Paul Grimault

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1905-03-23

Deathday 1994-03-29 (89 years old)

Place of Birth Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

Also Known As ポール・グリモー, Pōru gurimō, Поль Гримо, Pol' Grimo, 保罗·格里莫, Bǎoluó·gé lǐ mò, بول جريمولت, bul jirimult, 폴 그리 모, pol geuli mo

Paul Grimault

Biography

Paul Grimault (23 March 1905 – 29 March 1994) was one of the most important French animators. He made many traditionally animated films that were delicate in style, satirical, and lyrical in nature. His most important work is Le Roi et l'oiseau, which ultimately took over 30 years to produce. He began it as La Bergère et le Ramoneur (The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep) in 1948 and it was highly anticipated, but Grimault's partner André Sarrut showed the film unfinished in 1952, against Grimault's wishes. This caused a rift between partners and a stop in production. In 1967, Grimault got possession of the film and subsequently was able to complete it in 1980 under a new title, Le Roi et l'oiseau, incorporating some footage from the original and re-hiring the original animators, together with some new, younger ones. There are many names for it in English that have been used in various releases, including: The King and the Bird (literal), The King and the Mockingbird, The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird and The King and Mr. Bird (1980). He also collected his best shorts in a retrospective compilation movie, La table tournante (1988), which is included in the deluxe edition of Le Roi et l'oiseau. In 1936 Grimault founded, with André Sarrut, Les Gémeaux, which was the second significant French animation venture, following the work of Émile Cohl, which had closed years earlier. During World War II, Americans films being unavailable, its films found a captive audience. The studio produced a number of shorts, then closed its doors in 1952 following the expense of making La Bergère et le Ramoneur, which was the first feature-length French animated movie. Grimault was part of the agitprop group Groupe Octobre. At this group he met Jacques Prévert, with whom he went on to collaborate on several animated films, most notably Le roi et l'oiseau. Source: Article "Paul Grimault" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Director

Land ho!

as Director

1988
Turning Table

as Director

1988
King's Fool

as Director

1975
1973
1971
1970
The Diamond

as Director

1960
The Greasy Pole

as Director

1959
Fidelity

as Director

1957
La Faim du monde

as Director

1956
Enrico cuisinier

as Director

1954
The Little Collar

as Director

1953
Fire Proofs

as Director

1951
The Legend of Silk

as Director

1951
A Ship's Chef

as Director

1951
1950
1947
The Little Soldier

as Director

1946
The Magic Flute

as Director

1945
Niglo reporter

as Director

1944
1943
The Scarecrow

as Director

1942
The Note Seller

as Director

1942
Time Machine

as Director

1939
1938
The Desert Island

as Director

1938
Safe and Sound

as Director

1937
1936
Natcha

as Director

1936
Right in a Mystery

as Director

1932
The Executed

as Director

1931
1931
The Wardrobe

as Director

1929
Brummel

as Director

Writer

Land ho!

as Screenplay

1988
Turning Table

as Writer

1988
King's Fool

as Screenplay

1988
Turning Table

as Screenplay

1975
The World at a Glance

as Screenplay

1973
1971
Chasseurs pêcheurs

as Screenplay

1970
The Diamond

as Screenplay

1960
The Greasy Pole

as Screenplay

1959
Fidelity

as Screenplay

1957
La Faim du monde

as Screenplay

1956
Enrico cuisinier

as Screenplay

1953
Fire Proofs

as Writer

1951
The Legend of Silk

as Screenplay

1951
A Ship's Chef

as Writer

1950
The Laughter Congress

as Screenplay

1947
The Little Soldier

as Storyboard

1947
1947
The Little Soldier

as Screenplay

1946
The Magic Flute

as Screenplay

1945
Niglo reporter

as Writer

1945
Niglo reporter

as Screenplay

1943
The Scarecrow

as Writer

1942
The Note Seller

as Screenplay

1942
Time Machine

as Screenplay

1939
1939
Gô among the birds

as Screenplay

1938
1938
Safe and Sound

as Screenplay

1938
1938
The Desert Island

as Screenplay

1937
1937
Le Concours de pêche

as Screenplay

1936
1936
Natcha

as Screenplay

1936
Right in a Mystery

as Screenplay

1932
The Executed

as Screenplay

1931

Actor

2003
1988
Turning Table

as Himself, The Jester

1981
Coup de Torchon

as Le condamné à mort (dans le film publicitaire "Galeries Barbès")

1936
The Lower Depths

as Uncredited

1936
The Crime of Monsieur Lange

as Typesetter (uncredited)

1934
L'Atalante

as Le chaland qui passe (uncredited)

1933
Le Colisée

as The Barrel Organ Player

1932
1931

Producer

1989
De l'autre côté

as Producer

1974
One, Two, Three...

as Producer

1967
The Tartlet

as Producer

1967
Noah's Ark

as Producer

1952
Forgotten Stones

as Producer

1950
The Laughter Congress

as Director of Operations

Camera

1956
Enrico cuisinier

as Director of Photography

1953
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird

as Director of Photography

1938
Le Messager de la lumière

as Director of Photography

Visual Effects

1963
To Die in Madrid

as Animation

1950
The Laughter Congress

as Supervising Animation Director

Editor

Crew

1961
¡Cuba Sí!

as Special Effects Coordinator

Art

1964
1964
Little Claus and Big Claus

as Set Decoration