List of French films of 1961


A list of films produced in France in 1961.
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Amelie or The Time to LoveMichel DrachMarie-José Nat, Clotilde Joano, Jean SorelDrama
CocagneMaurice ClocheFernandel, Dora Doll, Leda GloriaComedyCo-production with Italy
The Colossus of RhodesSergio LeoneRory Calhoun, Lea Massari, Georges MarchalAdventureItalian-Spanish-French co-production
The Count of Monte CristoClaude Autant-LaraLouis Jourdan, Yvonne Furneaux, Pierre MondyAdventureFrench-Italian co-production
Dynamite JackJean BastiaFernandel, Eleonora Vargas, Lucien RaimbourgWestern comedyCo-production with Italy
EnclosureArmand GattiJean NégroniDramaFrench-Yugoslavian co-production
Erik the ConquerorMario BavaCameron Mitchell, Andrea Checchi, Françoise ChristopheAdventureItalian-French co-production
Girl with a SuitcaseValerio ZurliniClaudia Cardinale, Jacques Perrin, Corrado PaniDrama, romanceItalian-French co-production
Goodbye AgainAnatole LitvakIngrid Bergman, Yves Montand, Anthony PerkinsDrama, romanceAmerican-French co-production
Hercules and the Conquest of AtlantisVittorio CottafaviReg Park, Alessandro Sperli, Fay SpainAdventure, fantasyItalian-French co-production
The Joy of LivingRené ClémentBarbara Lass, Alain Delon, Gino CerviComedyFrench-Italian co-production
L'Amant de cinq joursPhilippe de BrocaJean Seberg, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Micheline PresleComedy, romanceFrench-Italian co-production
Le Capitaine FracassePierre Gaspard-HuitJean Marais, Geneviève Grad, Gérard BarrayAdventureFrench-Italian co-production
Le cave se rebiffeGilles GrangierJean Gabin, Martine Carol, Bernard BlierCrimeFrench-Italian co-production
La Morte Saison des AmoursPierre KastFrançoise Arnoul, Daniel Gélin, Françoise Prevost
La NotteMichelangelo AntonioniMarcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau, Monica VittiDramaItalian-French co-production
The Last of Mrs. CheyneyLilli Palmer, Carlos ThompsonComedyCo-production with West Germany
Last Year at MarienbadAlain ResnaisDelphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi, Sacha PitoeffAvant-gardeFrench-Italian co-production
Le Goût de la ViolenceRobert HosseinRobert Hossein, Giovanna Ralli, Mario AdorfWesternFrench-West German-Italian co-production
Le Miracle des loupsAndré HunebelleJean Marais, Rosanna Schiaffino, Roger HaninHistorical filmFrench-Italian co-production
Léon Morin, PriestJean-Pierre MelvilleJean-Paul Belmondo, Emmanuelle Riva, Irène TuncDramaFrench-Italian co-production
LolaJacques DemyAnouk Aimée, Marc Michel, Elina LabourdetteDrama, romanceFrench-Italian co-production
The Long AbsenceHenri ColpiAlida Valli, Georges Wilson, Jacques HardenFrench-Italian co-production
Madame Sans-GêneChristian-JaqueSophia Loren, Robert Hossein, Julien BertheauComedyFrench-Italian-Spanish co-production
Please, Not Now!Roger VadimBrigitte Bardot, Jacques Riberolles, Claude BrasseurComedyFrench-Italian co-production
Pleins Feux Sur l'AssassinGeorges FranjuPierre Brasseur, Pascale Audret, Marianne KochMystery
The Return of Dr. MabuseHarald ReinlRudolf Fernau, Werner Peters, Lou SeitzCrimeWest German-French-Italian co-production
The Thief of BagdadArthur LubinSteve Reeves, Giorgia Moll, Edy VesselAdventure, fantasyItalian-French co-production
The Three MusketeersBernard BorderieGérard Barray, Bernard Woringer, Gérard BarrayAdventureFrench-Italian co-production
Tintin and the Golden FleeceJean-Jacques VierneGeorges Wilson, Charles Vanel, Darío MorenoAdventure
Tout l'Or du MondeRené ClairBourvil, Alfred Adam, Philippe NoiretComedyFrench-Italian co-production
Wise GuysClaude ChabrolJean-Claude Brialy, Bernadette Lafont, Charles BelmontComedy-dramaFrench-Italian co-production
A Woman Is a WomanJean-Luc GodardAnna Karina, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Claude BrialyComedyFrench-Italian co-production
The Wonders of AladdinHenry LevinDonald O'Connor, Noëlle Adam, Vittorio De SicaChildren's, comedy, fantasyItalian-French-American co-production