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1969 · directed by Costa-Gavras · 122 min
22,981 feet · Prominence
1,412nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw25

Lifetime worldwide gross $0m, re-releases included; about $1m in 2026 money.

Rank9,488 of 11,051In 196923 of 25

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise94

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics90 baseAwards73 signal → +4 lift

Oscars2 won International Feature Film, Film Editing3 nominated Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Original Music3 nominated Film, Screenplay, Craft and other
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Political-thriller landmark, Oscar winner.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb8.1 from 33kWikipedia16k views a monthAge57 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1,424 of 4,039 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 25 praise 94 legacy 45averages 55, placing it at22,981 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

Whose apex this is

▲ Jean-Louis Trintignant▲ François Périer

In these careers — elevation for this film

Jean-Louis Trintignant19,375 ftYves Montand18,632 ftJacques Perrin18,234 ftFrançois Périer17,919 ft