List of French films of 1951

A list of films produced in France in 1951.

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Adele's Gift	Émile Couzinet	Marguerite Pierry, Lilo, Charles Dechamps	Comedy
Adhémar	Fernandel	Fernandel, Jacqueline Pagnol, Meg Lemonnier	Comedy	[1]
Alone in Paris	Hervé Bromberger	Bourvil, Magali Noël, Yvette Etiévant	Comedy drama
Amazing Monsieur Fabre	Henri Diamant-Berger	Pierre Fresnay, Elina Labourdette, André Randall	Comedy drama
Andalusia	Robert Vernay	Luis Mariano, Carmen Sevilla, Arlette Poirier	Musical	Co-production with Spain[2]
Atoll K	Léo Joannon	Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Suzy Delair	Comedy	Co-production with Italy
The Beautiful Image	Claude Heymann	Frank Villard, Françoise Christophe, Pierre Larquey	Drama
Beautiful Love	François Campaux	Giselle Pascal, António Vilar, Odile Versois	Drama
Bernard and the Lion	Robert Dhéry	Gérard Calvi, René Dupuy, Capucine	Comedy
Bibi Fricotin	Marcel Blistène	Maurice Baquet, Colette Darfeuil, Alexandre Rignault	Comedy
The Billionaire Tramp	Hervé Bromberger	Henri Guisol, Jacqueline Gauthier, Raymond Pellegrin	Comedy
Bluebeard	Christian-Jaque	Hans Albers, Cécile Aubry, Lina Carstens	Comedy	Co-production with West Germany and Switzerland
Bouquet of Joy	Maurice Cam	Charles Trenet, Tilda Thamar, Jean Lefebvre	Comedy	[3]
The Cape of Hope	Raymond Bernard	Edwige Feuillère, Frank Villard, Jean Debucourt	Drama	Co-production with Italy
Captain Ardant	André Zwoboda	Yves Vincent, Renée Saint-Cyr, Roland Toutain	Adventure
Casabianca	Georges Péclet	Pierre Dudan, Gérard Landry, Alain Terrane	War	[4]
The Case of Doctor Galloy	Maurice Boutel	Jean-Pierre Kérien, Henri Rollan, Suzy Prim	Drama
Clara de Montargis	Henri Decoin	Ludmilla Tchérina, Michel François, Louis Seigner	Drama
Come Down, Someone Wants You	Jean Laviron	Noëlle Norman, Daniel Clérice, Paulette Dubost	Comedy
The Convict	Willy Rozier	Lucien Nat, Lili Bontemps, Juliette Faber	Drama
Coq en pâte	Charles-Félix Tavano	Jacqueline Gauthier, Maurice Escande, Annette Poivre	Comedy	[5]
Dakota 308	Jacques Daniel-Norman	Suzy Carrier, Jean Pâqui, Louis Seigner	Crime
Darling Caroline	Richard Pottier	Martine Carol, Jacques Dacqmine, Marie Déa	Historical
The Darling of His Concierge	René Jayet	Jean Parédès, André Gabriello, Paulette Dubost	Comedy
Deburau	Sacha Guitry	Sacha Guitry, Lana Marconi, Robert Seller	Biopic
Diary of a Country Priest	Robert Bresson	Claude Laydu, Adrien Borel, Nicole Maurey	Drama	5 wins & 2 nominations
Dirty Hands	Fernand Rivers	Pierre Brasseur, Daniel Gélin, Claude Nollier	Drama
Dr. Knock	Guy Lefranc	Louis Jouvet, Jean Brochard, Pierre Renoir	Comedy
Edward and Caroline	Jacques Becker	Daniel Gélin, Anne Vernon, Elina Labourdette	Comedy
Gigolo	Roger Richebé	Arletty, Pierre Dux, Nicole Courcel	Drama	[6]
Good Enough to Eat	Raoul André	Gaby Morlay, Louise Carletti, Serge Reggiani	Comedy
Great Man	Yves Ciampi	Pierre Fresnay, Renée Devillers, Claire Duhamel	Drama
Guilty?	Yvan Noé	Raymond Pellegrin, Junie Astor, André Le Gall	Mystery
His Last Twelve Hours	Luigi Zampa	Jean Gabin, Mariella Lotti, Elli Parvo	Drama	Co-production with Italy
Juliette, or Key of Dreams	Marcel Carné	Gérard Philipe, Suzanne Cloutier, René Génin	Drama	Entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival
The King of Camelots	André Berthomieu	Robert Lamoureux, Colette Ripert, Yves Deniaud	Comedy
Life Is a Game	Raymond Leboursier	Rellys, Jacqueline Delubac, Jimmy Gaillard	Comedy
Love and Desire	Henri Decoin	Martine Carol, António Vilar, Carmen Sevilla	Drama	Co-production with Spain
The Lovers of Bras-Mort	Marcello Pagliero	Nicole Courcel, Frank Villard, Henri Génès	Drama

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Mammy	Jean Stelli	Gaby Morlay, Pierre Larquey, Françoise Arnoul	Drama
Maria of the End of the World	Jean Stelli	Paul Meurisse, Jacques Berthier, Marcel Delaître	Drama
Miracles Only Happen Once	Yves Allégret	Alida Valli, Jean Marais, Marcelle Arnold	Drama	Co-production with Italy
Monsieur Fabre	Henri Diamant-Berger	Pierre Fresnay, Elina Labourdette, André Randall	Comedy
Monsieur Octave	Maurice Boutel	Pierre Larquey, Marcel Pérès, Irène de Trebert	Comedy
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World	Christian Stengel	Françoise Arnoul, Jacqueline Gauthier, Paul Bernard	Comedy
Moumou	René Jayet	Robert Murzeau, Nathalie Nattier, Jeannette Batti	Comedy
Mr. Peek-a-Boo	Jean Boyer	Bourvil, Joan Greenwood, Marcelle Arnold	Comedy
Music in the Head	Georges Combret, Claude Orval	Jacques Hélian, Jimmy Gaillard, Colette Deréal	Musical
My Seal and Them	Pierre Billon	Marie Daëms, François Périer, Jeanne Fusier-Gir	Comedy
My Wife Is Formidable	André Hunebelle	Fernand Gravey, Louis de Funès	Comedy
Never Two Without Three	André Berthomieu	Roger Nicolas, Marthe Mercadier, Alice Tissot	Comedy
The Night Is My Kingdom	Georges Lacombe	Jean Gabin, Simone Valère, Gérard Oury	Drama
Nightclub	Alfred Rode	Claudine Dupuis, Louis Seigner, Junie Astor	Musical crime
Olivia	Jacqueline Audry	Edwige Feuillère, Simone Simon, Suzanne Dehelly	Drama
Paris Still Sings	Pierre Montazel	Lucien Baroux, Madeleine Lebeau, Clément Duhour	Musical
Paris Vice Squad	Hervé Bromberger	Odette Barencey, Robert Berri	Crime thriller
The Passage of Venus	Maurice Gleize	Pierre Larquey, Blanchette Brunoy, Annette Poivre	Comedy
The Passerby	Henri Calef	Henri Vidal, Maria Mauban	Drama
Passion	Georges Lampin	Viviane Romance, Clément Duhour, Paul Frankeur	Drama
Piédalu in Paris	Jean Loubignac	Félix Oudart, Nathalie Nattier, Armand Bernard	Comedy
Poison	Sacha Guitry	Michel Simon, Marcelle Arnold	Comedy drama
The Prettiest Sin in the World	Gilles Grangier	Georges Marchal, Dany Robin, Marthe Mercadier	Romantic comedy	[7]
The Real Culprit	Pierre Thévenard	Raymond Souplex, Philippe Lemaire, Jean Davy	Crime
The Red Inn	Claude Autant-Lara	Fernandel, Françoise Rosay, Julien Carette	Comedy crime
The Red Needle	Emil-Edwin Reinert	Michel Auclair, Michèle Philippe, Jean Marchat	Drama
The Red Rose	Marcello Pagliero	Françoise Arnoul, Yves Deniaud, Dora Doll	Comedy
Rendezvous in Grenada	Richard Pottier	Luis Mariano, Nicole Maurey, Jean Tissier	Musical
The River	Jean Renoir	Esmond Knight, Nora Swinburne, Arthur Shields	Romantic drama	Nominated for 2 BAFTA, 1+ win, +1 nom.
Rome-Paris-Rome	Luigi Zampa	Aldo Fabrizi, Sophie Desmarets, Peppino De Filippo	Comedy	Co-production with Italy
Rue des Saussaies	Ralph Habib	Anne Vernon, Maurice Régamey, Aimé Clariond	Crime
Savage Triangle	Jean Delannoy	Madeleine Robinson, Frank Villard, Henri Vilbert	Drama	[8]
Serenade to the Executioner	Jean Stelli	Paul Meurisse, Tilda Thamar, Antonin Berval	Crime
Shadow and Light	Henri Calef	Simone Signoret, María Casares	Drama
Sins of Madeleine	Henri Lepage	Madeleine Lebeau, Henri Vilbert	Drama
Skipper Next to God	Louis Daquin	Pierre Brasseur, Loleh Bellon, Jean-Pierre Grenier	Drama
The Sleepwalker	Maurice Labro	Fernandel, Andrex, Gaby André	Comedy
The Straw Lover	Gilles Grangier	Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gaby Sylvia	Comedy
The Strange Madame X	Jean Grémillon	Michèle Morgan, Henri Vidal	Drama
Sweet Madness	Jean-Paul Paulin	Marthe Mercadier, André Gabriello, Frédéric Duvallès	Comedy
That Rascal Anatole	Émile Couzinet	Frédéric Duvallès, Armand Bernard, Daniel Sorano	Comedy
Tomorrow We Get Divorced	Louis Cuny	Sophie Desmarets, Jean Desailly, Armand Bernard	Comedy	[9]
Topaze	Marcel Pagnol	Fernandel, Hélène Perdrière, Marcel Vallée	Comedy
The Two Girls	Maurice de Canonge	Léo Marjane, Suzy Prim	Drama
Two Pennies Worth of Violets	Jean Anouilh	Dany Robin, Georges Baconnet, Madeleine Barbulée	Drama
Under the Sky of Paris	Julien Duvivier	Brigitte Auber, Paul Frankeur	Drama
Victor	Claude Heymann	Jean Gabin, Françoise Christophe	Drama
Village Feud	Henri Verneuil	Fernandel, Maria Mauban, Andrex	Comedy
The Voyage to America	Henri Lavorel	Pierre Fresnay, Yvonne Printemps, Jean Brochard	Comedy
Without Leaving an Address	Jean-Paul Le Chanois	Bernard Blier, Danièle Delorme	Comedy	Won the Golden Bear at the 1st Berlin International Film Festival
Young Love	Guy Lefranc	Louis Jouvet, Dany Robin, Daniel Gélin	Drama

See also

• 1951 in France

References

1. "Review of the film Adhémar ou le jouet de la fatalité (1951)". 2001.
2. "Andalousie". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 29, 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
3. "Bille de Clown". UniFrance. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
4. "Casabianca". UniFrance. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
5. "Coq en pate" (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2018.
6. "Gibier de potence (1951)".
7. "Review of the film le Plus joli péché du monde (1951)". 10 January 2015.
8. "Review of the film le Garçon sauvage (1951)". 6 November 2014.
9. "Demain, Nous Divorcons". UniFrance. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

External links

• French films of 1951 at the Internet Movie Database
• French films of 1951 at Cinema-francais.fr