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Simone Signoret (1921-1985) was German-born French Oscar® winning actress. Signoret was often hailed as one of France’s greatest film stars. She became the second French person to win an Academy Award®, for her role in 1959’s Room at the Top. Her IMDb page shows 73 acting from 1942 to 1986. This page will rank Simone Signoret movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition. Sadly many of her movies did not play in many if any North American theaters.
Simone Signoret Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Simone Signoret Movies Ranked By Review Percentage
Simone Signoret Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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Simone Signoret, is the # 62 most connected actor of the 1960’s.
Bruce’s table above has Ship of Fools as Simone’s highest grossing movie and he gives it a fine 76% rating. However the great movie historian, author and critic David Shipman [who maybe deserves to be called “The Thinking Man’s Joel Hirschhorn”] felt Ship of Fools was overrated
In his 1972 biography of Marlon Brando[one of a quartet of books that David called The Great Moviemakers and which also included Hitchcock/Olivier/Chaplin] Shipman says of Brando’s seafaring yarn Morituri released the same year as Ship of Fools “Morituri is worth a dozen Ship of Fools.” Bruce gives Morituri only a so-so 67% rating; but that is much better than many critics gave it at the time.
Often hailed as one of France’s greatest film stars [as Bruce records above] Simone had her admirers particularly in continental Europe; but HER OWN greatest celebrity [and indeed private life] idol was I gather her husband Yves Montand to whom she was married from 1951 until her death in 1981 and with whom she made a number of movies – for example 1965’s The Sleeping Car Murder [running for 199 minutes] though unfortunately WH gives Yves no credit for that one above even though he had the anchor role of Inspector Grazziani .As the saying goes she reportedly worshipped the ground on which Yves walked and although he had many affairs she always forgave him and tended to refer to him in revered hushed tones as simply “Montand”.
I understand that both were attracted to the politics of the left and certainly Yves’ 1953 Clouzot classic The Wages of Fear is regarded by many film historians as one of the most “anti-capitalist” films of all time. [It was allegedly remade by William Friedkin in 1977, called Sorcerer and starred Roy Scheider though Friedkin rejects that assessment]. At their peak the Montands were thought of as the European cinema’s golden couple; and ultimately they were buried side-by-side in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.
I am aware that the profiles of ‘foreign’ performers might often be difficult for Bruce to do completely-satisfactory work on because of scarcity of the type of comprehensive box office information that he thrives on; and because he may not always be as familiar with their careers as he is with those of the American Greats with the exception of Brando. However such was Simone’s artistic prestige that the effort WH has made to give us this solid profile of her work has for my money been well-worthwhile and Simone’s new page is definitely a “Voted Up!” one – so welcome to Myrnaland Simone!
Hey Bob…good thoughts on Simone Signoret. I actually just bought A Ship Of Fools on blu-ray a few weeks ago….I have not re-watched it yet. I would say it is an ok movie….with a great cast. Yves Montand gets mentioned in the co-star link numerous times….which goes to the saying….”variety is the spice of life”. I have to plead ignorance on Montand and Signoret’s politics. Glad their movie marriage lasted so long….the Kurt Russell/Goldie Hawn of France? Thanks for the kind words and the movie thoughts. Good stuff as always.
Thanks for the feedback.
In my post I referred to Simone’s death being in 1981. That was another unfortunate slip of the pen as the year was 1985. My apologies to Simone’s memory.
The Kurt and Goldie -or if you like the Gimme More’s = of France!
Simone Signoret has never been on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000. These are the actors on the 2020 list she has appeared with.
11 ERNEST BORGNINE Barabbas (1961)
22 GERARD DEPARDIEU Rude journée pour la reine (1973)
36 ANTHONY QUINN Barabbas (1961)
41 DONALD PLEASENCE Mr. Freedom (1969)
42 TERENCE STAMP Term of Trial (1962)
46 VANESSA REDGRAVE The Sea Gull (1968)
86 CHARLOTTE RAMPLING Flesh of the Orchid (1975)
96 JACK PALANCE Barabbas (1961)
98 DAVID NIVEN The Shortest Day (1963)
102 ORSON WELLES Is Paris Burning? (1966)
108 JAMES MASON The Deadly Affair (1966)
108 JAMES MASON The Sea Gull (1968)
127 DENHOLM ELLIOTT The Sea Gull (1968)
173 MAXIMILIAN SCHELL The Deadly Affair (1966)
175 GEORGE SEGAL Ship of Fools (1965)
183 DAVID WARNER The Deadly Affair (1966)
183 DAVID WARNER The Sea Gull (1968)
184 HARRY ANDREWS Barabbas (1961)
184 HARRY ANDREWS The Deadly Affair (1966)
184 HARRY ANDREWS The Sea Gull (1968)
193 KIRK DOUGLAS Is Paris Burning? (1966)
215 MICHAEL LONSDALE Is Paris Burning? (1966)
255 TOMAS MILIAN The Shortest Day (1963)
306 JOSE FERRER Ship of Fools (1965)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER Term of Trial (1962)
354 ALAIN DELON Is Paris Burning? (1966)
354 ALAIN DELON La veuve Couderc (1971)
363 JEAN-PIERRE CASSEL Army of Shadows (1969)
363 JEAN-PIERRE CASSEL Is Paris Burning? (1966)
377 GLENN FORD Is Paris Burning? (1966)
378 MICHEL PICCOLI …Sans laisser d’adresse (1951)
378 MICHEL PICCOLI Compartiment tueurs (1965)
378 MICHEL PICCOLI Death in the Garden (1956)
378 MICHEL PICCOLI Is Paris Burning? (1966)
378 MICHEL PICCOLI The Crucible (1957)
378 MICHEL PICCOLI The Day and the Hour (1963)
431 ANOUK AIMEE The Shortest Day (1963)
458 VITTORIO GASSMAN Barabbas (1961)
458 VITTORIO GASSMAN The Shortest Day (1963)
462 STUART WHITMAN The Day and the Hour (1963)
490 LYNN REDGRAVE The Deadly Affair (1966)
517 WOLFGANG PREISS Is Paris Burning? (1966)
547 ALLAN CUTHBERTSON ROOM AT THE TOP (1959)
547 ALLAN CUTHBERTSON TERM OF TRIAL (1962)
550 PHILIPPE NOIRET Famous Love Affairs (1961)
550 PHILIPPE NOIRET L’étoile du Nord (1982)
550 PHILIPPE NOIRET Mr. Freedom (1969)
577 ROBERT STACK Is Paris Burning? (1966)
596 ROY KINNEAR The Deadly Affair (1966)
611 JEAN-PAUL BELMONDO Famous Love Affairs (1961)
611 JEAN-PAUL BELMONDO Is Paris Burning? (1966)
611 JEAN-PAUL BELMONDO Sweet and Sour (1963)
611 JEAN-PAUL BELMONDO The Shortest Day (1963)
660 LEE MARVIN Ship of Fools (1965)
672 PHILIPPE LEROY The Shortest Day (1963)
677 ANTHONY PERKINS Is Paris Burning? (1966)
688 LESLIE CARON Is Paris Burning? (1966)
703 ROLAND CULVER Term of Trial (1962)
736 VIRNA LISI The Shortest Day (1963)
740 GERT FROBE Is Paris Burning? (1966)
741 GABRIELE FERZETTI The Confession (1970)
741 GABRIELE FERZETTI The Shortest Day (1963)
747 E.G. MARSHALL Is Paris Burning? (1966)
752 SUSAN STRASBERG The Shortest Day (1963)
759 CHARLES BOYER Is Paris Burning? (1966)
788 MARCEL DALIO Dédée d’Anvers (1948)
855 VALENTINA CORTESE Barabbas (1961)
855 VALENTINA CORTESE The Shortest Day (1963)
876 MATHIEU CARRIERE POLICE PYTHON 357 (1976)
906 PRUNELLA SCALES ROOM AT THE TOP (1959)
907 WALTER PIDGEON The Shortest Day (1963)
969 HUGH GRIFFITH Term of Trial (1962)
994 JACQUES HERLIN The Day and the Hour (1963)
Simone appeared with 12 Oscar winners.
ANTHONY QUINN Barabbas (1961)
DAVID NIVEN The Shortest Day (1963)
ERNEST BORGNINE Barabbas (1961)
HUGH GRIFFITH Term of Trial (1962)
JACK PALANCE Barabbas (1961)
JOSE FERRER Ship of Fools (1965)
KATY JURADO Barabbas (1961)
LAURENCE OLIVIER Term of Trial (1962)
LEE MARVIN Ship of Fools (1965)
MAXIMILIAN SCHELL The Deadly Affair (1966)
VANESSA REDGRAVE The Sea Gull (1968)
VIVIEN LEIGH Ship of Fools (1965)
Hey Dan….as always thanks for the trivia lists. Not surprised she did not make the Oracle list. She did not make many American movies…and that seems to be an important element in getting highly ranked on that list. Her Oracle co-star list is actually longer than I thought it would be. Michel Piccoli gets the honors as most frequent Oracle co-star with 6 movies. 12 Oscar winners is a pretty good total. Good stuff as always.
I have seen 7 Simone Signoret movies included in the table, including the top 4. I have also seen Gunman in the Streets which I cannot find.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Ship of Fools.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Term of Trial.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is The Deadly Affair.
Favourite Simone Signoret Movies:
Ship of Fools
Room at the Top
Diabolique
La Ronde
Is Paris Burning?
Casque D’Or
Other Simone Signoret Movies I Have Seen:
The Deadly Affair
Gunman in the Streets
Hey Flora…thanks for the feedback on our Simone Signoret page. Gunman in the Streets never played in North American theaters….so it did not get added into the table. I have seen only two of her movies….but they are the top two movies. And they made the top of your favorites list as well. I do admit that I did not really know many of her other movies. Good stuff as always.
Excellent UMR Page
Thank you Mike.