paroles* (1946), remain popular in French-speaking schools.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Wrote (1) — the average rests on these

- *Daybreak* (1939), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/daybreak.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *L'Atalante* (1934), Fi1m 90, as Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/latalante.md)
- *L'Âge d'or* (1930), Fi1m 74, as Passer-by in the Street (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/lage-dor.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

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

- *Café da Manhã* (2022), Writer
- *Two Snails Set Off* (2017), Original Story
- *So Many Forests* (2014), as Poem
- *Les Enfants du Paradis* (2008), Scenario Writer
- *Escargots* (2006), Writer
- *Musique muette : Joan Miro* (1983), Actor
- *The King and the Mockingbird* (1980), Screenplay, Dialogue
- *Breakfast* (1976), Original Concept
- *The World at a Glance* (1975), Writer
- *The Dog Who Loved Music* (1973), Writer
- *Meu Primeiro Baile* (1972), Writer
- *The Diamond* (1970), Writer, Lyricist
- *The Ferryman's House* (1966), Writer
- *Little Claus and Big Claus* (1964), Adaptation, Dialogue, Story, Screenplay
- *The Small Tent* (1963), Narrator, Writer
- *Famous Love Affairs* (1961), Adaptation
- *Dream of the Wild Horses* (1960), as Voice
- *Paris la belle* (1960), as (voice) · Writer
- *Paris mange son pain* (1958), Lyricist
- *The Seine Meets Paris* (1957), Writer
- *La Faim du monde* (1957), Writer
- *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1956), Screenplay
- *The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird* (1953), Screenplay, Dialogue, Songs
- *Fanfares of Love* (1951), Original Film Writer
- *Bim, the Little Donkey* (1951), as Narrator (voice) · Screenplay
- *Lost Souvenirs* (1950), Scenario Writer
- *The Lovers of Verona* (1949), Dialogue
- *The Little Soldier* (1947), Storyboard, Writer
- *Noah's Ark* (1947), Writer
- *Mystery Tour* (1947), Writer
- *Gates of the Night* (1946), Screenplay
- *The Bellman* (1945), Dialogue, Writer
- *Children of Paradise* (1945), Screenplay
- *Adieu Léonard* (1943), Screenplay
- *Summer Light* (1943), Writer
- *The Devil's Envoys* (1942), Screenplay
- *Stormy Waters* (1941), Dialogue, Scenario Writer
- *The Mysterious Mr. Davis* (1939), Writer
- *Daybreak* (1939), Writer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/daybreak.md)
- *Port of Shadows* (1938), Screenplay
- *Boys' School* (1938), Writer
- *Bizarre, Bizarre* (1937), Screenplay
- *Jenny* (1936), Screenplay
- *The Crime of Monsieur Lange* (1936), Adaptation, Dialogue
- *The Free Trade Hotel* (1934), Story
- *Si j'étais le patron* (1934), Writer
- *L'Atalante* (1934), as Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited) — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/latalante.md)
- *Ciboulette* (1933), as The Donkey
- *Prices and Profits, the Potato* (1932), Actor
- *It's in the Bag* (1932), as Le flûtiste (uncredited) · Screenplay
- *Ténérife* (1932), Writer
- *L'Âge d'or* (1930), as Passer-by in the Street (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/lage-dor.md)
- *Souvenir de Paris* (1928), Director

## Gallery

- ![Jacques Prévert](https://film.one/media/person/3851971/gallery-576cda252c55.jpg) Jacques Prévert — The original uploader was PRÉVERT Catherine at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Jacques_Pr%C3%A9vert_en_1961_dans_le_film_Mon_fr%C3%A8re_Jacques_par_Pierre_Pr%C3%A9vert.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jean Gabin et Jacques Prévert dans le film Mon frères Jacques, de Pierre Prévert (1961)](https://film.one/media/person/3851971/gallery-362b92a4ec9b.jpg) Jean Gabin et Jacques Prévert dans le film Mon frères Jacques, de Pierre Prévert (1961) — Pierre Prévert, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Jean_Gabin_et_Jacques_Pr%C3%A9vert_en_1961.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1947: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (nominated), for *Children of Paradise*

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

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