Yves Montand

Yves Montand

1921-10-13 Monsummano Terme, Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy 95 Credits

Biography

Ivo Livi (13 October 1921 – 9 November 1991), better known as Yves Montand, was an Italian-born French actor and singer. He is said to be one of France's greatest 20th-century artists. Montand was born Ivo Livi in Stignano, a small village in the hills of Monsummano Terme, Italy, to Giovanni Livi, a broom manufacturer. Montand's mother Giuseppina Simoni was a devout Catholic. The family left Italy for France in 1923 following fascist Benito Mussolini's rise to power. He grew up in Marseille, wh...

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Les Rois de la comédie

Les Rois de la comédie

2023

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
Acting

At the end of the 1950s, four humor specialists simultaneously experienced recognition. Fernandel with “The Cow and the Prisoner”, Bourvil with “The H...

Trintignant by Trintignant

Trintignant by Trintignant

2021

as Self (archive footage)

6.8
Acting

A portrait of a man of rare elegance and enigmatic charm, versatile and successful: Jean-Louis Trintignant, one of the most critically acclaimed Frenc...

Mitterrand, président culturel

Mitterrand, président culturel

2021

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

On the occasion of the fourty years anniversary of François Mitterand's election, a look back to the relationship between the President and artists, f...

Le Parti du cinéma

Le Parti du cinéma

2021

as Self (archive footage)

7.7
Acting
Signoret et Montand, Monroe et Miller : Deux couples à Hollywood

Signoret et Montand, Monroe et Miller : Deux couples à Hollywood

2020

as Self (archive footage)

7.9
Acting

In January 1960, Yves Montand and Simone Signoret, one of the most famous star couples of the day, were on tour in the United States. Yves Montand had...

1958: Those Who Said No

1958: Those Who Said No

2018

as Self (archive footage)

8.0
Acting

On October 4, 2018, France celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Fifth Republic. It is a republic born in the throes of the Algerian War and one whic...

The Force of Destiny

2017

Acting

This documentary on the making of JEAN DE FLORETTE and MANON OF THE SPRING features director Claude Berri; actors Yves Montand and Gérard Depardieu; a...

Claude Sautet, Romy, Yves, Michel et les autres

Claude Sautet, Romy, Yves, Michel et les autres

2017

as Self (archive footage)

Acting
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli

The Incredible Mr. Piccoli

2017

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

6.9
Acting

A captivating portrait of French actor Michel Piccoli, who has worked with the greatest filmmakers of his time and has built a dazzling career of rema...

The End of a Beautiful Epoch

The End of a Beautiful Epoch

2015

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.1
Acting

Drama based on life and stories of one of the most popular Soviet/Russian writers - Sergei Dovlatov.

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui

2014

8.0
Acting
Dans les coulisses: le tournage de 'Trois Places pour le 26'

Dans les coulisses: le tournage de 'Trois Places pour le 26'

2013

as Self (Archive Footage)

Acting

Behind-the scenes documentary on Jacques Demy's 'Trois places pour le 26'

Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres

Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres

2011

as Self (archive footage)

Acting
D'un film à l'autre

D'un film à l'autre

2011

as Self (archive footage)

7.9
Acting

On April 13, 2011, Les Films 13 production company turned 50. How can one celebrate an anniversary of this sort ? By simply making "another" film that...

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

2009

as Self (archive footage)

Acting
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix

Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix

2006

as Self (archive footage)

Acting
Making 'The Misfits'

Making 'The Misfits'

2002

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

A behind-the-scenes and in-depth look at the making of John Huston's The Misfits (1961).

Montand

Montand

1994

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

A documentary portrait of French actor/singer Yves Montand.

IP5: The Island of Pachyderms

IP5: The Island of Pachyderms

1992

as Léon Marcel

6.1
Acting

Young graffiti artist Tony and his friend Jockey jump-start an unexpected adventure on the streets of Grenoble, France, when they steal a car that's a...

Netchayev is Back

Netchayev is Back

1991

as Pierre Marroux

5.1
Acting

Freshly landed in Paris, Daniel Laurençon, who calls himself Netchaïev, who was believed dead five years ago in Gibraltar, warns a commercial center o...

Rush - Voyage à Moscou

Rush - Voyage à Moscou

1990

as Self

Acting

A document of Perestroika, to be viewed as (nearly) unedited rushes of a voyage to Moscow, preserved by compatriot Costa-Gavras. Says Émilie Cauquy of...

Three Seats for the 26th

Three Seats for the 26th

1988

as Yves Montand

5.8
Acting

Yves Montand, playing himself, returns to his hometown of Marseilles to appear in an autobiographical musical. Once there, he searches for the barmaid...

Manon of the Spring

Manon of the Spring

1986

as César Soubeyran, aka "le Papet"

7.6
Acting

In this, the sequel to Jean de Florette, Manon has grown into a beautiful young shepherdess living in the idyllic Provencal countryside. She plots ven...

Jean de Florette

Jean de Florette

1986

as César Soubeyran, aka 'le Papet'

7.7
Acting

In a rural French village, an old man and his only remaining relative cast their covetous eyes on an adjoining vacant property. They need its spring w...

Vive la crise !

Vive la crise !

1984

Acting
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

1984

as Self

8.1
Acting

In his book "1984", George Orwell saw the television of the future as a control instrument in the hands of Big Brother. Right at the start of the much...

Waiter!

Waiter!

1983

as Alex, head waiter

5.5
Acting

After a tumultuous life, a middle-aged headwaiter in a Parisian restaurant dreams of opening a seaside amusement park. When an old flame reappears, he...

One Minute for One Image

One Minute for One Image

1983

as Narrator

5.2
Acting

TV series directed by Varda in which she gives thoughts to her favorite images and why she is drawn to them (in short one minute segments per image)

All Fired Up

All Fired Up

1982

as Victor Valance

5.9
Acting

Victor Valance, an absent father and gambler, works with shady casino operations abroad. When he returns to Paris in need of money, he plans to take a...

Choice of Arms

Choice of Arms

1981

as Noel Durieux

6.5
Acting

A former crook is pulled out of retirement when a gang on the run turn to him for shelter after a prison break.

I... For Icarus

I... For Icarus

1979

as Henri Volney

7.6
Acting

Following the assassination of President Marc Jarry, a member of the investigation committee refuses to sign off on the committee's final findings.

Womanlight

Womanlight

1979

as Michel Follin

5.9
Acting

Having both suffered extreme losses, a man and a woman try to form a relationship.

Roads to the South

Roads to the South

1978

as Jean Larrea

3.8
Acting

France, 1975. Jean, an exiled Spanish Communist, is a successful screenwriter who, after a tragic event, struggles with his political commitment, his ...

A Grin Without a Cat

A Grin Without a Cat

1977

as Narrator (voice)

7.7
Acting

French essay film focusing on global political turmoil in the 1960s and '70s, particularly the rise of the New Left in France and the development of s...

La Menace

La Menace

1977

as Henri Savin

5.9
Acting

Henri Savin has managed a trucking company for his lover, Dominique Montlaur, for many years. Now he is planning to leave her for Julie Manet, the wom...

The Big Operator

The Big Operator

1976

as Morland

4.5
Acting

The aging villain Émile Morland talks his old friend Aristide into helping him with to kidnap the son of a millionaire.

Police Python 357

Police Python 357

1976

as Inspecteur Marc Ferrot

6.7
Acting

A methodical police inspector becomes entangled in a web of deceit after a murder investigation reveals disturbing connections to his own department. ...

A Butterfly in the Night

A Butterfly in the Night

1976

as Voz

5.2
Acting

A prostitute in Paris is taken home to her native Argentina by an in love rich landlord.

Lovers Like Us

Lovers Like Us

1975

as Martin

6.6
Acting

A young Frenchwoman fleeing her Italian fiancé in Caracas thrusts herself and those around her into madcap events.

Special Section

Special Section

1975

as Un milicien

7.1
Acting

In occupied France during the WWII, a German officer is murdered. The collaborationist Vichy government decides to pin the murder on six petty crimina...

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer

1974

as Self

6.0
Acting

This documentary chronicles an Yves Montand concert for Chilean refugees in France.

Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others

Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others

1974

as Vincent, entrepreneur

7.0
Acting

Three friends navigate mid-life crises: a blocked writer, a disillusioned doctor, and a charming man facing bankruptcy and divorce. As their struggles...

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

1974

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.3
Acting

The film's subject is a photograph of Jane Fonda visiting Hanoi during the Vietnam War. It asks what the position of the intellectual should be in the...

Les Deux mémoires

Les Deux mémoires

1974

as Self

6.0
Acting

The two memories

Chance and Violence

Chance and Violence

1974

as Laurent Bermann

4.3
Acting

A sociologist specialising in criminology moves to a peaceful residence on the Côte d’Azur so that he can concentrate on writing a thesis. When he is...

T'es fou Marcel

1974

as Self

Acting
The Son

The Son

1973

as Ange Orahona

5.1
Acting

Ange leaves New York to fly to his native Corsica. His mother is dying and Ange, who was not present when his father died, wishes to be present at her...

State of Siege

State of Siege

1972

as Philip Michael Santore

7.3
Acting

Using the interrogation of a US counterinsurgency agent as a backdrop, the film explores the consequences of the struggle between Uruguay's government...

Cesar and Rosalie

Cesar and Rosalie

1972

as César

7.2
Acting

A young woman becomes entangled with a successful businessman, but her ex tries to win her back, provoking intense jealousy that leads her to reconsid...

J'ai tout donné

J'ai tout donné

1972

as Self

8.0
Acting

An intimate cinéma vérité style documentary following french mega star Johnny Hallyday's summer tour.

Tout Va Bien

Tout Va Bien

1972

as Him, Jacques

6.6
Acting

A strike at a French sausage factory contributes to the estrangement of a married filmmaker and his reporter wife.

Delusions of Grandeur

Delusions of Grandeur

1971

as Blaze, Don Sallust's valet

7.4
Acting

Don Sallust is the minister of the King of Spain. Being disingenuous, hypocritical, greedy and collecting the taxes for himself, he is hated by the pe...

You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London

You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London

1971

as Self - Interviewee

6.2
Acting

Artur London was arrested in 1951 in a Stalinist purge, imprisoned and tortured for two years and forced to confess in the Slansky Trial, one of the l...

Le Cercle Rouge

Le Cercle Rouge

1970

as Jansen

7.6
Acting

When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pulled back into the underworld, however, after a cha...

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

1970

as Dr. Marc Chabot

6.8
Acting

Daisy Gamble, an unusual woman who hears phones before they ring, and does wonders with her flowers, wants to quit smoking to please her fiancé, Warre...

The Confession

The Confession

1970

as Gérard (A.L. / Artur London)

7.3
Acting

The vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia, knowing he's being watched and followed, is one day arrested and put into solitary confinement...

Z

Z

1969

as The Deputy, a doctor

7.8
Acting

Amid a tense political climate, the opposition leader is killed in an apparent accident. When a prosecutor smells a cover-up, witnesses get targeted. ...

The Devil by the Tail

The Devil by the Tail

1969

as Le baron César Maricorne

6.0
Acting

In this comedy, a run-down hotel drums up customers by sabotaging passing cars. The stuck motorists are then obliged to stay. Unfortunately, one of th...

Mr. Freedom

Mr. Freedom

1969

as Capt. Formidable (uncredited)

5.2
Acting

Mr. Freedom, a bellowing good-ol'-boy superhero decked out in copious football padding, jets to France to cut off a Commie invasion from Switzerland. ...

One Night... a Train

One Night... a Train

1968

as Mathias

6.0
Acting

The Belgian linguistics professor Matthias is going through a difficult period in relations with his girlfriend Anne. She is French, he is Belgian, an...

Live for Life

Live for Life

1967

as Robert Colomb

6.2
Acting

Famous TV newscaster Robert Colomb is married to Catherine, but is continually unfaithful to her. Then he meets, and becomes fascinated with Candice.

Grand Prix

Grand Prix

1966

as Jean-Pierre Sarti

7.2
Acting

The most daring drivers in the world have gathered to compete for the 1966 Formula One championship. After a spectacular wreck in the first of a serie...

Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions

1966

as Self

Acting

A short making of feature about the 1966 John Frankenheimer movie Grande Prix

Is Paris Burning?

Is Paris Burning?

1966

as Sgt. Marcel Bizien

7.2
Acting

Near the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, or if ...

The War Is Over

The War Is Over

1966

as Diego Mora / Carlos / Domingo

6.4
Acting

Diego is one of the chiefs of the Spanish Communist Party. On his way from Madrid to Paris, he is arrested at the border for an ID check but manages t...

Rotterdam-Europoort

Rotterdam-Europoort

1966

as Narrator (French version) (voice)

7.0
Acting

Instructional film about the (former) biggest harbour in the world, with a hybrid format. Well known Ivens themes are revisited, like The Flying Dutch...

The Sleeping Car Murder

The Sleeping Car Murder

1965

as L'inspecteur Grazzi

7.0
Acting

Six people travel by train overnight from Marseilles to Paris. When the train arrives at its destination, one of the passengers, a girl, is found dead...

The Lovely Month of May

The Lovely Month of May

1963

as Narrator (French version) (voice)

8.0
Acting

Candid interviews of ordinary people on the meaning of happiness, an often amorphous and inarticulable notion that evokes more basic and fundamentally...

My Geisha

My Geisha

1962

as Paul Robaix

6.6
Acting

Famed movie director Paul Robaix breaks with tradition by not casting his actress-comedienne wife, Lucy Dell, in his latest film production, a version...

Goodbye Again

Goodbye Again

1961

as Roger Demarest

7.1
Acting

Middle-aged businesswoman Paula Tessier rejects the advances of her client's amusing 25-year-old son, Philip Van der Besh, but reconsiders when her lo...

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

1961

as Candy Man

5.1
Acting

In 1920s rural Mississippi, Nancy Mannigoe, an African-American servant, is placed on death row for the murder of Temple Drake's infant child. Temple,...

Let's Make Love

Let's Make Love

1960

as Jean-Marc Clement / Alexander Dumas

6.4
Acting

When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order ...

The Law

The Law

1959

as Matteo Brigante

5.9
Acting

A gorgeous housekeeper turns the tables on the men in a small Mediterranean coastal town by using their own vicious drinking game.

Premier mai

Premier mai

1958

as Jean Meunier

5.5
Acting

On this beautiful May 1st, Thérèse is about to give birth. Their presence at home is undesirable, so Jean, her husband, decides to take François, thei...

The Wide Blue Road

The Wide Blue Road

1957

as Giovanni Squarciò

6.0
Acting

Squarciò, a fisherman, lives with his family on a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Italy. Like his fellow villagers, Squarciò struggles against...

The Witches of Salem

The Witches of Salem

1957

as John Proctor

7.0
Acting

Salem 1692. The young Abigail, seduced and abandoned by John Proctor, accuses John's wife of being a witch in revenge. A series of tragic trials soon ...

Yves Montand is Singing

Yves Montand is Singing

1957

as Self

Acting

The tour of the French singer Yves Montand and actress Simone Signoret to the USSR in 1956.

The Wind Rose

The Wind Rose

1957

as Yves (archive footage)

5.0
Acting

An international anthology about the struggles of female workers around the world.

Men and Wolves

Men and Wolves

1957

as Ricuccio

6.0
Acting

Two young hunters of wolves are involved in a conflict. Besides the dangerous wild wolves, beautiful Teresa is the center of attention.

Django Reinhardt

Django Reinhardt

1957

as Narrator (voice)

5.7
Acting

One of the first filmed portraits of a jazz musician.

Un matin comme les autres

Un matin comme les autres

1956

as Yves

Acting
Marguerite of the Night

Marguerite of the Night

1955

as M. Léon

4.5
Acting

It tells the story of an older pedant who buys adolescence from Satan.

Heroes and Sinners

Heroes and Sinners

1955

as Michel Rivière

8.3
Acting

A good cast smooths over the rough spots of Les Heros sont Fatigues. The scene is the African republic of Liberia, which in this film proves to be a s...

Napoleon

Napoleon

1955

as Lefebvre

6.6
Acting

The film follows the life of Napoleon from his early life in Corsica to his death at Saint Helena. The film is notable for its use of location shootin...

Air of Paris

Air of Paris

1954

Songs

6.1

Victor Le Garrec, a former boxer, runs a gym in Paris while dreaming of finding an aspiring champion who will reach the goals he was never able to ach...

The Anatomy of Love

The Anatomy of Love

1954

as Vasco

6.4
Acting

Nine episodes about life in Italy in the period just before its economic boom.

The Wages of Fear

The Wages of Fear

1953

as Mario Livi

8.0
Acting

In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. Friendships a...

Paris Still Sings!

Paris Still Sings!

1951

as Self

Acting

A famous comedian decrees that his fortune will go to whoever collects as many pop star autographs as quickly as possible. When he dies, two cousins ​...

Paris Is Always Paris

Paris Is Always Paris

1951

as Yves Montand

5.1
Acting

A group of Italian soccer fans arrive in Paris for a match, but most of them go their separate ways to explore the sights, have a bit of an adventure,...

The Red Inn

The Red Inn

1951

as Singing Commentator (voice)

6.8
Acting

A group of travelers, including a monk, stay in a lonely inn in the mountains. The host confesses the monk his habit of serving poisoned soup to the g...

Lost Souvenirs

Lost Souvenirs

1950

as Raoul, street singer (segment "Le violon")

5.5
Acting

Suppose lost and found objects could talk... But they can! At least four of them... : -A statuette of Osiris remembers how two ex-lovers, a model and ...

Rendez-vous de l'espérance

1950

as Self

Acting
The Idol

The Idol

1948

as Fontana

5.0
Acting

A young woodcutter turned into a boxer, learns the sad fact that some of his triumphs have been stage managed, and confronts his nasty manager.

Gates of the Night

Gates of the Night

1946

as Jean Diego

7.1
Acting

In post-Liberation Paris, a man reunites with a friend and meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover her brother's dark past.

Star Without Light

Star Without Light

1946

as Pierre

5.5
Acting

An aspiring singer tries to break into films during the early talkie era. She is hired to dub the singing and speaking voice of a silent-movie favorit...