Jean Rouch
Director · 127 credits · 11 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Lovely Month of May (1963)
Frequent collaborators: Germaine Dieterlen, Jean-Luc Godard, Gilbert Rouget, Edgar Morin
Directed movies (96 total, ranked by score)
61Hampi
1962
Documentary
62Yenendi de Ganghel (Rain Dance at Ganghel)
1968
Documentary
63Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen
1977
Documentary
64Germaine et ses copains
1996
Documentary
65Damouré Speaks About AIDS
1992
Documentary
66L'Afrique et la recherche scientifique
1964
Documentary
67Monsieur Albert, prophète
1963
Documentary
68Cousin, cousine
1987
Documentary
69Funeral Rites for Women in Bongo
1973
Documentary
- 70
Liberté, égalité, fraternité, et puis après...
1990
- 71
Brise-glace : Bateau givre
1987
Documentary
- 72
Une sortie de novices de Sakpata
1958
Documentary
73Architects of Ayorou
1970
Documentary
74Sigui 1968: The Dancers of Tyogou
1968
Documentary
75Sigui 1970: The Clamours of Amani
1970
Documentary
- 76
Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé
1972
Documentary
77Zomo et ses frères
1975
Documentary
- 78
Hombroï
1948
- 79
Les gens du mil
1951
- 80
La royale goumbé
1958
- 81
Le palmier à l'huile
1963
- 82
Les cocotiers
1963
- 83
Abidjan, port de pêche
1962
- 84
Le mil
1962
- 85
Les pêcheurs du Niger
1962
86Niger Festivals: December 1961 - Niger Independence Days
1962
Documentary
87Sigui 1969: The Cave of Bongo
1969
Documentary
88The Burial of the Hogon
1973
Documentary
89Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo
1967
Documentary
- 90
Rose et Landry
1963
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.