List of French films of 1958

Last updated

A list of films produced in France in 1958.

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Adventures in Indochina Jean Bastia Jean Gaven, Dominique Wilms, Jean-Pierre Kérien Adventure
Les Amants Louis Malle Jeanne Moreau DramaNominated for Golden Lion, +1 win
Anna of Brooklyn Vittorio De Sica Gina Lollobrigida, Dale Robertson, Amedeo Nazzari ComedyCo-production with Italy
Back to the Wall Édouard Molinaro Jeanne Moreau, Gérard Oury, Philippe Nicaud Crime
Le Beau Serge Claude Chabrol Gérard Blain Drama2 wins
A Bullet in the Gun Barrel Michel Deville, Charles Gérard Pierre Vaneck, Mijanou Bardot, Paul Frankeur, Roger Hanin Crime
The Cat Henri Decoin Françoise Arnoul, Bernhard Wicki, André Versini War
A Certain Monsieur Jo René Jolivet Michel Simon, Geneviève Kervine, Jacques Morel Crime
Christine Pierre Gaspard-Huit Romy Schneider, Alain Delon Drama, Romance
Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women Maurice Régamey Jean Carmet, Annie Cordy ComedyCo-production with Italy
Ciulinii Bărăganului Louis Daquin, Gheorghe Vitanidis Ana Vladescu Nominated for Palme d'Or
Top ratings in imdb (9,5)
Dangerous Games Pierre Chenal Jean Servais, Pascale Audret Crime
The Daughter of Hamburg Yves Allégret Daniel Gélin, Hildegard Knef, Jean Lefebvre Drama
The Day the Sky Exploded Paolo Heusch Paul Hubschmid, Fiorella Mari SFCo-produced with Italy
Dishonorable Discharge Bernard Borderie Eddie Constantine Adventure, comedyCo-production with Italy
Elevator to the Gallows Louis Malle Jeanne Moreau Crime dramaWon Prix Louis Delluc
Every Day Has Its Secret Claude Boissol Jean Marais, Danièle Delorme, Françoise Fabian Thriller
Federal Police Maurice de Canonge Anne Vernon, Henri Vilbert, Robert Manuel, Yves Vincent Crime
Fire in the Flesh Alfred Rode Claudine Dupuis, Erno Crisa, Armand Mestral, Raymond Souplex Adventure
Girl and the River François Villiers Pascale Audret DramaEntered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival
Girls of the Night Maurice Cloche Georges Marchal, Nicole Berger DramaCo-production with West Germany and Italy
Goha Jacques Baratier Omar Sharif DramaEntered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival
Happy Arenas Maurice de Canonge Fernand Raynaud, Danielle Godet, Colette Ripert Comedy
Happy Holidays Jean-Marc Thibault Jean-March Thibault, Roger Pierre Comedy
Hardboiled Egg Time Norbert Carbonnaux Fernand Gravey, Darry Cowl Comedy
Incognito Patrice Dally Eddie Constantine, Danik Patisson, Gaby André, Tilda Thamar Crime
The Law Is the Law Christian-Jaque Totò, Fernandel ComedyCo-production with Italy; Entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival
A Legitimate Defense André Berthomieu Bernard Blier, Pierre Mondy, Philippe Nicaud, Maria Mauban Crime
Life Together Clément Duhour Fernandel, Danielle Darrieux, Lilli Palmer Comedy
The Lord's Vineyard Jean Boyer Fernandel, Pierre Dux, Simone Valère Comedy
Love Is My Profession Claude Autant-Lara Jean Gabin, Brigitte Bardot, Edwige Feuillère CrimeCo-production with Italy
The Lovers of Montparnasse Jacques Becker, Max Ophüls Gérard Philipe Biopic Biopic of Modigliani
Maigret Sets a Trap Jean Delannoy Jean Gabin, Annie Girardot Crime
The Mask of the Gorilla Bernard Borderie Lino Ventura, Charles Vanel, Pierre Dux, Bella Darvi Crime
Mimi Pinson Robert Darèbe Dany Robin, Raymond Pellegrin Comedy
Le Miroir à deux faces André Cayatte Michèle Morgan, Bourvil, Ivan Desny CrimeCo-production with Italy
Les Misérables Jean-Paul Le Chanois Jean Gabin, Danièle Delorme Drama
Mon Oncle Jacques Tati Jacques TatiComedy
My Darned Father Georges Lacombe Gaby Morlay, Antonella Lualdi, Claude Dauphin, Philippe Lemaire ComedyCo-production with Italy
Neither Seen Nor Recognized Yves Robert Louis de Funès, Noëlle Adam Comedy
The Night Heaven Fell Roger Vadim Brigitte Bardot, Alida Valli Drama
Not Delivered Gilles Grangier Paul Meurisse, Jeanne Moreau, Serge Reggiani, Simone Renant Crime
Operation Abduction Jean Stelli Frank Villard, Danielle Godet, Dalida Crime
Sacred Youth André Berthomieu Gaby Morlay, André Luguet, Micheline Dax, Guy Bertil Comedy
School for Coquettes Jacqueline Audry Dany Robin, Fernand Gravey, Bernard Blier Comedy
Serenade of Texas Richard Pottier Luis Mariano, Germaine Damar Musical western
The Sicilian Pierre Chevalier Fernand Raynaud Comedy
Sinners of Paris Pierre Chenal Charles Vanel, Bella Darvi, Danik Patisson, Michel Piccoli, François Guérin, Marcel Mouloudji Crime
Sunday Encounter Marc Allégret Bourvil, Danielle Darrieux, Arletty Comedy drama
Tabarin Richard Pottier Michel Piccoli, Sylvia Lopez, Annie Cordy Drama musicalCo-production with Italy
Tamango John Berry Dorothy Dandridge, Curd Jürgens DramaMade in France as director Berry was blacklisted in Hollywood
Taxi, Roulotte et Corrida André Hunebelle Louis de Funès, Raymond Bussières, Annette Poivre Comedy
That Night Maurice Cazeneuve Mylène Demongeot, Maurice Ronet, Jean Servais Crime
White Cargo Georges Lacombe Françoise Arnoul, Renée Faure, Jean-Claude Michel Crime
Why Women Sin Guy Lefranc Dany Carrel, Pierre Vaneck, Yves Denbiaud Crime
Women's Prison Maurice Cloche Danièle Delorme, Jacques Duby, Mireille Perrey Crime
Young Sinners Marcel Carné Pascale Petit DramaGrand Prix du Cinéma

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brigitte Bardot</span> French actress and singer (born 1934)

Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot, often referred to by her initials B.B., is a French former actress, singer, and model as well as an animal rights activist. Famous for portraying characters with hedonistic lifestyles, she is one of the best known symbols of the sexual revolution. Although she withdrew from the entertainment industry in 1973, she remains a major pop culture icon. She has acted in 47 films, performed in several musicals, and recorded more than 60 songs. She was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1985.

<i>Paths of Glory</i> 1957 film by Stanley Kubrick

Paths of Glory is a 1957 American anti-war film co-written and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb, which was based on the Souain corporals affair during World War I. The film stars Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax, the commanding officer of French soldiers who refuse to continue a suicidal attack, after which Dax attempts to defend them against charges of cowardice in a court-martial.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jean-Paul Belmondo</span> French actor (1933–2021)

Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo was a French actor. Initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s, he was a major French film star for several decades from the 1960s onward, frequently portraying police officers and criminals in action thriller films. His best known credits include Breathless (1960), That Man from Rio (1964), Pierrot le Fou (1965), Borsalino (1970), and The Professional (1981). An undisputed box-office champion like Louis de Funès and Alain Delon of the same period, Belmondo attracted nearly 160 million spectators in his 50-year career. Between 1969 and 1982 he played four times in the most popular films of the year in France: The Brain (1969), Fear Over the City (1975), Animal (1977), Ace of Aces (1982), being surpassed on this point only by Louis de Funès.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yves Montand</span> French-Italian actor and singer (1921–1991)

Ivo Livi, better known as Yves Montand, was an Italian-born French actor and singer. He is said to be one of France's greatest 20th-century artists.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roger Vadim</span> French filmmaker (1928–2000)

Roger Vadim Plemiannikov was a French screenwriter, film director and producer, as well as an author, artist and occasional actor. His best-known works are visually lavish films with erotic qualities, such as And God Created Woman (1956), Blood and Roses (1960), Barbarella (1968), and Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charles Boyer</span> French-American actor (1899–1978)

Charles Boyer was a French-American actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer started on the stage, but he found his success in American films during the 1930s. His memorable performances were among the era's most highly praised, in romantic dramas such as The Garden of Allah (1936), Algiers (1938), and Love Affair (1939), as well as the mystery-thriller Gaslight (1944). He received four Oscar nominations for Best Actor. He also appeared as himself on the CBS sitcom I Love Lucy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">José Ferrer</span> Puerto Rican actor and director (1912–1992)

José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón was a Puerto Rican actor and director of stage, film and television. He was one of the most celebrated and esteemed Hispanic American actors—or, indeed, actors of any ethnicity—during his lifetime and after, with a career spanning nearly 60 years between 1935 and 1992. He achieved prominence for his portrayal of Cyrano de Bergerac in the play of the same name, which earned him the inaugural Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1947. He reprised the role in a 1950 film version and won an Academy Award for Best Actor, making him the first Hispanic actor and the first Puerto Rican-born to win an Academy Award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Romy Schneider</span> Austrian-French actress (1938–1982)

Rosemarie Magdalena Albach, known professionally as Romy Schneider, was a German-French actress. She is regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time and became a cult figure due to her role as Empress Elisabeth of Austria in the Sissi trilogy in the mid-1950s. She later reprised the role in a more mature version in Luchino Visconti's Ludwig (1973). She began her career in the German Heimatfilm genre in the early 1950s when she was 15. Schneider moved to France, where she made successful and critically acclaimed films with some of the most notable film directors of that era. Her performance in That Most Important Thing: Love is regarded as one of the greatest in the history of cinema. Coco Chanel called Romy “the ultimate incarnation of the ideal woman.” Bertrand Tavernier remarked: “Sautet is talking about Mozart with regard to Romy. Me, I want to talk of Verdi, Mahler…”

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Louis Malle</span> French film director, screenwriter, and producer

Louis Marie Malle was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in both French cinema and Hollywood. Described as "eclectic" and "a filmmaker difficult to pin down", Malle made documentaries, romances, period dramas, and thrillers. He often depicted provocative or controversial subject matter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jean Marais</span> French actor, writer, director and sculptor (1913–1998)

Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais, known professionally as Jean Marais, was a French actor, film director, theatre director, painter, sculptor, visual artist, writer and photographer. He performed in over 100 films and was the lover, muse and friend of acclaimed director Jean Cocteau. In 1996, he was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his contributions to French cinema.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeanne Moreau</span> French actress, singer, screenwriter and director (1928–2017)

Jeanne Moreau was a French actress, singer, screenwriter, director, and socialite. She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française. Moreau began playing small roles in films in 1949, later achieving prominence with starring roles in Louis Malle's Elevator to the Gallows (1958), Michelangelo Antonioni's La Notte (1961), and François Truffaut's Jules et Jim (1962). Most prolific during the 1960s, Moreau continued to appear in films into her 80s. Orson Welles called her "the greatest actress in the world".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jacques Tourneur</span> French film director (1904–1977)

Jacques Tourneur was a French-American filmmaker, active during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known as an auteur of stylish and atmospheric genre films, many of them for RKO Pictures, including the horror films Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie, and The Leopard Man, and the classic film noir Out of the Past. He is also known for directing Night of the Demon, which was released by Columbia Pictures.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marcel Carné</span> French film director (1906–1996)

Marcel Albert Carné was a French film director. A key figure in the poetic realism movement, Carné's best known films include Port of Shadows (1938), Le Jour Se Lève (1939), Les Visiteurs du Soir (1942) and Children of Paradise (1945); the latter has been cited as one of the great films of all time.

<i>Mon Oncle</i> 1958 film by Jacques Tati

Mon Oncle is a 1958 comedy film directed by Jacques Tati. The first of Tati's films to be released in colour, Mon Oncle won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, a Special Prize at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival, and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film, receiving more honours than any of Tati's other cinematic works.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">AACTA Awards</span> Cinema and Television awards

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known as the AACTA Awards, are presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). The awards recognise excellence in the film and television industry, both locally and internationally, including the producers, directors, actors, writers, and cinematographers. It is the most prestigious awards ceremony for the Australian film and television industry. They are generally considered to be the Australian counterpart of the Academy Awards for the United States and the BAFTA Awards for the United Kingdom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jean-Claude Brialy</span> French actor and director

Jean-Claude Brialy was a French actor and film director.

Pathé News was a producer of newsreels and documentaries from 1910 to 1970 in the United Kingdom. Its founder, Charles Pathé, was a pioneer of moving pictures in the silent era. The Pathé News archive is known today as "British Pathé". Its collection of news film and movies is fully digitised and available online.

<i>Les Misérables</i> (1958 film) 1958 "`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000003-QINU`" film

Les Misérables is a 1958 film adaptation of the 1862 Victor Hugo novel. Written by René Barjavel, the film was directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois and stars Jean Gabin as Jean Valjean.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1958 Cannes Film Festival</span>

The 11th Cannes Film Festival was held from 2 to 18 May 1958. The Palme d'Or went to The Cranes are Flying by Mikhail Kalatozov.

<i>Babette Goes to War</i> 1959 film

Babette Goes to War is a 1959 French CinemaScope film starring Brigitte Bardot. It was Bardot's first movie since becoming a star where she did not take off her clothes.