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Légende Films

Paris, France(approximate location)

He began his career alongside Jean Frydman, a major figure in French cinema, before joining MK2, where he became president of MK2 Diffusion at just 26 years old. In 1992, Alain Goldman produced the film 1492: Conquest of Paradise , directed by Ridley Scott and starring Gérard Depardieu. On that occasion, he founded the production company Légende Films, marking the beginning of a rich and diverse filmography.

From their site

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Who works there

  • Jean Dujardinin the lead role (Prime Video)

Listed on the company’s own site. People move on; this is not a current roster.

Contact & details

TypeProduction Company · Film
Founded2006Wikidata
Founded byAlain GoldmanWikidata
Websitelegende.fr
Social
Statusactive2025 credit i

How their work is rated

Average rating
7.7IMDb
4.0directory 6.28.0

30 rated titles, weighted by votes

Awards
Oscars2of4nominations50%

86 wins from 240 nominations across all awards

Box office
$66m

Combined US gross, 11 of 35 titles

Mostly
drama, comedy, thriller
Active
1992–2025
Rotten Tomatoes
65%
Best known for
Casino

Ratings and awards from OMDb, matched by title and year across 32 of 35 titles. Unmatched titles are left out rather than guessed. Oscars, Emmys and BAFTAs are itemised; other awards sit in the totals. IMDb counts wins separately from losing nominations, so nominations here is wins plus losses.

Their television work

Series
22 seasons

2019–2025

Networks
  • Netflix2

Across 2 series matched to TMDB, 11 episodes.

Series identified from OMDb, falling back to the credit type where OMDb had no match. Season counts are each show’s full run, not only the seasons this company was credited on.

Credits24 of 36

32 films · 3 TV titles

Titles per year33 titles · busiest 2010 with 3

33 titles across 28 years, averaging 1.2 a year. The last five years average 0.2 a year, below their long-run rate. 9 of those 28 years carry no credit on file.

Quality over time27 rated titles · bigger dots carry more votes
3579their average 7.7200020102020

Their 2020s work is their strongest, averaging 7.3 across 3 titles. The 10 titles since 2016 average 7.3, holding at their 7.1 overall. 5 of 27 rated titles sit above their 7.1 average, which is weighted by votes: the most seen titles pull it up.

Who they work with

Directors
  • Cédric Jimenez2
  • Jérôme Enrico2
  • Rose Bosch2
  • Michaël Youn2
  • Olivier Dahan2
Writers
  • Rose Bosch4
  • Audrey Diwan2
  • Nicolas Charlet2
  • Jérôme Enrico2
  • Michaël Youn2
Notable cast
  • Jean Dujardin3
  • Jean Reno3
  • Gérard Depardieu3
  • Gilles Lellouche2
  • Mélanie Laurent2
Genres
  • Drama19 of 31
  • Comedy15 of 31
  • Thriller6 of 31
  • Action5 of 31
  • Biography5 of 31

Names appearing on two or more of Légende Films’s produced titles, across the 31 matched to OMDb. Cast is the top-billed few OMDb lists per title, so it is notable cast rather than a full cast list. A title can carry more than one genre, so the genre counts overlap.

Works with11 companies

Companies that appear alongside Légende Films on the same productions. The number is how many titles they share.

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