List of French films of 1955

A list of films produced in France in 1955.

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Affair of the Poisons	Henri Decoin	Danielle Darrieux, Viviane Romance, Paul Meurisse	Historical	Co-production with Italy
The Babes Make the Law	Raoul André	Claudine Dupuis, Dominique Wilms, Louise Carletti	Comedy thriller
Black Dossier	André Cayatte	Jean-Marc Bory, Bernard Blier, Antoine Balpêtré	Drama	French-Italian co-production^[1]
Blackmail	Guy Lefranc	Raymond Pellegrin, Magali Noël, Leo Genn	Crime
Caroline and the Rebels	Jean Devaivre	Jean-Claude Pascal, Sophie Desmarets, Brigitte Bardot	Historical
Chéri-Bibi	Marcello Pagliero	Jean Richard, Lea Padovani, Danielle Godet	Adventure	Co-production with Italy
The Duratons	André Berthomieu	Jane Sourza, Claude Nicot, Jean Carmet	Comedy
Eighteen Hour Stopover	René Jolivet	Jean-Pierre Aumont, Geneviève Kervine, Georges Marchal	Crime
Four Days in Paris	André Berthomieu	Luis Mariano, Geneviève Kervine, Jane Sourza	Musical
The Fugitives	Jean-Paul Le Chanois	Pierre Fresnay, François Périer, Michel André	Drama, War
Gas-Oil	Gilles Grangier	Jean Gabin, Jeanne Moreau, Ginette Leclerc	Crime	^[2]
Give 'em Hell	John Berry	Eddie Constantine, May Britt, Jean Danet, Lyla Rocco	Crime	Co-production with Italy
The Grand Maneuver	René Clair	Michèle Morgan, Gérard Philipe, Jean Desailly	Comedy, Drama, romance	French-Italian co-production^[3]
The Hotshot	Dimitri Kirsanoff	Marina Vlady, Raymond Pellegrin, Dora Doll	Crime
The Heroes Are Tired	Yves Ciampi	Yves Montand, María Félix, Jean Servais	Adventure	Co-production with West Germany^[4]
House on the Waterfront	Edmond T. Gréville	Jean Gabin, Andrée Debar, Henri Vidal	Drama
Il bidone	Federico Fellini	Broderick Crawford, Richard Basehart, Franco Fabrizi	Comedy-drama	Italian-French co-production^[5]
Impasse des vertus	Pierre Méré	Isabelle Pia, Christian Marquand,	Comedy
The Infiltrator	Pierre Foucaud	Henri Vidal, Monique van Vooren	Crime
Je suis un sentimental	John Berry	Eddie Constantine, Bella Darvi, Aimé Clariond	Crime
La Pointe Courte	Agnès Varda	Silvia Monfort, Philippe Noiret	Comedy-drama	^[6]
Lady Chatterley's Lover	Marc Allégret	Danielle Darrieux, Erno Crisa, Leo Genn	Drama, romance	^[7]
The Little Rebels	Jean Delannoy	Jean Gabin, Anne Doat, Dora Doll	Drama	Co-production with Italy
Le village magique	Jean-Paul Le Chanois	Robert Lamoureux, Lucia Bosè, Hélène Rémy, Delia Scala	Comedy	Co-production with Italy
Les Diaboliques	Henri-Georges Clouzot	Paul Meurisse, Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot	Horror	^[8]
Les Hussards	Alex Joffe	Bernard Blier, André Bourvil, Louis de Funès	Comedy	^[9]
Les Mauvaises Rencontres	Alexandre Astruc	Jean-Claude Pascal, Anouk Aimée, Philippe Lemaire	Drama	^[10]
Lola Montès	Max Ophüls	Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook	Drama	French-West German co-production^[11]
The Lovers of Lisbon	Henri Verneuil	Daniel Gélin, Françoise Arnoul, Trevor Howard	Drama	French-Italian co-production^[12]
Madelon	Jean Boyer	Line Renaud, Jean Richard, Roger Pierre	Comedy
Mademoiselle from Paris	Walter Kapps	Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gisèle Pascal, Nadine Basile	Comedy
Marguerite de la nuit	Claude Autant-Lara	Michèle Morgan, Yves Montand, Massimo Girotti	Drama, Fantasy, Romance	Co-production with Italy
Marianne of My Youth	Julien Duvivier	Marianne Hold, Pierre Vaneck, Jean Yonnel	Drama, romance, fantasy	Co-production with West Germany^[13]
Men in White	Ralph Habib	Raymond Pellegrin, Jeanne Moreau, Jean Chevrier, Fernand Ledoux	Drama
More Whiskey for Callaghan	Willy Rozier	Tony Wright, Magali Vendeuil, Robert Berri	Thriller
Mr. Arkadin	Orson Welles	Orson Welles, Robert Arden, Patricia Medina	Mystery	French-Spanish-British co-production^[14]
M'sieur la Caile	André Pergament	Jeanne Moreau, Philippe Lemaire, Roger Pierre	Drama
Nagana	Hervé Bromberger	Barbara Laage, Renato Baldini, Gabrielle Dorziat	Adventure	Co-production with Italy
Napoléon	Sacha Guitry	Raymond Pellegrin, Daniel Gélin, Sacha Guitry	Historical film	French-Italian co-production^[15]
Night and Fog	Alain Resnais		Documentary	^[16]
Pas de souris dans le business	Henri Lepage	Geneviève Kervine, Renaud Mary, Robert Berri, Gérard Séty	Crime
The Price of Love	Maurice de Canonge	Claude Laydu, Joëlle Bernard, Pierre Destailles, Renaud Mary	Crime
Razzia sur la chnouf	Henri Decoin	Jean Gabin, Marcel Dalio, Magali Noël	Crime	^[17]
The Red Cloak	Giuseppe Maria Scotese	Patricia Medina, Fausto Tozzi, Jean Murat	Adventure	Co-production with Italy
Rififi	Jules Dassin	Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Robert Manuel	Crime	^[18]
Scandal in Montmartre	Alfred Rode	Claudine Dupuis, Philippe Nicaud, Dany Carrel	Crime
Sophie and the Crime	Pierre Gaspard-Huit	Marina Vlady, Peter van Eyck, Dora Doll	Crime
Square Fortune	Bernard Borderie	Pedro Armendáriz, Paul Meurisse, Fernand Ledoux, Folco Lulli	Adventure	Co-production with Italy
Spring, Autumn and Love	Gilles Grangier	Fernandel, Nicole Berger, Georges Chamarat	Comedy	Co-production with Italy
Stopover in Orly	Jean Dréville	Dany Robin, Dieter Borsche, Heinz Rühmann	Romance	Co-production with West Germany
Thirteen at the Table	André Hunebelle	Micheline Presle, Fernand Gravey, Germaine Montero	Comedy
The Wicked Go to Hell	Robert Hossein	Marina Vlady, Henri Vidal	Crime
The Widow	Lewis Milestone	Patricia Roc, Massimo Serato, Anna Maria Ferrero	Drama	French-Italian co-production^[19]
Your Turn, Callaghan	Willy Rozier	Tony Wright, Lysiane Rey, Colette Ripert	Crime

See also

• 1955 in France
• 1955 in French television

Notes

1. Erickson, Hal. "Le Dossier Noir". Allmovie. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
2. "Gas-Oil". Allmovie. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
3. Erickson, Hal. "Les Grandes Manoeuvres". Allmovie. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
4. Erickson, Hal. "Les Heros sont fatigués". Retrieved December 7, 2012.
5. Erickson, Hal. "Il Bidone". Allmovie. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
6. Erickson, Hal. "La Pointe Courtre". Allmovie. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
7. Erickson, Hal. "L'Amant de Lady Chatterly". Allmovie. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
8. Ankeny, Jason. "Diabolique". Allmovie. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
9. "Les Hussards". Allmovie. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
10. Erickson, Hal. "Les Mauvaises Rencontres". Allmovie. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
11. Eder, Bruce. "Lola Montes". Allmovie. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
12. . Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
13. "Review of the film Marianne de ma jeunesse (1955)". 2007.
14. Blaise, Judd. "Mr.Arkadin". AllMovie. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
15. Erickson, Hal. "Napoleon". Allmovie. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
16. Erickson, Hal. "Night and Fog". Allmovie. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
17. Erickson, Hal. "Razzia Sur la Chnouf". Allmovie. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
18. Brenner, Paul. "Rififi". Allmovie. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
19. . British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2017.

External links

• French films of 1955 at the Internet Movie Database
• French films of 1955 at Cinema-francais.fr