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Gérard Calvi

Gérard Calvi

Composer and actor · Died February 20, 2015, aged 92 · Paris, France

Gérard Calvi (born Grégoire Krettly; 26 July 1922 – 20 February 2015) was a French composer. Interested in music from an early age, Calvi's first composing work was for the French production The Patron in 1949. From here he provided music for various French films, most notably Gangster Boss, as well as the show La Plume de Ma Tante, which was nominated for Best Musical at the 13th Tony Awards. He composed music for three Asterix films: Asterix the Gaul, Asterix and Cleopatra and The Twelve Tasks of Asterix. He also composed the memorable Asterix theme for the first film, which was dispensed with by the time the music for The Twelve Tasks of Asterix was composed in 1976. His last work was for the feature film The Crab Revolution in 2004. He died in 2015, aged 92. Source: Article "Gérard Calvi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Born
July 26, 1922
Died
February 20, 2015 (aged 92)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Composer and actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 3% in 30 days

What are Gérard Calvi's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Society.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
24%
Society
20%
Morality
19%
Bonds
16%
Self
9%
Ideas
6%
Survival
5%
Community5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 5 · Wry 3 · Earnest 6

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 15 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 6

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 9 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 11

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
11
Absurd
10
Tense
3
Thrilling
3
Warm
3
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gérard Calvi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gérard Calvi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

41 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Revolution of the Crabs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • Bon week-end Monsieur Bennett ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Héloïse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • Bonjour l'angoisse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • Bonjour Mr Lewis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

  • La Nouvelle Malle des Indes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 7 episodes · Composer

  • La Grâce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Composer

  • Minichronique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

  • The Twelve Tasks of Asterix(1976)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule...(1975)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Jo Gaillard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

  • Shut Up, Gulli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Writer

  • The Down-in-the-Hole Gang(1974)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Bons baisers... à lundi(1974)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Le viager(1972)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Asterix and Cleopatra(1968)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Little Bather(1968)

    Composer · as Le chef de la fanfare

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Asterix the Gaul(1967)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Dead Run(1967)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Jerk à Istanbul(1967)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Order of the Daisy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Composer

  • The Saint Lies in Wait(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Big Scare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • Champagne for Savages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • The Black Tulip(1964)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Counterfeit Constable(1964)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • A Killing Success(1963)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The American Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • The Fenouillard Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • La Polka des menottes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • We at Champignol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • What a Team! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • The Flea in the Ear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer

  • Ah! The Beautiful Priestesses of Bacchus(1954)

    Composer · as Chef d'orchestre et pianiste / Voleur du bar "À Chicago" (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Trust Me! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Composer

  • La demoiselle et son revenant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • Bluebeard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer · as (uncredited)

  • Bernard and the Lion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Hans

  • The Patron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer · as The orchestra conductor

  • Branquignol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Le chef d'orchestre

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles from 1949 to 2004.

Biggest box office

Asterix the Gaul (1967)

$1.3M worldwide

Highest rated

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Asterix the Gaul (1967)

Film career

  • 1954Screen debut· Peek-a-boo

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 39: 2 only acting, 4 with another roleWriting1 of 39: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleMusic36 of 39: 32 only music, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

39 titles, 4 with more than one role — music and acting overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1940s1 · acting1950s11 · 4 acting · 10 crew1960s13 · 1 acting · 13 crew1970s8 · crew1980s3 · crew1990s2 · crew2000s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Gérard Calvi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · composer

Dead Run (1967)

56th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 54/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Gérard Calvi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gérard Calvi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pierre Tchernia shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers