List of French films of 1959

A list of films produced in France in 1959.

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
125 Rue Montmartre	Gilles Grangier	Lino Ventura, Andréa Parisy, Dora Doll	Crime
The 400 Blows	François Truffaut	Jean-Pierre Léaud, Robert Beauvais, Claire Maurier	Drama	[1]
All the Boys Are Called Patrick	Jean-Luc Godard		Drama (short)
Archimède le clochard	Gilles Grangier	Jean Gabin, Darry Cowl, Bernard Blier	Comedy	French-Italian co-production[2]
Beast at Bay	Pierre Chenal	Françoise Arnoul, Henri Vidal	Thriller
The Big Chief	Henri Verneuil	Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Florence Blot	Comedy	Co-production with Italy
Black Orpheus	Marcel Camus	Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Léa Garcia	Fantasy, romance	French-Italian-Brazilian co-production[3][4]
Butterfly Minute	Jean Lefèvre	Fernand Raynaud, Françoise Delbart	Comedy
Come Dance with Me	Michel Boisrond	Brigitte Bardot, Henri Vidal, Dawn Addams	Mystery	French-Italian co-production[5]
Les Cousins	Claude Chabrol	Gérard Blain, Jean-Claude Brialy, Juliette Mayniel	Drama	[6]
The Cow and I	Henri Verneuil	Fernandel, René Havard, Ingeborg Schöner	Comedy-Drama	French-Italian co-production[7]
Deathmatch	Claude Bernard-Aubert	Gérard Blain, Antonella Lualdi	Drama	Co-production with Italy
Double Agents	Robert Hossein	Robert Hossein, Marina Vlady	Thriller	French-Italian co-production
Du rififi chez les femmes	Alex Joffé	Nadja Tiller, Robert Hossein, Silvia Monfort	Crime	French-Italian co-production[8]
Eyes of Love	Denys de La Patellière	Danielle Darrieux, Jean-Claude Brialy	Drama	Co-production with Italy
The Female	Julien Duvivier	Brigitte Bardot, António Vilar, Lila Kedrova	Drama	French-Italian production[9]
La Fievre Monte a El Pao	Luis Buñuel	Gérard Philipe, María Félix, Jean Servais	Drama	French-Mexican production[10]
The Gendarme of Champignol	Jean Bastia	Jean Richard, Roger Pierre, Noël Roquevert	Comedy	[11]
General Della Rovere	Roberto Rossellini	Vittorio De Sica, Hannes Messemer, Vittorio Caprioli	Drama	Italian-French co-production[12]
The Giant of Marathon	Jacques Tourneur	Steve Reeves, Mylène Demongeot	Action adventure	Co-produced with Italy [13]
Gorilla's Waltz	Bernard Borderie	Charles Vanel, Jess Hahn, Ursula Herking	Crime
The Green Mare	Claude Autant-Lara	Bourvil, Francis Blanche, Sandra Milo, Yves Robert	Comedy, drama, history	Co-production with Italy
Head Against the Wall	Georges Franju	Pierre Brasseur, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Anouk Aimée	Drama
Head of a Tyrant	Fernando Cerchio	Massimo Girotti, Isabelle Corey	Historical	Co-production with Italy
Hercules Unchained	Pietro Francisci	Steve Reeves, Sylvia Lopez, Sylva Koscina	Adventure, fantasy	Italian-French co-production[14][15]
Hiroshima Mon Amour	Alain Resnais	Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Stella Dassas	Drama	French-Japanese co-production[16]
Hit and Run	Bernard Borderie	Antonella Lualdi, Félix Marten, Aimè Clariond	Crime	French-Italian-Yugoslav co-production
Houla Houla	Robert Darène	Fernand Raynaud, Noël Roquevert	Comedy
The Indestructible	Jean Boyer	Fernandel, Line Renaud, Michel Galabru	Comedy
The Indian Tomb	Fritz Lang	Debra Paget, Paul Christian, Paul Hubschmid	Adventure	West German-French-Italian co-production[17][18][19]
Island Fishermen	Pierre Schoendoerffer	Jean-Claude Pascal, Juliette Mayniel, Charles Vanel	Adventure
I Spit on Your Grave	Michel Gast	Christian Marquand, Antonella Lualdi	Crime
It Only Happens to the Living	Tony Saytor	Raymond Pellegrin, Magali Noël	Drama mystery thriller
Julie the Redhead	Claude Boissol	Daniel Gélin, Pascale Petit, Margo Lion	Comedy	[20]
Les Liaisons Dangereuses	Roger Vadim	Jeanne Moreau, Gérard Philipe, Jeanne Valérie	Drama	French-Italian co-production[21]
The Little Professor	Carlo Rim	Darry Cowl, Yves Robert	Comedy
The Lovers of Tomorrow	Marcel Blistène	Édith Piaf, Michel Auclair, Armand Mestral	Drama musical mystery
Magnificent Sinner	Robert Siodmak	Romy Schneider, Curd Jurgens	Drama, Historical, Romance
Marriage of Fiagaro	Jean Meyer	Jean Piat, Jean Meyer, Louis Seigner, Georges Chamarat, Georges Descrières, Maurice Porterat, Georges Baconnet, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Louis Eymond, Henri Tisot	Comedy
Marie-Octobre	Julien Duvivier	Danielle Darrieux, Bernard Blier	Mystery
Marie of the Isles	Pierre Maudru	Belinda Lee, Alain Saury, Darío Moreno	Adventure	Co-production with Italy
Milk Soup	Pierre Chevalier	Geneviève Kervine, Jean Bretonnière	Comedy
Nathalie, Secret Agent	Henri Decoin	Martine Carol, Félix Marten, Darío Moreno	Comedy	Co-production with Italy
The Night of the Hunted	Bernard-Roland	Philippe Clay, Juliette Mayniel, Sami Frey	Crime	Co-production with Belgium
Nina	Jean Boyer	Sophie Desmarets, Olivier Hussenot, Agnès Laurent	Comedy
Toi, le venin	Robert Hossein	Robert Hossein, Marina Vlady, Odile Versois	Mystery	Co-production with Italy
Pensione Edelweiss	Ottorino Franco Bertolini, Víctor Merenda	Henri Vidal, Dawn Addams, Lino Ventura	Drama thriller	Co-production with Italy
Picnic on the Grass	Jean Renoir	Paul Meurisse, Blavette, André Brunot Régine Blaes	Comedy Romance	[22]
Pickpocket	Robert Bresson	Martin LaSalle, Marika Green, Pierre Leymarie	Drama	[23]
Quay of Illusions	Émile Couzinet	Gaby Morlay, Louis Seigner, Lise Bourdin	Drama	Co-production with Italy
The Road to Shame	Édouard Molinaro	Robert Hossein, Magali Noël, Estella Blain, Philippe Clay	Crime
Rue de Paris	Denys de La Patellière	Jean Gabin, Marie-José Nat, Claude Brasseur, Roger Dumas	Comedy drama	Co-production with Italy
Signé Arsène Lupin	Yves Robert	Robert Lamoureux, Alida Valli	Comedy crime	Co-production with Italy
The Sign of Leo	Éric Rohmer	Jess Hahn, Michèle Girardon, Van Doude	Comedy-drama	[24]
Stars at Noon	Jacques Ertaud, Marcel Ichac	Roger Blin	Adventure	Entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival
Strange Phenomena	Robert Vernay	Sophie Desmarets, Philippe Clay	Comedy
The Tiger Attacks	Maurice Labro	Lino Ventura, Estella Blain, Paul Frankeur	Crime
The Tiger of Eschnapur	Fritz Lang	Debra Paget, Paul Hubschmid, Claus Holm	Adventure	West German-French-Italian co-production[25][26][27]
This Desired Body	Luis Saslavsky	Daniel Gélin, Dany Carrel, Maurice Ronet, Belinda Lee	Drama
Tonight We Kill	Ivan Govar	Pierre Trabaud, Dominique Wilms, René Dary	Action thriller	Co-production with Belgium
Too Late to Love	Henri Decoin	Michèle Morgan, Henri Vidal	Drama
Twelve Hours by the Clock	Géza von Radványi	Lino Ventura, Eva Bartok, Hannes Messemer, Laurent Terzieff	Crime	Co-production with West Germany
Venetian Honeymoon	Alberto Cavalcanti	Martine Carol, Vittorio De Sica, Philippe Nicaud	Romantic comedy	Co-production with Italy
The Verdict	Jean Valère	Marina Vlady, Robert Hossein	Drama war	Entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival
Visa to Hell	Alfred Rode	Claudine Dupuis, Jean Gaven, Pierre Dudan, Georges Rivière, Nadine Tallier	Crime
Way of Youth	Michel Boisrond	Françoise Arnoul, Bourvil, Lino Ventura, Alain Delon	Drama	[28]
Witness in the City	Édouard Molinaro	Lino Ventura, Sandra Milo, Franco Fabrizi	Crime	Co-production with Italy
The Wreckers	Charles Brabant	Henri Vidal, Dany Carrel, Charles Vanel, Renée Cosima	Adventure
The Woman's Confident	Jean Boyer	Fernandel, Sylva Koscina, Ugo Tognazzi	Comedy	Co-production with Italy
Women Are Weak	Michel Boisrond	Alain Delon, Mylène Demongeot, Pascale Petit, Jacqueline Sassard	Comedy Romance	[29]
You Have Nothing to Declare?	Clément Duhour	Darry Cowl, Jean Richard, Jean Poiret, Michel Serrault	Comedy

See also

• 1959 in France
• 1959 in French television

Notes

1. Erickson, Hal. "The 400 Blows". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
2. Pavlides, Dan. "Archimède le clochard". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
3. Erickson, Hal. "Black Orpheus". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
4. "Orfeu Negro". Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
5. Mannikka, Eleanor. "Come Dance with Me!". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
6. Hobart, Tana. "Les Cousins". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
7. Erickson, Hal. "The Cow and I". AllMovie. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
8. Erelewine, Iotis. "Du rififi chez les femmes". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
9. Archer, Eugene (1960-04-28). "The Female". The New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
10. Erickson, Hal. "La Fievre monte a El Pao femmes". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
11. "Le Gendarme de Champignol (1959)".
12. Mannikka, Eleanor. "Il General della Rovere". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
13. "La battaglia di Maratona (1960) - JPBox-Office".
14. Eder, Bruce. "Hercules Unchained". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
15. "Ercole e la regina di Lidia". BFI Film & Television Database. London: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
16. Erickson, Hal. "Hiroshima Mon Amour". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
17. Mannikka, Eleanor. "The Indian Tomb". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
18. "Das indische Grabmal". BFI Film & Television Database. London: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
19. "Das indische Grabmal". Filmportal.de. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
20. "Julie la Rousse (1959)".
21. Erickson, Hal. "Les liaisons dangereuses". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
22. Grunes, Dennis (2008-08-20). "Picnic on the Grass". AllMovie. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
23. Erickson, Hal. "Pickpocket". The Ascetica Theme. WordPress. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
24. Mannikka, Eleanor. "Le Signe du Lion". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
25. Mannikka, Eleanor. "The Tiger of Eschnapur". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
26. "Der Tiger von Eschnapur". BFI Film & Television Database. London: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
27. "Der Tiger von Eschnapur". Filmportal.de. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
28. "Way of Youth". UniFrance Films. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
29. Crowther, Bosley (1959-06-09). "Women Are Weak". The New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

External links

• French films of 1959 at the Internet Movie Database
• French films of 1959 at Cinema-francais.fr