| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| Aloïse | Liliane de Kermadec | Delphine Seyrig, Isabelle Huppert, Michel Lonsdale | Drama | |
| Beyond Fear | Yannick Andréi | Michel Bouquet, Michel Constantin, Marilù Tolo | Crime | French-Italian co-production |
| Black Moon | Louis Malle | Cathryn Harrison, Therese Giehse, Joe Dallesandro | Avant-garde, fantasy, science fiction | |
| Bons Baisers de Hong Kong | Yvan Chiffre | Les Charlots, Mickey Rooney | Comedy | |
| La Chair de l'orchidée | Patrice Chéreau | Charlotte Rampling, Bruno Cremer, Simone Signoret | Thriller | |
| Cher Victor | Robin Davis | Bernard Blier, Jacques Dufilho, Alida Valli | Drama | |
| Chobizenesse | Jean Yanne | Jean Yanne | Musical Comedy | |
| Cousin Cousine | Jean-Charles Tacchella | Marie-Christine Barrault, Victor Lanoux, Marie-France Pisier | Comedy, romance | |
| Emmanuelle 2 | Francis Giacobetti | Sylvia Kristel, Umberto Orsini, Catherine Rivet | Adult | |
| Flic Story | Jacques Deray | Alain Delon, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Renato Salvatori | Thriller | French-Italian co-production |
| A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe | Damiano Damiani | Terence Hill, Miou-Miou, Patrick McGoohan | Western | Italian–French–West German co-production |
| Incorrigible | Philippe de Broca | Jean-Paul Belmondo, Geneviève Bujold, Julien Guiomar | Comedy | |
| India Song | Marguerite Duras | Delphine Seyrig, Michel Lonsdale, Mathieu Carrière | Avant-garde | |
| Innocents with Dirty Hands | Claude Chabrol | Romy Schneider, Rod Steiger | Crime | French–Italian–West German co-production |
| Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris | Denis Héroux | Mort Shuman, Elly Stone, Joe Masiell | | Canadian-French co-production |
| Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles | Chantal Akerman | Delphine Seyrig, Jan Decorte, Chantal Akerman | Avant-garde | Belgian–French co-production |
| L'ibis rouge | Jean-Pierre Mocky | Michel Simon, Michel Serrault | Crime comedy | |
| L'important c'est d'aimer | Andrzej Żuławski | Romy Schneider, Fabio Testi Jacques Dutronc | Romance, drama | French–Italian–West German co-production |
| La Bête | Walerian Borowczyk | Sirpa Lane, Lisbeth Hummel, Elizabeth Kaza | Fantasy | |
| La Course à l'échalote | Claude Zidi | Pierre Richard, Jane Birkin | Comedy | |
| Le Chat et la souris | Claude Lelouch | Michèle Morgan, Serge Reggiani, Philippe Léotard | Mystery | |
| Le Gitan | José Giovanni | Alain Delon | Crime | |
| Le Sauvage | Jean-Paul Rappeneau | Yves Montand, Catherine Deneuve, Luigi Vannucchi | Adventure, comedy | French–Italian co-production |
| Le Sexe qui parle | Claude Mulot | | Adult | |
| Le vieux fusil | Robert Enrico | Philippe Noiret, Romy Schneider | Drama | |
| Les Galettes de Pont-Aven | Joel Seria | Jean-Pierre Marielle, Bernard Fresson, Jeanne Goupil | Comedy | French–Italian co-production |
| Let Joy Reign Supreme | Bertrand Tavernier | Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Jean-Pierre Marielle | Historical film | |
| Lèvres de Sang | Jean Rollin | Jean-Loup Philippe, Annie Belle, Nathalie Perrey | | |
| Lily, aime-moi | Maurice Dugowson | Rufus, Jean-Michel Folon, Patrick Dewaere | Drama | |
| Malicious Pleasure | Bernard Toublanc-Michel | Jacques Weber, Claude Jade, Anny Duperey | Thriller | |
| Numéro Deux | Jean-Luc Godard | Sandrine Battistella, Pierre Oudrey, Alexandre Rignault | Avant-garde film | |
| Pas de problème! | Georges Lautner | Miou-Miou, Jean Lefebvre, Bernard Ménez | | |
| Peur sur la ville | Henri Verneuil | Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Denner, Adalberto Maria Merli | Thriller | French–Italian co-production |
| Playing with Fire | Alain Robbe-Grillet | Jean-Louis Trintignant, Philippe Noiret, Anicée Alvina | Avant-garde, comedy, mystery | |
| Pleasure Party | Claude Chabrol | Paul Gégauff, Danielle Gégauff, Clemence Gégauff | Drama | French–Italian co-production |
| Raging Fists | Éric Le Hung | Tony Gatlif, Marie-Georges Pascal, Philippe Lavot | Crime | |
| Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Paolo Bonacelli, Giorgio Cataldi, Umberto Paolo | | Italian–French co-production |
| Section spéciale | Costa-Gavras | Louis Seigner, Michel Lonsdale, François Maistre | Drama | French–Italian–West German co-production |
| Sept morts sur ordonnance | Jacques Rouffio | Michel Piccoli, Gérard Depardieu, Jane Birkin, Marina Vlady, Charles Vanel, Michel Vanel | Crime | |
| The Story of Adele H. | François Truffaut | Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Robinson, Sylvia Marriott | Drama | |
| The Story of O | Just Jaeckin | Corinne Cléry, Udo Kier, Anthony Steel | Drama | |
| Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle | Boris Szulzinger, Michel Gast, Picha | | Animated film, adventure, comedy | Belgian–French co-production |
| The Track | Serge Leroy | Mimsy Farmer, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Jean-Luc Bideau | Thriller | |
| Wanted: Babysitter | René Clément | Maria Schneider, Sydne Rome, Vic Morrow, Robert Vaughn | Thriller | French–Italian–West German co-production |
| Zorro | Duccio Tessari | Alain Delon, Stanley Baker, Moustache | Adventure | Italian–French co-production |
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