List of French films of 1959

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A list of films produced in France in 1959.

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
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]
Black Orpheus Marcel Camus Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Léa Garcia Fantasy, romance French-Italian-Brazilian co-production[3][4]
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]
Du rififi chez les femmes Alex Joffé Nadja Tiller, Robert Hossein, Silvia Monfort Crime French-Italian co-production[8]
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]
General Della Rovere Roberto Rossellini Vittorio De Sica, Hannes Messemer, Vittorio Caprioli Drama Italian-French co-production[11]
The Giant of Marathon Jacques Tourneur Steve Reeves, Mylène Demongeot Action adventure Co-produced with Italy [12]
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[13][14]
Hiroshima Mon Amour Alain Resnais Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Drama French-Japanese co-production[15]
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[16][17][18]
Les Liaisons Dangereuses Roger Vadim Jeanne Moreau, Gérard Philipe, Jeanne Valérie Drama French-Italian co-production[19]
Magnificent Sinner Robert Siodmak Romy Schneider, Curd Jurgens Drama
Marie-Octobre Julien Duvivier Danielle Darrieux, Bernard Blier Drama
Nina Jean Boyer Sophie Desmarets, Olivier Hussenot, Agnès Laurent Comedy
Picnic on the Grass Jean Renoir Paul Meurisse, Blavette, André Brunot Comedy Romance [20]
Pickpocket Robert Bresson Martin LaSalle, Marika Green, Drama [21]
The Sign of Leo Éric Rohmer Jess Hahn, Michèle Girardon, Comedy-drama [22]
Pourquoi viens-tu si tard? Henri Decoin Henri Vidal, Michèle Morgan, Claude Dauphin Drama
Stars at Noon Jacques Ertaud, Marcel Ichac Roger Blin Adventure Entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival
The Tiger of Eschnapur Fritz Lang Debra Paget, Paul Hubschmid, Claus Holm Adventure West German-French-Italian co-production[23][24][25]
Venetian Honeymoon Alberto Cavalcanti Martine Carol, Vittorio De Sica, Philippe Nicaud Romantic comedy Co-production with Italy
The Verdict Marina Vlady, Robert Hossein Drama Entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival
Way of Youth Michel Boisrond Bourvil, Françoise Arnoul, Lino Ventura, Alain Delon, Jean-Claude Brialy Drama [26]
Women Are Weak Michel Boisrond Alain Delon, Mylène Demongeot, Pascale Petit, Jacqueline Sassard Comedy Romance [27]

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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. ^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "Il General della Rovere". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  12. ^ "La battaglia di Maratona (1960) - JPBox-Office".
  13. ^ Eder, Bruce. "Hercules Unchained". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Hiroshima Mon Amour". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  16. ^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "The Indian Tomb". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  17. ^ "Das indische Grabmal". BFI Film & Television Database. London: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  18. ^ "Das indische Grabmal". Filmportal.de. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  19. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Les liaisons dangereuses". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  20. ^ Grunes, Dennis (2008-08-20). "Picnic on the Grass". AllMovie. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  21. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Pickpocket". The Ascetica Theme. WordPress. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  22. ^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "Le Signe du Lion". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  23. ^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "The Tiger of Eschnapur". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  24. ^ "Der Tiger von Eschnapur". BFI Film & Television Database. London: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  25. ^ "Der Tiger von Eschnapur". Filmportal.de. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  26. ^ "Way of Youth". UniFrance Films. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  27. ^ Crowther, Bosley (1959-06-09). "Women Are Weak". The New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

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