List of French films of 1951

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A list of films produced in France in 1951.

## A-L

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Title  | Director  | Cast  | Genre  | Notes

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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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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

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* 1951 in France

## References

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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

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

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