List of French films of 1938

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A list of films produced in France in 1938:

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Abused Confidence | Henri Decoin | Danielle Darrieux, Charles Vanel, Valentine Tessier | Drama |
Adrienne Lecouvreur | Marcel L'Herbier | Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay, Junie Astor | Biopic |
Alert in the Mediterranean | Léo Joannon | Pierre Fresnay, Nadine Vogel, Rolf Wanka | Thriller |
Alexis, Gentleman Chauffeur | Max de Vaucorbeil, René Guissart | Suzy Prim, André Luguet, Raymond Cordy | Comedy |
Altitude 3200 | Jean Benoît-Lévy, Marie Epstein | Odette Joyeux, Jean-Louis Barrault, Fernand Ledoux | Drama | [1]
The Baker's Wife | Marcel Pagnol | Raimu, Ginette Leclerc, Fernand Charpin | Comedy | 2 wins
Barnabé | Alexander Esway | Fernandel, Marguerite Moreno, Paulette Dubost | Comedy |
Beautiful Star | Jacques de Baroncelli | Michel Simon, Meg Lemonnier, Jean-Pierre Aumont | Comedy drama |
Café de Paris | Yves Mirande, Georges Lacombe | Vera Korene, Jules Berry, Simone Berriau | Mystery |
Captain Benoit | Maurice de Canonge | Jean Murat, Mireille Balin, Madeleine Robinson | Thriller |
Champions of France | Willy Rozier | Georgius, Pierre Etchepare, André Fouché | Sports comedy | [2]
Chéri-Bibi | Léon Mathot | Pierre Fresnay, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Marcel Dalio | Drama |
The Chess Player | Jean Dréville | Françoise Rosay, Conrad Veidt, Micheline Francey | Drama |
The City of Lights | Jean de Limur | Madeleine Robinson, Daniel Lecourtois, Pierre Larquey | Drama |
Clodoche | Claude Orval | Pierre Larquey, Denise Bosc, Jules Berry | Comedy |
Conflict | Léonide Moguy | Corinne Luchaire, Annie Ducaux, Claude Dauphin | Drama |
Coral Reefs | Maurice Gleize | Jean Gabin, Michèle Morgan, Pierre Renoir | Adventure |
Crossroads | Curtis Bernhardt | Charles Vanel, Jules Berry, Suzy Prim | Film noir | [3]
The Curtain Rises | Marc Allégret | Louis Jouvet, Claude Dauphin, Odette Joyeux | Crime |
Deuxième bureau contre kommandantur | René Jayet, Robert Bibal | Gabriel Gabrio, Junie Astor, Léon Mathot | Spy | [4]
Durand Jewellers | Jean Stelli | Blanche Montel, Jacques Baumer, Monique Rolland | Comedy |
Education of a Prince | Alexander Esway | Elvire Popesco, Louis Jouvet, Josette Day | Comedy |
Ernest the Rebel | Christian-Jaque | Fernandel, Mona Goya, Robert Le Vigan | Comedy |
Final Accord | Douglas Sirk, Ignacy Rosenkranz | Käthe von Nagy, Jules Berry, George Rigaud | Comedy | Co-production with Switzerland[5]
A Foolish Maiden | Henri Diamant-Berger | Victor Francen, Annie Ducaux, Juliette Faber | Drama |
Four in the Morning | Fernand Rivers | Lucien Baroux, André Lefaur, Lyne Clevers | Comedy | [6]
Gargousse | Henry Wulschleger | Bach, Saturnin Fabre, Jeanne Fusier-Gir | Comedy |
Gibraltar | Fyodor Otsep | Viviane Romance, Roger Duchesne, Erich von Stroheim | Drama |
The Girls of the Rhône | Jean-Paul Paulin | Annie Ducaux, Daniel Lecourtois, Alexandre Rignault | Drama |
Golden Venus | Jean Delannoy, Charles Méré | Jacques Copeau, Mireille Balin, Saturnin Fabre | Adventure |
The Gutter | Maurice Lehmann, Claude Autant-Lara | Françoise Rosay, Michel Simon, Ginette Leclerc | Drama |
Heartbeat | Marcel Pagnol | Fernandel, Orane Demazis, Fernand Charpin | Comedy |
Hercule | Alexander Esway | Fernandel, Gaby Morlay, Pierre Brasseur | Comedy |
Heroes of the Marne | André Hugon | Raimu, Albert Bassermann, Germaine Dermoz | War |
Hôtel du Nord | Marcel Carné | Annabella, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Louis Jouvet | Drama |
The Human Beast | Jean Renoir | Jean Gabin, Simone Simon, Blanchette Brunoy | Drama | 1 nomination
I Was an Adventuress | Raymond Bernard | Edwige Feuillère, Jean Murat, Guillaume de Sax | Comedy drama | [7]
If You Return | Jacques Daniel-Norman | Reda Caire, Nicole Vattier, Jean Aquistapace | Comedy | [8]
In the Sun of Marseille | Pierre-Jean Ducis | Henri Garat, Germaine Sablon, Fernand Charpin | Musical |
The Innocent | Maurice Cammage | Noël-Noël, Madeleine Robinson, Henri Nassiet | Comedy drama |
J'accuse! | Abel Gance | Victor Francen, Line Noro, Jean-Max | Drama |
Jeannette Bourgogne | Jean Gourguet | Blanchette Brunoy | Drama | [9]
Katia | Maurice Tourneur | Danielle Darrieux, John Loder, Aimé Clariond | Historical |
The Lafarge Case | Pierre Chenal | Pierre Renoir, Marcelle Chantal, Erich von Stroheim | Historical Crime |
Liberty | Jean Kemm | Maurice Escande, Lucien Gallas, Milly Mathis | Drama | [10]
Lights of Paris | Richard Pottier | Tino Rossi, Michèle Alfa, Raymond Cordy | Musical |
The Little Thing | Maurice Cloche | Robert Lynen, Arletty, Janine Darcey | Drama |

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La Marseillaise | Jean Renoir | Pierre Renoir, Lise Delamare, Louis Jouvet | Historical |
Mirages | Alexandre Ryder | Arletty, Jeanne Aubert, Michel Simon | Drama |
Mollenard | Robert Siodmak | Harry Baur, Gabrielle Dorziat, Gina Manès | Drama |
Monsieur Breloque Has Disappeared | Robert Péguy | Lucien Baroux, Junie Astor, Suzy Pierson | Comedy |
Monsieur Coccinelle | Dominique Bernard-Deschamps | Pierre Larquey, Jane Loury, Jeanne Provost | Comedy |
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World | Dimitri Kirsanoff | Véra Flory, Georges Rollin, Nadia Sibirskaïa | Comedy | [11]
Mother Love | Jean Boyer | Michel Simon, Arletty, Gabrielle Dorziat | Comedy |
My Priest Among the Rich | Jean Boyer | Bach, Elvire Popesco, André Alerme | Comedy |
The New Rich | André Berthomieu | Raimu, Michel Simon, Betty Stockfeld | Comedy | [12]
Nights of Princes | Vladimir Strizhevsky | Käthe von Nagy, Marina Koshetz, Jean Murat | Drama | Co-production with Germany
The Novel of Werther | Max Ophüls | Pierre Richard-Willm, Annie Vernay, Jean Galland | Historical |
Orage | Marc Allégret | Charles Boyer, Michèle Morgan, Lisette Lanvin | Drama |
Paid Holidays | Maurice Cammage | Frédéric Duvallès, Suzanne Dehelly, Christiane Delyne | Comedy | [13]
The Patriot | Maurice Tourneur | Harry Baur, Pierre Renoir, Suzy Prim | Historical |
Peace on the Rhine | Jean Choux | Françoise Rosay, Dita Parlo, John Loder | Comedy drama |
People Who Travel | Jacques Feyder | Françoise Rosay, André Brulé, Marie Glory | Drama | Co-production with Germany
La Piste du sud | Pierre Billon | Ketti Gallian, Albert Préjean, Pierre Renoir | Adventure |
Port of Shadows | Marcel Carné | Jean Gabin, Michel Simon, Michèle Morgan | Drama | 3 wins
The Postmaster's Daughter | Viktor Tourjansky | Harry Baur, Janine Crispin, George Rigaud | Drama |
The President | Fernand Rivers | Elvire Popesco, Henri Garat, André Lefaur | Comedy |
Prince of My Heart | Jacques Daniel-Norman | Reda Caire, Claude May, Colette Darfeuil | Comedy | [14]
Princess Tarakanova | Fyodor Otsep, Mario Soldati | Annie Vernay, Pierre Richard-Willm, Suzy Prim | Historical | Co-production with Italy
Prison sans barreaux | Léonide Moguy | Annie Ducaux, Ginette Leclerc, Ginette Leclerc | Drama |
The Puritan | Jeff Musso | Pierre Fresnay, Viviane Romance, Jean-Louis Barrault | Crime |
Quadrille | Sacha Guitry | Sacha Guitry, Gaby Morlay, Jacqueline Delubac | Comedy |
Rail Pirates | Christian-Jaque | Charles Vanel, Suzy Prim, Erich von Stroheim | Adventure |
Ramuntcho | René Barberis | Louis Jouvet, Madeleine Ozeray, Line Noro | Drama |
Rasputin | Marcel L'Herbier | Harry Baur, Marcelle Chantal, Pierre Richard-Willm | Historical |
The Rebel | Léon Mathot | René Dary, Pierre Renoir, Katia Lova | Drama | [15]
Return at Dawn | Henri Decoin | Danielle Darrieux, Jacques Dumesnil, Pierre Dux | Drama |
The Shanghai Drama | Georg Wilhelm Pabst | Raymond Rouleau, Louis Jouvet, Christl Mardayn | Drama |
Sirocco | Pierre Chenal | Viviane Romance, Louis Jouvet | Drama |
Storm Over Asia | Richard Oswald | Conrad Veidt, Sessue Hayakawa, Madeleine Robinson | Adventure |
The Strange Monsieur Victor | Jean Grémillon | Raimu, Madeleine Renaud, Pierre Blanchar | Drama | Co-production with Germany
Street Without Joy | André Hugon | Dita Parlo, Albert Préjean, Line Noro | Drama |
Tamara | Jean Delannoy, Félix Gandéra | Véra Korène, Victor Francen, Lucas Gridoux | Drama |
The Tamer | Pierre Colombier | Saturnin Fabre, Jean-Pierre Kérien, Monique Rolland | Comedy | [16]
That's Sport | René Pujol | Pierre Larquey, Henri Garat, Suzanne Dehelly | Musical | [17]
Three Artillerymen at the Opera | André Chotin | Pierre Larquey, Roland Toutain, Paul Azaïs | Comedy |
Three Waltzes | Ludwig Berger | Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay, Henri Guisol | Musical |
The Time of the Cherries | Jean-Paul Le Chanois | Gaston Modot, Georges Spanelly, Jean Dasté | Drama |
The Train for Venice | André Berthomieu | Max Dearly, Victor Boucher, Huguette Duflos | Comedy |
Tricoche and Cacolet | Pierre Colombier | Fernandel, Frédéric Duvallès, Ginette Leclerc | Comedy |
Troubled Heart | Jean Vallée | Huguette Duflos, Max Dearly, Henri Rollan | Drama |
The Two Schemers | Jacques Houssin | Georges Milton, Jules Berry, Josseline Gaël | Comedy |
Ultimatum | Robert Wiene, Robert Siodmak | Dita Parlo, Erich von Stroheim, Abel Jacquin | Drama |
Véréna's Wedding | Jacques Daroy | Jeanne Boitel, Pierre Larquey, Gina Manès | Drama | Co-production with Switzerland
The West | Henri Fescourt | Charles Vanel, Hélène Robert, Jules Berry | Drama |
White Nights in Saint Petersburg | Jean Dréville | Gaby Morlay, Jean Yonnel, Pierre Renoir | Drama |
The Woman from the End of the World | Jean Epstein | Charles Vanel, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Germaine Rouer | Drama |
The Woman Thief | Abel Gance | Jules Berry, Annie Ducaux, Blanchette Brunoy | Drama |
Women's Prison | Roger Richebé | Viviane Romance, Renée Saint-Cyr, Marguerite Deval | Drama |

## See also

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* 1938 in France

## References

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1. ^ "Altitude 3200 (1938)".
2. ^ Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, Volume 2. Pygmalion, 1986. p.359
3. ^ "Review of the film Carrefour (1938)". 2011.
4. ^ "Deuxieme Bureau Contre Kommandan".
5. ^ "Accord Final (1938)". Archived from the original on October 19, 2018.
6. ^ * Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002. p.411
7. ^ Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. p.326
8. ^ Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986. p.276
9. ^ "Jeannette Bourgogne (1938)".
10. ^ Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, Volume 2. Pygmalion, 1986. p.271
11. ^ "La Plus Belle Fille du monde | Dimitri Kirsanoff | 1938 | Encyclo-ciné".
12. ^ Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, Volume 2. Pygmalion, 1986. p.365
13. ^ Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986. p.369
14. ^ Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986. p.330
15. ^ Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, Volume 2. Pygmalion, 1986. p.343
16. ^ Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986. p.259
17. ^ "Review of the film Ça... C'est du sport (1938)". 29 June 2016.

## External links

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* French films of 1938 at the Internet Movie Database
* French films of 1938 at Cinema-francais.fr

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