List of French films of 1961

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A list of films produced in France in 1961.

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Amelie or The Time to LoveMichel DrachMarie-José Nat, Clotilde Joano, Jean SorelDrama[1]
CocagneMaurice ClocheFernandel, Dora Doll, Leda GloriaComedyCo-production with Italy
The Colossus of RhodesSergio LeoneRory Calhoun, Lea Massari, Georges MarchalAdventureItalian-Spanish-French co-production[2][3]
The Count of Monte CristoClaude Autant-LaraLouis Jourdan, Yvonne Furneaux, Pierre MondyAdventure[4]
Daniella by NightMax PécasElke Sommer, Ivan Desny, Helmut SchmidSpyCo-production with West Germany[5]
Dynamite JackJean BastiaFernandel, Eleonora Vargas, Lucien RaimbourgWestern comedyCo-production with Italy
EnclosureArmand GattiJean NégroniDramaFrench-Yugoslavian co-production[6]
Erik the ConquerorMario BavaCameron Mitchell, Andrea Checchi, Françoise ChristopheAdventureItalian-French co-production[7][8]
Girl with a SuitcaseValerio ZurliniClaudia Cardinale, Jacques Perrin, Corrado PaniDrama, romanceItalian-French co-production[9][10]
Goodbye AgainAnatole LitvakIngrid Bergman, Yves Montand, Anthony PerkinsDrama, romanceAmerican-French co-production[11][12]
Hercules and the Conquest of AtlantisVittorio CottafaviReg Park, Alessandro Sperli, Fay SpainAdventure, fantasyItalian-French co-production[13][14]
Dans l'eau qui fait des bullesMaurice DelbezLouis de Funès, Pierre Dudan, Marthe Mercadier, María Riquelme, Philippe Lemaire, Jacques CastelotComedy[15]
The Joy of LivingRené ClémentBarbara Lass, Alain Delon, Gino CerviComedyFrench-Italian co-production[16]
L'affaire Nina B.Robert SiodmakNadja Tiller, Pierre Brasseur, Walter GillerDramaFrench-West German co-production[17]
L'Amant de cinq joursPhilippe de BrocaJean Seberg, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Micheline PresleComedy, romanceFrench-Italian co-production[18]
Le Capitaine FracassePierre Gaspard-HuitJean Marais, Geneviève Grad, Gérard BarrayAdventureFrench-Italian co-production[19]
Le cave se rebiffeGilles GrangierJean Gabin, Martine Carol, Bernard BlierComedyFrench-Italian co-production[20]
La Morte Saison des AmoursPierre KastFrançoise Arnoul, Daniel Gélin, Françoise Prevost[21]
La NotteMichelangelo AntonioniMarcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau, Monica VittiDramaItalian-French co-production[22][23]
The Last of Mrs. CheyneyFranz Josef Wild [de]Lilli Palmer, Carlos ThompsonComedyCo-production with West Germany
Last Year at MarienbadAlain ResnaisDelphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi, Sacha PitoeffAvant-gardeFrench-Italian co-production[24]
Le Goût de la ViolenceRobert HosseinRobert Hossein, Giovanna Ralli, Mario AdorfWesternFrench-West German-Italian co-production[25][26]
Le Miracle des loupsAndré HunebelleJean Marais, Rosanna Schiaffino, Roger HaninHistorical filmFrench-Italian co-production[27]
Léon Morin, PriestJean-Pierre MelvilleJean-Paul Belmondo, Emmanuelle Riva, Irène TuncDramaFrench-Italian co-production[28]
Le rendez-vousJean DelannoyAnnie Girardot, Andréa Parisy, Odile Versois, Jean-Claude Pascal, Philippe Noiret, Michel Piccoli, Jean-François PoronCrimeFrench-Italian co-production[29]
LolaJacques DemyAnouk Aimée, Marc Michel, Elina LabourdetteDrama, romanceFrench-Italian co-production[30]
The Long AbsenceHenri ColpiAlida Valli, Georges Wilson, Jacques HardenFrench-Italian co-production[31]
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!Claude Autant-LaraFrancis Blanche, Bernard Blier, Pierre Brasseur, Francis Claude, Nicole Courcel, Danielle Darrieux, Danielle Gaubert, Roger Hanin, Melina Mercouri, Armand Mestral, Simone Renant, Vittorio De Sica, Jean SorelAdventure, comedy, historicalFrench-Italian co-production[32]
Madame Sans-GêneChristian-JaqueSophia Loren, Robert Hossein, Julien BertheauComedyFrench-Italian-Spanish co-production[33][34]
The Passion of Slow FireÉdouard MolinaroJean DesaillyCrime[35]
Please, Not Now!Roger VadimBrigitte Bardot, Jacques Riberolles, Claude BrasseurComedyFrench-Italian co-production[36]
Pleins feux sur l'assassinGeorges FranjuPierre Brasseur, Pascale Audret, Marianne KochMystery[37][38]
The PresidentHenri VerneuilJean Gabin, Bernard BlierThrillerFrench-Italian co-production[39]
The Return of Dr. MabuseHarald ReinlRudolf Fernau, Werner Peters, Lou SeitzCrimeWest German-French-Italian co-production[40][41]
Taxi for TobrukDenys de La PatellièreHardy Krüger, Lino Ventura, Maurice Biraud, Charles AznavourWar[42]
The Thief of BagdadArthur LubinSteve Reeves, Giorgia Moll, Edy VesselAdventure, fantasyItalian-French co-production[43][44]
The Three MusketeersBernard BorderieGérard Barray, Bernard Woringer, Gérard BarrayAdventureFrench-Italian co-production[45][46]
Tintin and the Golden FleeceJean-Jacques VierneGeorges Wilson, Charles Vanel, Darío MorenoAdventure[47]
Tout l'or du mondeRené ClairBourvil, Alfred Adam, Philippe NoiretComedyFrench-Italian co-production[48]
Un soir sur la plageMichel BoisrondMartine Carol, Jean Desailly, Geneviève Grad, Daliah LaviDrama, RomanceFrench-Italian co-production[49]
Wise GuysClaude ChabrolJean-Claude Brialy, Bernadette Lafont, Charles BelmontComedy-dramaFrench-Italian co-production[50][51]
A Woman Is a WomanJean-Luc GodardAnna Karina, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Claude BrialyComedyFrench-Italian co-production[52]
The Wonders of AladdinHenry LevinDonald O'Connor, Noëlle Adam, Vittorio De SicaChildren's, comedy, fantasyItalian-French-American co-production[53][54]

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