Notre-Dame on Fire
2022 · 6.5/10
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Jean-Jacques Annaud
Director & actor · born 1 October 1943 · Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne, France
Annaud was born in Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne. He was educated at the technical school in Vaugirard and in 1964 graduated from the prestigious film school Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques (IDHEC) in Paris.
He began his career by directing television advertisements in the late 1960s to early 1970s. In his first feature film, Black and White in Color from 1976, he used personal experience obtained during his own military service in Cameroon. The film won an Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language Film. His third film Quest for Fire (La Guerre du feu) received two Césars for best film and best director.
Where to start: The Name of the Rose (1986).
As director 15
Wolf Totem
2015 · 6.5/10
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Black Gold
2011 · 6.5/10
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His Majesty Minor
2007 · 3.5/10
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Two Brothers
2004 · 7.2/10
Worth the Hype
Enemy at the Gates
2001 · 7.4/10
Worth the Hype
Seven Years in Tibet
1997 · 7.2/10
Worth the Hype
Wings of Courage
1995 · 6.7/10
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The Lover
1992 · 7.0/10
Worth the Hype
The King of Ads
1991 · 4.3/10
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The Bear
1988 · 7.1/10
Worth the Hype
The Name of the Rose
1986 · 7.5/10
Worth the Hype
Quest for Fire
1981 · 7.0/10
Worth the Hype
Hothead
1979 · 7.1/10
Worth the Hype
Black and White in Color
1976 · 6.4/10
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An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
2022 · 2.0/10
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Patrick Dewaere, My Hero
2022 · 8.7/10
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Fantasmes ! Sexe, fiction et tentations
2013 · 7.5/10
NewDer Bernd
Der Bernd
2012 · 10.0/10
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Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
2010 · 6.3/10
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La Traversée du désir
2009 · 5.7/10
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Le Nom de la Rose : Le Documentaire
2004 · 10.0/10
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100 Greatest Sexy Moments
2003 · 3.5/10
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Pictures of Europe
1990
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La rosa dei nomi
1987 · 5.8/10
NewThe Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
1986 · 6.7/10
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The Quest for Fire Adventure
1982 · 6.0/10
NewÀ propos de 'La guerre du feu'
À propos de 'La guerre du feu'
1981 · 4.7/10
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best Jean-Jacques Annaud movie?
By viewer score, The Name of the Rose (1986) at 7.5/10.
What are Jean-Jacques Annaud’s most popular movies?
Enemy at the Gates, The Name of the Rose, Seven Years in Tibet.
How many movies has Jean-Jacques Annaud made?
28 films on TMDB, 15 as director, 13 as actor.