Gérard Brach

Career Overview

Gérard Brach has 55 screen credits in a career dating back to 1960. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently Jean de Florette Duology with 2 titles. Signature works include Frantic, The Name of the Rose, The Lover. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

55

Birth Date

1927-07-23

Birth Place

Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Known For

• 

  Frantic
• 

  The Name of the Rose
• 

  The Lover
• 

  The Fearless Vampire Killers
• 

  Manon of the Spring
• 

  Repulsion

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

• Jean de Florette Duology (2 titles)
• The Water of the Hills Collection (2 titles)
• Swordsman Series (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Roman Polanski (3 collaborations)
• Harrison Ford (1 collaborations)
• Emmanuelle Seigner (1 collaborations)
• Betty Buckley (1 collaborations)
• Dominique Pinon (1 collaborations)
• Jacques Ciron (1 collaborations)
• John Mahoney (1 collaborations)
• Jimmie Ray Weeks (1 collaborations)
• David Huddleston (1 collaborations)
• Alexandra Stewart (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (4 credits)

  • An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • The Ditvoorst Domains

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • The Making of The Lover

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Breathless

    Photographer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1960

• writing (48 credits)

  • Captain Jokes Parrot's Disaster of the Caribbean

    characters

    writing
    2017
  • His Majesty Minor

    writer

    writing
    2007
  • Blueberry

    screenstory

    writing
    2004
  • Pornography

    screenplay

    writing
    2003
  • Dance of the Vampires

    original film writer

    writing
    2002
  • The Idol

    writer

    writing
    2002
  • The War in Paris

    screenplay

    writing
    2002
  • The Phantom of the Opera

    screenplay

    writing
    1998
  • Anna Oz

    writer

    writing
    1996
  • Bitter Moon

    screenplay

    writing
    1992
  • The Lover

    screenplay

    writing
    1992
  • The Amusements of Private Life

    screenplay

    writing
    1990
  • Le prince barbare

    screenplay

    writing
    1988
  • Domino

    screenplay

    writing
    1988
  • The Bear

    screenplay

    writing
    1988
  • Frantic

    writer

    writing
    1988
  • Shy People

    screenplay

    writing
    1987
  • Où que tu sois

    writer

    writing
    1987
  • Manon of the Spring

    screenplay

    writing
    1986
  • The Name of the Rose

    screenplay

    writing
    1986
  • Jean de Florette

    screenplay

    writing
    1986
  • Pirates

    writer

    writing
    1986
  • Les enragés

    screenplay

    writing
    1985
  • The Razor's Edge

    writer

    writing
    1985
  • Good King Dagobert

    writer

    writing
    1984
  • Maria's Lovers

    writer

    writing
    1984
  • Doctor Lerne, Subgod

    writer

    writing
    1983
  • The African

    writer

    writing
    1983
  • A Stone in the Mouth

    writer

    writing
    1983
  • My Best Friend's Girl

    writer

    writing
    1983
  • Identification of a Woman

    screenplay

    writing
    1982
  • Quest for Fire

    writer

    writing
    1981
  • Tess

    screenplay

    writing
    1979
  • Bye Bye Monkey

    adaptation

    writing
    1978
  • The Tenant

    screenplay

    writing
    1976
  • What?

    screenplay

    writing
    1972
  • The Boat on the Grass

    writer

    writing
    1971
  • The House

    writer

    writing
    1970
  • Secret World

    screenplay

    writing
    1969
  • Wonderwall

    original story

    writing
    1969
  • The Girl Across the Way

    writer

    writing
    1968
  • The Fearless Vampire Killers

    story

    writing
    1967
  • G.G. Passion

    writer

    writing
    1966
  • Cul-de-sac

    writer

    writing
    1966
  • Repulsion

    screenplay

    writing
    1965
  • The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

    writer

    writing
    1964
  • The River of Diamonds

    writer

    writing
    1964
  • A Taste for Women

    screenplay

    writing
    1964

• directing (3 credits)

  • The Boat on the Grass

    director

    directing
    1971
  • The House

    director

    directing
    1970
  • Love at Twenty

    assistant director

    directing
    1962