List of French films of 1959

A list of films produced in France in 1959.

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
125 Rue Montmartre	Gilles Grangier	Lino Ventura, Andréa Parisy, Dora Doll	Crime
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]
Beast at Bay	Pierre Chenal	Françoise Arnoul, Henri Vidal	Drama, Thriller
The Big Chief	Henri Verneuil	Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Florence Blot	Comedy	Co-production with Italy
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]
Délit de fuite	Bernard Borderie	Antonella Lualdi, Félix Marten, Aimè Clariond	Crime	French-Italian-Yugoslav co-production
Double Agents	Robert Hossein	Robert Hossein, Marina Vlady	Drama, Mystery, Thriller	French-Italian co-production
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]
The Gendarme of Champignol	Jean Bastia	Jean Richard, Roger Pierre, Noël Roquevert	Comedy	^[11]
General Della Rovere	Roberto Rossellini	Vittorio De Sica, Hannes Messemer, Vittorio Caprioli	Drama	Italian-French co-production^[12]
The Giant of Marathon	Jacques Tourneur	Steve Reeves, Mylène Demongeot	Action adventure	Co-produced with Italy ^[13]
The Green Mare	Claude Autant-Lara	Bourvil, Francis Blanche, Sandra Milo, Yves Robert	Comedy, drama, history	Co-production with Italy
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^[14]^[15]
Hiroshima Mon Amour	Alain Resnais	Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Stella Dassas	Drama	French-Japanese co-production^[16]
Houla Houla	Robert Darène	Fernand Raynaud, Noël Roquevert	Comedy
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^[17]^[18]^[19]
I Spit on Your Grave	Michel Gast	Christian Marquand, Antonella Lualdi	Crime
It Only Happens to the Living	Tony Saytor	Raymond Pellegrin, Magali Noël	Drama mystery thriller
Julie the Redhead	Claude Boissol	Daniel Gélin, Pascale Petit, Margo Lion	Comedy	^[20]
Les Liaisons Dangereuses	Roger Vadim	Jeanne Moreau, Gérard Philipe, Jeanne Valérie	Drama	French-Italian co-production^[21]
The Lovers of Tomorrow	Marcel Blistène	Édith Piaf, Michel Auclair, Armand Mestral	Drama musical mystery
Magnificent Sinner	Robert Siodmak	Romy Schneider, Curd Jurgens	Drama, Historical, Romance
Marie-Octobre	Julien Duvivier	Danielle Darrieux, Bernard Blier	Mystery
Nathalie, Secret Agent	Henri Decoin	Martine Carol, Félix Marten, Darío Moreno	Comedy	Co-production with Italy
The Night of the Hunted	Bernard-Roland	Philippe Clay, Juliette Mayniel, Sami Frey	Crime	Co-production with Belgium
Nina	Jean Boyer	Sophie Desmarets, Olivier Hussenot, Agnès Laurent	Comedy
Toi, le venin	Robert Hossein	Robert Hossein, Marina Vlady, Odile Versois	Mystery	Co-production with Italy
Pensione Edelweiss	Ottorino Franco Bertolini, Víctor Merenda	Henri Vidal, Dawn Addams, Lino Ventura	Drama thriller	Co-production with Italy
Picnic on the Grass	Jean Renoir	Paul Meurisse, Blavette, André Brunot Régine Blaes	Comedy Romance	^[22]
Pickpocket	Robert Bresson	Martin LaSalle, Marika Green, Pierre Leymarie	Drama	^[23]
The Sign of Leo	Éric Rohmer	Jess Hahn, Michèle Girardon, Van Doude	Comedy-drama	^[24]
The Road to Shame	Édouard Molinaro	Robert Hossein, Magali Noël, Estella Blain, Philippe Clay	Crime
Stars at Noon	Jacques Ertaud, Marcel Ichac	Roger Blin	Adventure	Entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival
Twelve Hours by the Clock	Géza von Radványi	Lino Ventura, Eva Bartok, Hannes Messemer, Laurent Terzieff	Crime	Co-production with West Germany
The Tiger Attacks	Maurice Labro	Lino Ventura, Estella Blain, Paul Frankeur	Crime
The Tiger of Eschnapur	Fritz Lang	Debra Paget, Paul Hubschmid, Claus Holm	Adventure	West German-French-Italian co-production^[25]^[26]^[27]
Too Late to Love	Henri Decoin	Michèle Morgan, Henri Vidal	Drama
Venetian Honeymoon	Alberto Cavalcanti	Martine Carol, Vittorio De Sica, Philippe Nicaud	Romantic comedy	Co-production with Italy
The Verdict	Jean Valère	Marina Vlady, Robert Hossein	Drama	Entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival
Visa pour l'enfer	Alfred Rode	Claudine Dupuis, Jean Gaven, Pierre Dudan, Georges Rivière, Nadine Tallier	Crime
Way of Youth	Michel Boisrond	Françoise Arnoul, Bourvil, Lino Ventura, Alain Delon	Drama	^[28]
Witness in the City	Édouard Molinaro	Lino Ventura, Sandra Milo, Franco Fabrizi	Crime	Co-production with Italy
Women Are Weak	Michel Boisrond	Alain Delon, Mylène Demongeot, Pascale Petit, Jacqueline Sassard	Comedy Romance	^[29]

See also

• 1959 in France
• 1959 in French television

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. . 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. "Le Gendarme de Champignol (1959)".
12. Mannikka, Eleanor. "Il General della Rovere". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
13. "La battaglia di Maratona (1960) - JPBox-Office".
14. Eder, Bruce. "Hercules Unchained". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
15. . BFI Film & Television Database. London: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
16. Erickson, Hal. "Hiroshima Mon Amour". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
17. Mannikka, Eleanor. "The Indian Tomb". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
18. . BFI Film & Television Database. London: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
19. "Das indische Grabmal". Filmportal.de. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
20. "Julie la Rousse (1959)".
21. Erickson, Hal. "Les liaisons dangereuses". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
22. Grunes, Dennis (2008-08-20). "Picnic on the Grass". AllMovie. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
23. Erickson, Hal. "Pickpocket". The Ascetica Theme. WordPress. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
24. Mannikka, Eleanor. "Le Signe du Lion". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
25. Mannikka, Eleanor. "The Tiger of Eschnapur". AllMovie. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
26. . BFI Film & Television Database. London: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
27. "Der Tiger von Eschnapur". Filmportal.de. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
28. "Way of Youth". UniFrance Films. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
29. Crowther, Bosley (1959-06-09). "Women Are Weak". The New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

External links

• French films of 1959 at the Internet Movie Database
• French films of 1959 at Cinema-francais.fr