List of French films of 1977

This is a list of French film productions that premiered in 1977.

Films

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Alice or the Last Escapade	Claude Chabrol	Sylvia Kristel, Charles Vanel, Jean Carmet	Drama
The American Friend	Wim Wenders	Bruno Ganz, Dennis Hopper, Lisa Kreuzer	Drama	West German–French co-production
Animal	Claude Zidi	Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raquel Welch, Charles Gerard	Comedy
Another Man, Another Chance	Claude Lelouch	James Caan, Geneviève Bujold, Francis Huster	Drama	French–American co-production
L'Apprenti salaud	Michel Deville	Robert Lamoureux, Christine Dejoux	Drama
Arrête ton char... bidasse!	Michel Gérard	Darry Cowl, Pierre Tornade, Robert Castel, Stéphane Hillel	Comedy
Beyond Good and Evil	Liliana Cavani	Dominique Sanda, Erland Josephson, Robert Powell	Drama	Italian–French–West German co-production
Bilitis	David Hamilton	Patti D'Arbanville, Mona Kristensen, Bernard Giraudeau	Romance, adult
The Blue Ferns	Françoise Sagan	Françoise Fabian, Gilles Ségal, Jean-Marc Bory	Drama
Cathy's Curse	Eddy Matalon	Alan Scarfe, Beverley Murray, Hubert Noel	Horror	Canadian–French co-production
À chacun son enfer	André Cayatte	Annie Girardot, Bernard Fresson, Stéphane Hillel		French-West German co-production
Colloque de chiens	Raúl Ruiz	Eva Simonet, Hugo Santiago, Michel Such	Avant-garde
Comme la lune	Joël Séria	Jean-Pierre Marielle, Sophie Daumier	Comedy drama
The Devil Probably	Robert Bresson	Antoine Monnier, Tina Irissari, Laetita Carcano	Drama
The Forbidden Room	Dino Risi	Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Deneuve, Danilo Mattei		Italian-French co-production
The French Woman	Just Jaeckin	Françoise Fabian, Dayle Haddon, Murray Head	Adult
Le Gang	Jacques Deray	Alain Delon, Xavier Depraz, Roland Bertin		French-Italian co-production
Gloria	Claude Autant-Lara	Nicole Maurey, Maurice Biraud, Andrée Tainsy	Drama
Goodbye Emmanuelle	François Leterrier	Sylvia Kristel, Umberto Orsini, Alexandra Stewart	Adult
Golden Night	Serge Moati	Bernard Blier, Klaus Kinski, Marie Dubois, Jean-Luc Bideau, Charles Vanel	Crime	French-German co-production
Helga, la louve de Spilberg	Alain Payet	Malisa Longo
Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff	Yves Boisset	Patrick Dewaere, Aurore Clément
Julie pot de colle	Philippe de Broca	Marlène Jobert, Jean-Claude Brialy, Alexandra Stewart	Comedy
The Lacemaker	Claude Goretta	Isabelle Huppert, Yves Beneyton, Florence Giorgetti	Drama	French–Swiss co–production
La Nuit, tous les chats sont gris	Gérard Zingg	Gérard Depardieu, Robert Stephens, Laura Betti	Comedy-drama
The Lorry	Marguerite Duras	Marguerite Duras, Gérard Depardieu	Avant-garde
Ma-ma	Elisabeta Bostan	Lyudmila Gurchenko, Mikhail Boyarsky	Children's, fantasy, musical	Romanian–Soviet–French co-production
The Man Who Loved Women	François Truffaut	Charles Denner, Brigitte Fossey	Comedy drama
Madame Rosa	Moshé Mizrahi	Simone Signoret, Claude Dauphin, Sammy Ben Youb	Drama
La Menace	Alain Corneau	Yves Montand, Carole Laure, Marie Dubois		French-Canadian co-production
The Model Couple	William Klein	André Dussollier, Anémone, Zouc	Comedy
Mort d'un pourri	Georges Lautner	Alain Delon, Ornella Muti, Stéphane Audran
La Nuit de Saint-Germain-des-Prés	Bob Swaim	Michel Galabru, Mort Shuman, Chantal Dupuy
One Sings, the Other Doesn't	Agnès Varda	Valérie Mairesse, Ali Raffi, Thérèse Liotard	Drama
Parisian Life	Christian-Jaque	Jacques Jouanneau, Dany Saval, Jacques Dynam	Music
A Spiral of Mist	Eriprando Visconti	Claude Jade, Marc Porel, Carole Chauvet	Drama
Pardon Mon Affaire, Too!	Yves Robert	Jean Rochefort, Claude Brasseur
Providence	Alain Resnais	John Gielgud, Ellen Burstyn, Dirk Bogarde	Drama	French–Swiss co-production
The Purple Taxi	Yves Boisset	Charlotte Rampling, Philippe Noiret, Peter Ustinov, Fred Astaire	Drama	French–Irish–Italian co-production
Shadow of the Castles	Daniel Duval	Philippe Léotard	Drama	Entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival
Solemn Communion	Gérard Blain	Véronique Silver, Marcel Dalio	Comedy drama	Entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival
Spoiled Children	Bertrand Tavernier	Michel Piccoli, Christine Pascal, Michel Aumont	Drama
That Obscure Object of Desire	Luis Buñuel	Fernando Rey, Carole Bouquet, Ángela Molina	Comedy

See also

• 1977 in France
• 1977 in French television

References

Sources

• "L' Apprenti Salaud (1977)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2026.

• "Der amerikanische Freund". Filmportal.de. Retrieved June 24, 2013.

• Costello, Michael. "The American Friend". AllMovie. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2026.

• Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-1-4766-6469-9.

• 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.

• Deming, Mark. "Cathy's Curse". AllMovie. Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2026.

• Fountain, Clarke. "Alice ou la Derniere Fugue". AllMovie. Archived from the original on April 12, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
• Fountain, Clarke. "L'Animal". AllMovie. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2026.

• Erickson, Hal. "Another Man, Another Chance". AllMovie. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.

• Oscherwitz, Dayna; Higgins, Mary Ellen (2009). The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press.

External links

• French films of 1977 at the Internet Movie Database
• French films of 1977 at Cinema-francais.fr