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Robert Dorfmann

Robert Dorfmann

Producer · Died August 11, 1999, aged 87 · Paris, France

Robert Dorfmann (3 March 1912 – 11 August 1999) was a French film producer who worked from the 1950s to the 1970s. He is the father of French film producer Jacques Dorfmann. His notable films include Luis Buñuel's Tristana (1970), Jean-Pierre Melville's Le cercle rouge (1970), Jacques Tati's Trafic (1971) and Papillon (1973). He was awarded an Honorary César in 1978. He was involved with the French production and distribution company Les Films Corona. Source: Article "Robert Dorfmann" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 3, 1912
Died
August 11, 1999 (aged 87)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Producer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 44 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 7% in 30 days

What are Robert Dorfmann's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Action 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
Bonds
26%
Morality
22%
Power
17%
Self
12%
Survival
12%
Ideas
6%
Society
5%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 6 · Dark 15

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 17 · Intense 11

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

A split, not a type: Steady 19 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 6

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 13 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 10

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

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Melancholic
10
Warm
8
Dread
8
Joyful
6
Other
28

How their films linger

Haunting14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic8
  • Ambiguous4

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 Robert Dorfmann's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Dorfmann's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

44 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The King and the Mockingbird(1980)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Impossible Is Not French (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Producer

  • Papillon(1973)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • A Cop(1972)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Red Sun(1971)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire(1971)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Deadly Trap(1971)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Trafic(1971)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • A Lizard in a Woman's Skin(1971)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Long Live Robin Hood(1971)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Cold Sweat(1970)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Road to Salina(1970)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Red Circle(1970)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Confession(1970)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Tristana(1970)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Tree(1969)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Producer

  • The Great Silence(1968)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Woman in Chains(1968)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Mayerling(1968)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Most Beautiful Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Producer

  • The Little Bather(1968)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Manon 70(1968)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!(1966)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • The Sucker(1965)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • My Wife's Husband(1963)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Nutty, Naughty Chateau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Producer

  • The Bamboo Stroke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Producer

  • Les Culottes rouges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Producer

  • Last Year at Marienbad(1961)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Princess of Cleves(1961)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Qui êtes-vous, Monsieur Sorge?(1961)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Young Girls Beware (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Producer

  • The Best Part (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Producer

  • Magic Village (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Producer

  • Air of Paris(1954)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Touchez pas au grisbi(1954)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Three Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer

  • Forbidden Games(1952)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Without Leaving an Address(1951)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Adventures of Captain Fabian(1951)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Justice Is Done (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer

  • Miquette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles from 1950 to 1980.

Biggest box office

Papillon (1973)

$53M worldwide

Highest rated

The Red Circle (1970)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Last Year at Marienbad (1961)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing40 of 40: 40 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score80th

By decade

1950s10 · crew1960s16 · crew1970s13 · crew1980s1 · 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 Robert Dorfmann's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · producer

Qui êtes-vous, Monsieur Sorge? (1961)

56th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Red Circle (1970)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

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.

Is Robert Dorfmann's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles32–84 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles24–59 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles7–41 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles34–54 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles33–80 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Robert Dorfmann work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Dorfmann's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bourvil shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles