A list of notable films produced in the Cinema of Spain, ordered by year of release in the 1940s. For an alphabetical list of articles on Spanish films, see Category:Spanish films.
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1940
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marianela | Benito Perojo | Mary Carrillo, Julio Peña, Rafael Calvo | Drama | |
| Stowaway on Board | Florián Rey | Ismael Merlo, Antonio Casal | Comedy | |
1941
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La famosa Luz María | Manolo Moran, Lupe Sino | |||
1942
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cursed Village | Florián Rey | Florencia Bécquer | Drama | |
| Goyescas | Benito Perojo | Imperio Argentina, Rafael Rivelles | Musical | |
| El hombre que se quiso matar | Rafael Gil | Antonio Casal, Rosita Yarza | ||
| El abanderado | Eusebio Fernández Ardavín | Alfredo Mayo, Mercedes Vecino | ||
| Los ladrones somos gente honrada | Ignacio F. Iquino | Amparo Rivelles, Antonio Riquelme, Fernando Freyre de Andrade | Comedy | Adaptation of Enrique Jardiel Poncela's play |
| Los misterios de Tanger | Carlos Fernández Cuenca | Estrellita Castro, Manuel Luna, Raúl Cancio, Erasmo Pascual | Drama | Germán López Prieto |
| Malvaloca | Luis Marquina | Amparo Rivelles | Drama | Based on a Joaquín Álvarez Quintero play |
| Raza | José Luis Sáenz de Heredia | Alfredo Mayo, Ana Mariscal | War drama | Based on a novel by Franco. Recut in the 1950s to remove fascist elements. |
| The White Dove | Claudio de la Torre | Juanita Reina, Tony D'Algy, Josefina de la Torre | Musical | |
1943
1944
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Begins at Midnight | Juan de Orduña | José Isbert | Screwball comedy | |
| Lola Montes | Antonio Román | Conchita Montenegro, Luis Prendes, Jesús Tordesillas | Historical | |
| The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks | Edgar Neville | Antonio Casal, Isabel de Pomés, Guillermo Marín | Mystery | |
| Santander, la ciudad en llamas | Luis Marquina | Rosita Yarza, Guillermina Grin, Julia Pachelo, Félix de Pomés | Drama | Written by Germán López Prieto |
| Ella, él y sus millones | Juan de Orduña | Rafael Durán, José Isbert | Screwball comedy | |
| Tuvo la culpa Adán | Juan de Orduña | Rafael Durán | Screwball comedy | |
| El clavo (The Nail) | Rafel Gil | Amparo Rivelles, Rafael Durán | Crime / Love | Based on a short story by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón. Great success |
1945
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamboo | José Luis Sáenz de Heredia | Imperio Argentina, Sara Montiel | Historical comedy | |
| The Captain's Ship | Florián Rey | Paola Barbara, Manuel Luna | Drama | |
| Carnival Sunday | Edgar Neville | Fernando Fernán Gómez, Conchita Montes, Guillermo Marín | Crime | |
| La vida en un hilo | Edgar Neville | Conchita Montes, Rafael Durán, Guillermo Marín | Comedy | |
| Last Stand in the Philippines | Antonio Román | Armando Calvo, Manolo Morán, Guillermo Marín, Fernando Rey | Historical | About the 1898 Spanish–American War in the Philippines seen with Franco's propagandist speech. |
| El destino se disculpa | José Luis Sáenz de Heredia | Rafael Durán, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Manolo Morán | Comedy | Based on a Wenceslao Fernández Flórez novel adapted by himself |
1946
1947
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anguish | José Antonio Nieves Conde | Rafael Bardem, Julia Caba Alba | Crime | |
| The Black Siren | Carlos Serrano de Osma | Fernando Fernán Gómez, Isabel de Pomés | Drama | |
| The Bullfighter's Suit | Edgar Neville | José Nieto, José Prada | Drama | |
| Don Quixote | Rafael Gil | Rafael Rivelles, Sara Montiel | Historical | |
| Four Women | Antonio del Amo | Fosco Giachetti, María Denis | Drama | |
| Lola Leaves for the Ports | Juan de Orduña | Juanita Reina, Nani Fernández, Manuel Luna | Musical | |
| Nada | Edgar Neville | Conchita Montes | Drama | Based on the famous Nada by Carmen Laforet |
| The Princess of the Ursines | Luis Lucia | Ana Mariscal, Fernando Rey, Eduardo Fajardo | Historical | |
| Song of Dolores | Benito Perojo | Imperio Argentina | Entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Three Mirrors | Ladislao Vajda | Virgílio Teixeira, Paola Barbara, João Villaret | Mystery drama | Co-production with Portugal |
| When the Angels Sleep | Ricardo Gascón | Amedeo Nazzari, Clara Calamai, Maria Eugénia | Drama | Co-production with Italy |
1948
1949
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