List of French films of 1961

A list of films produced in France in 1961.

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
All the Gold in the WorldRené ClairBourvil, Alfred Adam, Philippe NoiretComedyFrench-Italian co-production
Amelie or The Time to LoveMichel DrachMarie-José Nat, Clotilde Joano, Jean SorelDrama
Captain FracassePierre Gaspard-HuitJean Marais, Geneviève Grad, Gérard BarrayAdventureFrench-Italian co-production
CocagneMaurice ClocheFernandel, Dora Doll, Leda GloriaComedyCo-production with Italy
The Colossus of RhodesSergio LeoneRory Calhoun, Lea Massari, Georges MarchalAdventureItalian-Spanish-French co-production
The Counterfeiters of ParisGilles GrangierJean Gabin, Martine Carol, Bernard BlierComedyFrench-Italian co-production
The Count of Monte CristoClaude Autant-LaraLouis Jourdan, Yvonne Furneaux, Pierre MondyAdventure
Daniella by NightMax PécasElke Sommer, Ivan Desny, Helmut SchmidSpyCo-production with West Germany
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
Five Day LoverPhilippe de BrocaJean Seberg, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Micheline PresleComedy, romanceFrench-Italian 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
Dans l'eau qui fait des bullesMaurice DelbezLouis de Funès, Pierre Dudan, Marthe Mercadier, María Riquelme, Philippe Lemaire, Jacques CastelotComedy
The Joy of LivingRené ClémentBarbara Lass, Alain Delon, Gino CerviComedyFrench-Italian co-production
Keep Talking, BabyGuy LefrancEddie Constantine, François ChauveauCrime
La NotteMichelangelo AntonioniMarcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau, Monica VittiDramaItalian-French co-production
The Last of Mrs. CheyneyFranz Josef WildLilli Palmer, Carlos ThompsonComedyCo-production with West Germany
Last Year at MarienbadAlain ResnaisDelphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi, Sacha PitoeffDramaFrench-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 HardenDramaFrench-Italian co-production
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!Claude Autant-LaraFrancis Blanche, Bernard Blier, Pierre Brasseur, Francis Claude, Nicole Courcel, Danielle Darrieux, Danielle Gaubert, Roger Hanin, Melina Mercouri, Armand Mestral, Simone Renant, Vittorio De Sica, Jean SorelAdventure, comedy, historicalFrench-Italian co-production
Madame Sans-GêneChristian-JaqueSophia Loren, Robert Hossein, Julien BertheauComedyFrench-Italian-Spanish co-production
The MenaceGérard OuryRobert Hossein, Marie-José NatDramaFrench-Italian co-production
Le Miracle des loupsAndré HunebelleJean Marais, Rosanna Schiaffino, Roger HaninHistoricalFrench-Italian co-production
The Nina B. AffairRobert SiodmakNadja Tiller, Pierre Brasseur, Walter GillerDramaFrench-West German co-production
One Night on the BeachMichel BoisrondMartine Carol, Jean Desailly, Geneviève Grad, Daliah LaviDrama, RomanceFrench-Italian co-production
The Passion of Slow FireÉdouard MolinaroJean DesaillyCrime
Please, Not Now!Roger VadimBrigitte Bardot, Jacques Riberolles, Claude BrasseurComedyFrench-Italian co-production
The PresidentHenri VerneuilJean Gabin, Bernard BlierThrillerFrench-Italian co-production
RendezvousJean DelannoyAnnie Girardot, Andréa Parisy, Odile Versois, Jean-Claude Pascal, Philippe Noiret, Michel Piccoli, Jean-François PoronCrimeFrench-Italian co-production
The Return of Dr. MabuseHarald ReinlRudolf Fernau, Werner Peters, Lou SeitzCrimeWest German-French-Italian co-production
The Season for LovePierre KastFrançoise Arnoul, Daniel Gélin, Françoise PrevostComedy drama
Second Bureau AgainstJean StelliFrank Villard, Dominique WilmsThriller
Spotlight on a MurdererGeorges FranjuPierre Brasseur, Pascale Audret, Marianne KochMystery
The Taste of ViolenceRobert HosseinRobert Hossein, Giovanna Ralli, Mario AdorfWesternFrench-West German-Italian co-production
Taxi for TobrukDenys de La PatellièreHardy Krüger, Lino Ventura, Maurice Biraud, Charles AznavourWar
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
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