List of French films of 1971

This is a list of films produced in France in 1971.

Films

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Un aller simple	José Giovanni	Jean-Claude Bouillon, Nicole Fernande Grisoni, Maurice Garrel		French-Italian-Spanish co-production^[1]
Les Assassins de l'ordre	Marcel Carné	Jacques Brel, Catherine Rouvel, Charles Denner		French-Italian co-production^[2]
Les Aveux les plus doux	Édouard Molinaro	Philippe Noiret, Roger Hanin, Caroline Cellier	Crime	French-Algerian-Italian co-production^[3]
The Boat on the Grass	Gérard Brach	Claude Jade, Jean-Pierre Cassel, John McEnery	Drama	^[4]
Bonaparte et la Revolution	Abel Gance	Albert Dieudonné, Antonin Artaud, Edmond van Daele	Historical film	^[5]
The Burglars	Henri Verneuil	Jean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif, Dyan Cannon	Crime	^[6]
The Cat o' Nine Tails	Dario Argento	Carlo Alighiero, Catherine Spaak, Rada Rassimov	Thriller	Italian-West German-French co-production^[7]
Le Chat	Pierre Granier-Deferre	Jean Gabin, Simone Signoret	Drama	French-Italian co-production^[8]
Comptes à rebours	Roger Pigaut	Michel Bouquet, Serge Reggiani, Jeanne Moreau	Polar	French-Italian co-production^[9]
Daughters of Darkness	Harry Kümel	Delphine Seyrig, Daniele Ouimet, John Karlen		Belgian-French-West German co-production^[10]
The Deadly Trap	René Clément	Faye Dunaway, Frank Langella, Barbara Parkins		^[11]
Death in Venice	Luchino Visconti	Dirk Bogarde, Bjorn Andresen, Silvana Mangano	Drama	Italian-French co-production^[12]
La Débauche	Jean-François Davy	Philippe Gasté, Karine Jeantet, Denyse Roland		^[13]
The Decameron	Pier Paolo Pasolini	Wolfgang Hillinger, Vittorio Fanfoni, Patrizia de Clara	Comedy	Italian-French-West German co-production^[14]^[15]
Don't Deliver Us from Evil	Joël Séria	Jeanne Goupil, Bernard Dheran, Henri Poirier	Crime, drama	^[16]^[17]
Easy, Down There!	Jacques Deray	Alain Delon, Nathalie Delon, Paul Meurisse		French-Italian co-production^[18]
Four Flies on Grey Velvet	Dario Argento	Mimsy Farmer, Tom Felleghy, Francine Racette	Crime, mystery, thriller	Italian-French co-production^[19]
Four Nights of a Dreamer	Robert Bresson	Guillaume des Forets, Isabelle Weingarten, Maurice Monnoyer	Drama, romance	French-Italian co-production^[20]
Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fay	Bruno Gantillon	Michele Perello, Doninique Delpierre, Alfred Baillou		^[21]
Good Little Girls	Jean-Claude Roy	Marie-Georges Pascal, Michèle Girardon, Jessica Dorn		^[22]
I Am a Nymphomaniac	Max Pécas	Sandra Julien, Janine Reynaud, Yves Vincent	Comedy, fantasy	^[23]
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire	Riccardo Freda	Luigi Pistilli, Dagmar Lassander, Anton Diffring	Giallo	Italian-French-West German co-production^[24]^[25]
Just Before Nightfall	Claude Chabrol	Stéphane Audran, Michel Bouquet, François Périer	Drama	French-Italian co-production^[26]
The Legend of Frenchie King	Christian-Jaque, Guy Casaril	Brigitte Bardot, Claudia Cardinale, Michael J. Pollard	Western	French-Italian-Spanish-British co-production^[27]^[28]
Love Hate	Jean-Pierre Mocky	Jean-Pierre Mocky, Marion Game, Paul Müller	Thriller	^[29]
La Part des lions	Jean Larriaga	Robert Hossein, Charles Aznavour, Michel Constantin	Crime	French-Italian co-production^[30]
Le saut de l'ange	Yves Boisset	Jean Yanne, Senta Berger, Sterling Hayden		French-Italian co-production^[31]
Macédoine	Jacques Scandelari	Michèle Mercier, Bernard Fresson, Robert Webber	Comedy	French-Italian co-production^[32]
The Married Couple of the Year Two	Jean-Paul Rappeneau	Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marlène Jobert, Laura Antonelli	Adventure	French-Italian-Romanian co-production^[33]
Max et les Ferrailleurs	Claude Sautet	Michel Piccoli, Romy Shcneider, Bernard Fresson	Crime	French-Italian co-production^[34]
Murmur of the Heart	Louis Malle	Lea Massari, Daniel Gélin, Michel Lonsdale	Comedy	French-Italian-West German co-production^[35]
Out 1	Jacques Rivette	Jean-Pierre Léaud, Juliet Berto	Comedy drama
Le Prussien	Jean L'Hôte
Popsy Pop	Jean Herman	Claudia Cardinale, Stanley Barker, Henri Charrière		French-Italian co-production^[36]
Raphael, or The Debauched One	Michel Deville	Philippe Moreau, Maurice Barrier, Maurice Barriern	Drama	^[37]
Red Sun	Terence Young	Charles Bronson, Ursula Andress, Toshiro Mifune	Western	French-Italian-Spanish co-production^[38]^[39]
Rendezvous at Bray	André Delvaux	Anna Karina, Mathieu Carrière, Roger Van Hool	Avant-garde, drama	Belgian-France co-production^[40]
Requiem for a Vampire	Jean Rollin	Paul Bisciglia, Michel Delesalle, Antoine Mosin	Horror	^[41]
Return of Sabata	Gianfranco Parolini	Lee Van Cleef, Reiner Schöne, Giamppiero Albertini	Western	Italian-French-German co-production^[42]
La Saignée	Claude Mulot	Bruno Pradal, Charles Southwood, Gabriele Tinti	Polar	French-Italian co-production^[31]
The Shiver of the Vampires	Jean Rollin	Sandra Julien, Jean-Marie Durand, Jacques Robiolles		^[43]
Someone Behind the Door	Nicolas Gessner	Charles Bronson, Anthony Perkins, Jill Ireland	Thriller	French-Italian co-production^[44]
The Sorrow and the Pity	Marcel Ophüls		Documentary	^[45]
Touch and Go	Philippe de Broca	Marlène Jobert, Michel Piccoli, Michael York		French-Italian co-production^[46]
Trafic	Jacques Tati	Jacques Tati, Maria Kimber, Marcel Fravel	Comedy	^[47]
Two English Girls	François Truffaut	Jean-Pierre Léaud, Kika Markham, Stacey Tendeter	Drama, romance	^[48]
Les Vieux loups bénissent la mort	Pierre Kaflon	Jess Morgane, Victor Guyau, Jean Valmont		^[49]
Web of the Spider	Antonio Margheriti	Anthony Franciosa, Michèle Mercier, Klaus Kinski	Horror	Italian-French-West German co-production^[50]
Without Apparent Motive	Philippe Labro	Jean-Louis Trintignant, Dominique Sanda, Sacha Distel		French-Italian co-production^[51]

Notes

↑ Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 80.
↑ Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 83.
↑ Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 87.
↑ "Le Bateau sur l'herbe". Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
↑ Fountain, Clarke. "Bonaparte et la Revolution". AllMovie. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
↑ Curti & Lafond 2026, pp. 90–91.
↑ Firsching 2012a.
↑ Erickson 2012a.
↑ Curti & Lafond 2026, pp. 95.
↑ "Les Lèvres rouges". Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on December 2, 2006. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
↑ "La Maison Sous les Arbres".
↑ Erickson 2012.
↑ "La Débauche (1969)". Unifrance.org (in French). Retrieved April 6, 2026.
↑ "Il Decamerone". British Film Institute. London. Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
↑ Erickson, Hal. "The Decameron". AllMovie. Archived from the original on December 21, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
↑ "Mais ne nous délivrez pas du mal". Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
↑ Fountain, Clarke. "Mais Ne Nous Deliverez Pas du Mal". AllMovie. Archived from the original on August 12, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
↑ "Doucement les basses". Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
↑ Buening.
↑ German.
↑ "Morgane et ses nymphes". Bifi.fr (in French). Retrieved April 16, 2013.
↑ "Les Petites filles modèles". Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
↑ Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 75.
↑ Curti 2017, p. 248.
↑ Curti 2017, p. 327.
↑ Deming, Mark. "Just Before Nightfall". AllMovie. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
↑ "Les Pétroleuses". Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
↑ "Les pétroleuses". Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on December 4, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
↑ Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 76.
↑ Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 105.
1 2 Curti & Lafond 2026, pp. 116–117.
↑ "Macédoine". Unifrance.org (in French). Retrieved April 6, 2026.
↑ Fountain, Clarke. "The Married Couple of the Year Two". AllMovie. Archived from the original on May 17, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
↑ Curti & Lafond 2026, pp. 98–99.
↑ Fountain, Clarke. "Murmur of the Heart". AllMovie. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
↑ Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 107.
↑ Fountain, Clarke. "Raphael Ou Le Debauche". AllMovie. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
↑ Deming, Mark. "Red Sun". AllMovie. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
↑ "Soleil Rouge". British Film Institute. London. Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
↑ Fountain, Clarke. "Rendez-vous a Bray". AllMovie. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
↑ Firsching, Robert. "Requiem for a Vampire". AllMovie. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
↑ Grant 2011, p. 459.
↑ "Le Frisson des vampires". Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
↑ Fountain 2012a.
↑ Erickson, Hal. "The Sorrow and the Pity". AllMovie. Archived from the original on July 26, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
↑ "La Poudre d'escampette" [Touch and Go]. Bifi.fr (in French). Retrieved April 6, 2026.
↑ Deming, Mark. "Trafic". AllMovie. Archived from the original on December 6, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
↑ Wiener.
↑ Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 121.
↑ Curti 2017b, p. 37.
↑ Curti & Lafond 2026, pp. 113–114.

Sources

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Erickson, Hal. "Le Chat". AllMovie. Archived from the original on February 28, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
Erickson, Hal. "Death in Venice". AllMovie. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
Curti, Roberto (2017). Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-1476628387.
Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970–1979. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-1476629605.
Curti, Roberto; Lafond, Frank (2026). French Thrillers of the 1970s: Volume I, Crime Films. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-1-4766-8681-3. LCCN 2025048366.
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German, Yurid. "Quatre Nuits d'un Rêveur". AllMovie. Archived from the original on June 8, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
Grant, Kevin (2011). Any Gun Can Play. Fab Press. ISBN 9781903254615.
Wiener, Tom. "Two English Girls". AllMovie. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2026.

External links

French films of 1971 at the Internet Movie Database
French films of 1971 at Cinema-francais.fr

[FOOTNOTECurtiLafond202680-1] Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 80.

[FOOTNOTECurtiLafond202683-2] Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 83.

[FOOTNOTECurtiLafond202687-3] Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 87.

[4] "Le Bateau sur l'herbe". Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2013.

[5] Fountain, Clarke. "Bonaparte et la Revolution". AllMovie. Retrieved April 24, 2013.

[FOOTNOTECurtiLafond202690–91-6] Curti & Lafond 2026, pp. 90–91.

[FOOTNOTEFirsching2012a-7] Firsching 2012a.

[FOOTNOTEErickson2012a-8] Erickson 2012a.

[FOOTNOTECurtiLafond202695-9] Curti & Lafond 2026, pp. 95.

[10] "Les Lèvres rouges". Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on December 2, 2006. Retrieved April 6, 2026.

[11] "La Maison Sous les Arbres".

[FOOTNOTEErickson2012-12] Erickson 2012.

[13] "La Débauche (1969)". Unifrance.org (in French). Retrieved April 6, 2026.

[14] "Il Decamerone". British Film Institute. London. Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2013.

[15] Erickson, Hal. "The Decameron". AllMovie. Archived from the original on December 21, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2026.

[16] "Mais ne nous délivrez pas du mal". Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2013.

[17] Fountain, Clarke. "Mais Ne Nous Deliverez Pas du Mal". AllMovie. Archived from the original on August 12, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2026.

[18] "Doucement les basses". Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2026.

[FOOTNOTEBuening-19] Buening.

[FOOTNOTEGerman-20] German.

[21] "Morgane et ses nymphes". Bifi.fr (in French). Retrieved April 16, 2013.

[22] "Les Petites filles modèles". Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2013.

[FOOTNOTECurtiLafond202675-23] Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 75.

[FOOTNOTECurti2017248-24] Curti 2017, p. 248.

[FOOTNOTECurti2017327-25] Curti 2017, p. 327.

[26] Deming, Mark. "Just Before Nightfall". AllMovie. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2026.

[27] "Les Pétroleuses". Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2013.

[28] "Les pétroleuses". Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on December 4, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.

[FOOTNOTECurtiLafond202676-29] Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 76.

[FOOTNOTECurtiLafond2026105-30] Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 105.

[FOOTNOTECurtiLafond2026116–117-31] 1 2 Curti & Lafond 2026, pp. 116–117.

[32] "Macédoine". Unifrance.org (in French). Retrieved April 6, 2026.

[33] Fountain, Clarke. "The Married Couple of the Year Two". AllMovie. Archived from the original on May 17, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2026.

[FOOTNOTECurtiLafond202698–99-34] Curti & Lafond 2026, pp. 98–99.

[35] Fountain, Clarke. "Murmur of the Heart". AllMovie. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2013.

[FOOTNOTECurtiLafond2026107-36] Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 107.

[37] Fountain, Clarke. "Raphael Ou Le Debauche". AllMovie. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2026.

[38] Deming, Mark. "Red Sun". AllMovie. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2026.

[39] "Soleil Rouge". British Film Institute. London. Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2013.

[40] Fountain, Clarke. "Rendez-vous a Bray". AllMovie. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2026.

[41] Firsching, Robert. "Requiem for a Vampire". AllMovie. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2026.

[FOOTNOTEGrant2011459-42] Grant 2011, p. 459.

[43] "Le Frisson des vampires". Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2013.

[FOOTNOTEFountain2012a-44] Fountain 2012a.

[45] Erickson, Hal. "The Sorrow and the Pity". AllMovie. Archived from the original on July 26, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2026.

[46] "La Poudre d'escampette" [Touch and Go]. Bifi.fr (in French). Retrieved April 6, 2026.

[47] Deming, Mark. "Trafic". AllMovie. Archived from the original on December 6, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2026.

[FOOTNOTEWiener-48] Wiener.

[FOOTNOTECurtiLafond2026121-49] Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 121.

[FOOTNOTECurti2017b37-50] Curti 2017b, p. 37.

[FOOTNOTECurtiLafond2026113–114-51] Curti & Lafond 2026, pp. 113–114.

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