List of French films of 1974

A list of films produced in France in 1974.

Films

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
And Now My Love	Claude Lelouch	Marthe Keller, Charles Denner, André Dussollier	Drama	French–Italian co-production^[1]
And Then There Were None	Peter Collinson	Oliver Reed, Richard Attenborough, Elke Sommer	N/a	British-West German-Spanish–French–Italian co-production^[2]^[3]
Arabian Nights	Pier Paolo Pasolini	Ninetto Davoli, Franco Merli, Ines Pellegrini	Adventure, fantasy	Italian–French co-production^[4]
Black Thursday	Michel Mitrani	Christine Pascal, Christian Rist, Michel Auclair	Drama	^[5]^[6]
Blood for Dracula	Paul Morrissey	Joe Dallesandro, Udo Kier, Maxime McKendry	Horror	Italian–French co-production ^[7]^[8]
Borsalino & Co.	Jacques Deray	Alain Delon, Riccardo Cucciolla, Catherine Rouvel	Crime	French–Italian–West German co-production^[9]^[10]
By the Blood of Others	Marc Simenon	Yves Beneyton, Francis Blanche, Bernard Blier		French-Italian-Canadian co-production^[11]
Celestine, Maid at Your Service	Jesús Franco	Lina Romay, Howard Vernon, Olivier Mathot	Comedy	^[12]
Celine and Julie Go Boating	Jacques Rivette	Juliet Berto, Dominique Labourier, Bulle Ogier	Avant-garde	^[13]
Charlotte	Roger Vadim	Sirpa Lane, Michel Duchaussoy, Mathieu Carrière	Thriller	French–West German–Italian co-production^[14]^[15]
Chinese in Paris	Jean Yanne		Comedy
The Clockmaker	Bertrand Tavernier	Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Jacques Denis	Drama	^[16]
Countess Perverse	Jesús Franco	Alice Arno, Robert Woods, Howard Vernon		^[17]
The Demoniacs	Jean Rollin	Joëlle Coeur, Marie-France Morel, Britt Anders	Adult	^[18]^[19]^[20]
Emmanuelle	Just Jaeckin	Sylvia Kristel, Alain Cuny, Daniel Sarki	Adult	^[21]
Exorcism	Jesús Franco	Lina Romay, Catherine Laferrière, Lynn Monteil		French-Belgian co-production^[22]
Force 8	Pierre Sisser	Christian Alers, Pierre Fuger, Agnes Desroches		^[23]
Going Places	Bertrand Blier	Gérard Depardieu, Miou-Miou, Patrick Dewaere	Comedy-drama	^[24]
How to Seduce a Virgin	Jesús Franco	Alice Arno, Robert Woods, Howard Vernon		^[25]
Icy Breasts	Georges Lautner	Alain Delon, Mireille Darc, Claude Brasseur		French-Italian co-production^[26]
Impossible Is Not French	Robert Lamoureux	Jean Lefebvre, Pierre Mondy, Pierre Tornade	Comedy	^[27]
The Infernal Trio	Francis Girod	Michel Piccoli, Romy Schneider	Horror	French-Italian-West German co-production^[28]
The Irony of Chance	Édouard Molinaro	Pierre Clémenti, Marie-Hélène Breillat, Jacques Spiesser	War drama	^[29]
Lacombe Lucien	Louis Malle	Pierre Blaise, Aurore Clément, Holger Löwenadler	Drama	French–Italian–West German co-production^[30]
Lancelot du Lac	Robert Bresson	Luc Simon, Humbert Balsan, Vladmir Antolek-Oresk	Drama	French–Italian co-production^[31]
Un linceul n'a pas de poches	Jean-Pierre Mocky	Jean-Pierre Mocky, Myriam Mezieres, Jean Carmet		^[32]
Lorna the Exorcist	Jesús Franco	Lina Romay, Jacqueline Laurent, Guy Delorme	Horror	^[33]^[34]
Love at the Top	Michel Deville	Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Romy Schneider, Jane Birkin	Comedy, Drama	French-Italian co-production^[35]
Loving in the Rain	Jean-Claude Brialy	Romy Schneider, Nino Castelnuovo, Mehdi El Glaoui	Drama, romance	French-Italian-West German co-production^[36]
The Lustful Amazon	Jesús Franco	Wal Davis, Alice Arno, Robert Woods	Adventure	^[37]
The Mouth Agape	Maurice Pialat	Monique Mélinand, Philippe Léotard, Hubert Deschamps	Drama	^[38]
My Little Loves	Jean Eustache	Martin Loeb, Ingrid Caven, Dionys Mascolo	Drama	^[39]
Nuits Rouges	Georges Franju	Gayle Hunnicutt, Jacques Champreux, Josephine Chaplin	Crime, thriller	French–Italian co-production^[40]^[41]^[42]
The Others	Hugo Santiago	Patrice Dally, Noëlle Chatelet, Roger Planchon	Drama, romance	^[43]
Parade	Jacques Tati	Jacques Tati, Karl Kossmayer, Pierre Bramma	Comedy	^[44]
The Phantom of Liberty	Luis Buñuel	Jean-Claude Brialy, Monica Vitti, Paul Frankeur	Avant-garde	French–Italian co-production^[45]
Le Protecteur	Roger Hanin	Juliet Berto, Georges Geret, Roger Coggio		French-Spanish co-production^[46]
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe	Yves Robert	Pierre Richard, Jean Carmet, Mireille Darc	Comedy	^[47]
The Secret	Robert Enrico	Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marlène Jobert, Philippe Noiret	Crime	French-Italian co-production^[48]
Stavisky	Alain Resnais	Jean-Paul Belmondo, François Périer, Charles Boyer	Drama	French–Italian co-production^[49]
Successive Slidings of Pleasure	Alain Robbe-Grillet	Anicée Alvina, Olga Georges-Picot, Jean-Louis Trintignant	Crime	^[50]^[51]
The Suspects	Michel Wyn	Mimsy Farmer, Paul Meurisse, Bruno Cremer		French-Italian co-production^[52]
Sweet Movie	Dušan Makavejev	Carole Laure, Pierre Clémenti, Anna Prucnal	Avant-garde, comedy	French–Canadian–West German co-production^[53]^[54]^[55]
There's a Bone in the Mill	Raoul André	Michel Galabru, Paul Préboist, Daniel Prévost	Comedy	^[56]
There's Nothing Wrong with Being Good to Yourself	Claude Mulot	Jean Lefebvre, Françoise Lemieux, Michel Galabru, Darry Cowl	Comedy	^[57]
Three Tough Guys	Duccio Tessari	Lino Ventura, Isaac Hayes, Fred Williamson	N/a	Italian-French co-production^[58]^[59]
Tender Dracula	Pierre Grunstein	Peter Cushing, Alida Valli, Miou-Miou	Horror	^[60]^[61]
Verdict	André Cayatte	Sophia Loren, Jean Gabin, Michel Albertini	Crime, drama	French–Italian co-production^[62]^[63]
Violins at the Ball	Michel Drach	David Drach, Michel Drach, Jean-Louis Trintignant	Drama	^[64]
The Woman in Red Boots	Juan Luis Buñuel	Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, Adalberto Maria Merli	Comedy, Drama, Fantasy	French-Italian-Spanish co-production^[65]

Notes

↑ Seibert.
↑ BFI Film & Television Database.
↑ Filmportal.de.
↑ Firsching, Robert. "The Arabian Nights (1974)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
↑ Fountain.
↑ Bifi.fr 2014.
↑ Curti 2017, p. 116-117.
↑ Hallenbeck 2009, p. 217.
↑ Curti & Lafond 2026, pp. 217–218.
↑ Erickson.
↑ Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 217.
↑ Thrower 2015, pp. 391–392.
↑ Charney.
↑ Erickson 2012.
↑ Filmportal.de 2014.
↑ Erickson 2014.
↑ Thrower 2015, pp. 326–327.
↑ Shipka 2011, p. 281.
↑ Shipka 2011, pp. 288–289.
↑ Firsching 2019.
↑ Erickson 2012a.
↑ Thrower 2015, p. 381.
↑ Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 212.
↑ Erickson 2013.
↑ Thrower 2015, p. 321.
↑ Bifi.fr 2013.
↑ Fountain, Clake. "Impossible.. pas francais". AllMovie. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
↑ Fountain, Clake. "The Infernal Trio". AllMovie. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
↑ https://www.unifrance.org/film/1078/l-ironie-du-sort
↑ Hobart, Tana. "Lacombe Lucien (1974)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
↑ Erickson, Hal. "Lancelot du Lac (1974)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
↑ Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 214.
↑ Firsching, Robert. "Les Possédées du Diable". AllMovie. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
↑ Thrower 2015, p. 393.
↑ Erickson, Hal. "Love at the Top". AllMovie. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
↑ Erickson, Hal. "Un amour de pluie". AllMovie. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
↑ Thrower 2015, p. 336.
↑ "La Gueule ouverte". Bifi.fr (in French). Retrieved December 25, 2012.
↑ Fountain, Clarke. "Mes Petites Amoures". AllMovie. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
↑ "Nuits Rouges". BFI Film & TV Database. London: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 17, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
↑ Erlewine, Iotis. "Nuits Rouges". AllMovie. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
↑ "Nuits Rouges". Bifi.fr (in French). Retrieved November 17, 2013.
↑ Fountain, Clarke. "Les Autres (1974)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
↑ Erickson, Hal. "Parade (1974)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
↑ Voorhees, John. "The Phantom of Liberty (1974)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
↑ Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 220.
↑ Erickson, Hal. "The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1974)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
↑ Erickson, Hal. "The Secret (1974)". AllMovie. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
↑ Erickson, Hal. "Stavisky (1974)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
↑ Fountain, Clarke. "Glissements Progressifs du Plaisir (1973)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
↑ "Glissements progressifs du plaisir". Bifi.fr (in French). Retrieved December 25, 2012.
↑ Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 222.
↑ Southern, Nathan. "Sweet Movie (1973)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
↑ "Sweet Movie". Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on January 17, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
↑ "Sweet Movie". BFI Film & Television Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 17, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
↑ Erickson, Hal. "Y'a Un Os Dans La Moulinette". AllMovie. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Y’a pas d’mal à se faire du bien – Film de Claude Mulot". Films du Québec, September 27, 2009.
↑ Curti 2013, p. 124.
↑ American Film Institute.
↑ Browning, 2011. p.173
↑ "La Grande trouille". Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
↑ Erickson 2014b.
↑ Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 225.
↑ Brennan, Sandra. "Les Violons Du Bal (1974)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
↑ Fountain, Clake. "La femme aux bottes rouges". AllMovie. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

References

"Three Tough Guys". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
"And Then There Were None". BFI Film & TV Database. London: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 14, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
"Les Seins de glace (1974)". Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on December 4, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
"Les Guichets Du Louvre". Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
"Ein Unbekannter rechnet ab". Filmportal.de (in German). Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
"Ein wildes Leben". Filmportal.de. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
Charney, Leo. "Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
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.
Erickson, Hal. "Borsalino & Co. (1974)". AllMovie. All Media Guide. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
Erickson, Hal. "La Jeune Fille Assassination". AllMovie. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
Erickson, Hal. "Emmanuelle (1974)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
Erickson, Hal. "Going Places (1974)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
Erickson, Hal. "The Clockmaker (1974)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
Erickson, Hal. "Verdict (1974)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
Firsching, Robert. "Demoniacs (1973)". AllMovie. All Media Guide. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
Fountain, Clarke. "Les Guichets Du Louvre (1973)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
Hallenbeck, Bruce G. (2009). Comedy-Horror Films: A Chronological History, 1914–2008. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786433322.
Seibert, Perry. "Toute une Vie (1974)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
Shipka, Danny (2011). Perverse Titillation: The Exploitation Cinema of Italy, Spain and France, 1960–1980. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786448883.
Thrower, Stephen (2015). Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesús Franco: Volume 1:1959-1974. Strange Attractor Press. ISBN 978-1-907222-31-3.

External links

French films of 1974 at the Internet Movie Database
French films of 1974 at Cinema-francais.fr

[FOOTNOTESeibert-1] Seibert.

[FOOTNOTEBFI_Film_&_Television_Database-2] BFI Film & Television Database.

[FOOTNOTEFilmportal.de-3] Filmportal.de.

[4] Firsching, Robert. "The Arabian Nights (1974)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2026.

[FOOTNOTEFountain-5] Fountain.

[FOOTNOTEBifi.fr2014-6] Bifi.fr 2014.

[FOOTNOTECurti2017116-117-7] Curti 2017, p. 116-117.

[FOOTNOTEHallenbeck2009217-8] Hallenbeck 2009, p. 217.

[FOOTNOTECurtiLafond2026217–218-9] Curti & Lafond 2026, pp. 217–218.

[FOOTNOTEErickson-10] Erickson.

[FOOTNOTECurtiLafond2026217-11] Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 217.

[FOOTNOTEThrower2015391–392-12] Thrower 2015, pp. 391–392.

[FOOTNOTECharney-13] Charney.

[FOOTNOTEErickson2012-14] Erickson 2012.

[FOOTNOTEFilmportal.de2014-15] Filmportal.de 2014.

[FOOTNOTEErickson2014-16] Erickson 2014.

[FOOTNOTEThrower2015326–327-17] Thrower 2015, pp. 326–327.

[FOOTNOTEShipka2011281-18] Shipka 2011, p. 281.

[FOOTNOTEShipka2011288–289-19] Shipka 2011, pp. 288–289.

[FOOTNOTEFirsching2019-20] Firsching 2019.

[FOOTNOTEErickson2012a-21] Erickson 2012a.

[FOOTNOTEThrower2015381-22] Thrower 2015, p. 381.

[FOOTNOTECurtiLafond2026212-23] Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 212.

[FOOTNOTEErickson2013-24] Erickson 2013.

[FOOTNOTEThrower2015321-25] Thrower 2015, p. 321.

[FOOTNOTEBifi.fr2013-26] Bifi.fr 2013.

[27] Fountain, Clake. "Impossible.. pas francais". AllMovie. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

[28] Fountain, Clake. "The Infernal Trio". AllMovie. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

[29] ttps://www.unifrance.org/film/1078/l-ironie-du-sort

[30] Hobart, Tana. "Lacombe Lucien (1974)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 25, 2012.

[31] Erickson, Hal. "Lancelot du Lac (1974)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 25, 2012.

[FOOTNOTECurtiLafond2026214-32] Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 214.

[33] Firsching, Robert. "Les Possédées du Diable". AllMovie. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2026.

[FOOTNOTEThrower2015393-34] Thrower 2015, p. 393.

[35] Erickson, Hal. "Love at the Top". AllMovie. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

[36] Erickson, Hal. "Un amour de pluie". AllMovie. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

[FOOTNOTEThrower2015336-37] Thrower 2015, p. 336.

[38] "La Gueule ouverte". Bifi.fr (in French). Retrieved December 25, 2012.

[39] Fountain, Clarke. "Mes Petites Amoures". AllMovie. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

[40] "Nuits Rouges". BFI Film & TV Database. London: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 17, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2013.

[41] Erlewine, Iotis. "Nuits Rouges". AllMovie. Retrieved November 17, 2013.

[42] "Nuits Rouges". Bifi.fr (in French). Retrieved November 17, 2013.

[43] Fountain, Clarke. "Les Autres (1974)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 25, 2012.

[44] Erickson, Hal. "Parade (1974)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 25, 2012.

[45] Voorhees, John. "The Phantom of Liberty (1974)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 25, 2012.

[FOOTNOTECurtiLafond2026220-46] Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 220.

[47] Erickson, Hal. "The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1974)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 25, 2012.

[48] Erickson, Hal. "The Secret (1974)". AllMovie. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

[49] Erickson, Hal. "Stavisky (1974)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 25, 2012.

[50] Fountain, Clarke. "Glissements Progressifs du Plaisir (1973)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 25, 2012.

[51] "Glissements progressifs du plaisir". Bifi.fr (in French). Retrieved December 25, 2012.

[FOOTNOTECurtiLafond2026222-52] Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 222.

[53] Southern, Nathan. "Sweet Movie (1973)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 25, 2012.

[54] "Sweet Movie". Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on January 17, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2012.

[55] "Sweet Movie". BFI Film & Television Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 17, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2012.

[56] Erickson, Hal. "Y'a Un Os Dans La Moulinette". AllMovie. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

[57] Charles-Henri Ramond, "Y’a pas d’mal à se faire du bien – Film de Claude Mulot". Films du Québec, September 27, 2009.

[FOOTNOTECurti2013124-58] Curti 2013, p. 124.

[FOOTNOTEAmerican_Film_Institute-59] American Film Institute.

[Browning173-60] Browning, 2011. p.173

[61] "La Grande trouille". Bifi.fr (in French). Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2012.

[FOOTNOTEErickson2014b-62] Erickson 2014b.

[FOOTNOTECurtiLafond2026225-63] Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 225.

[64] Brennan, Sandra. "Les Violons Du Bal (1974)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 25, 2012.

[65] Fountain, Clake. "La femme aux bottes rouges". AllMovie. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

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