A list of films produced in France in 1940 :
A-L
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Apres Mein Kampf, Mes Crimes
Alexandre Ryder
Roger Karl , Line Noro
War drama
[1]
Beating Heart
Henri Decoin
Danielle Darrieux , Claude Dauphin , André Luguet
Comedy drama
Bécassine
Pierre Caron
Max Dearly , Paulette Dubost , Annie France
Comedy
The Blue Danube
Emil E. Reinert , Alfred Rode
Madeleine Sologne , José Noguéro , Marguerite Moreno
Drama
Camp Thirteen
Jacques Constant
Alice Field , Gabriel Gabrio
Drama
La Comédie du bonheur
Marcel L'Herbier
Michel Simon , Ramon Novarro , Jacqueline Delubac
Comedy
Co-production with Italy
Cristobal's Gold
Jean Stelli , Jacques Becker
Charles Vanel , Conchita Montenegro , Albert Préjean
Drama
Diamant Noir
Jean Delannoy
Louise Carletti , Charles Vanel
Drama
[2]
Facing Destiny
Henri Fescourt
Jules Berry , George Rigaud , Josseline Gaël
Spy drama
The Emigrant
Léo Joannon
Edwige Feuillère , Jean Chevrier , Georges Lannes
Comedy
Espoirs...(Le Champ maudit)
Willy Rozier
Constant Remy , Pierre Larquey
[3]
False Alarm
Jacques de Baroncelli
Lucien Baroux , Micheline Presle , Josephine Baker
Comedy drama
[4]
Faut ce qu’il faut
René Pujol
Pierre Larquey , Marguerite Pierry
Comedy drama
[5] AKA Monsieur Bibi
Feu de paille
Jean-Benoît Lévy
Finance Noire
Félix Gandéra
Hangman's Noose
Léon Mathot
Jacqueline Delubac , Andre Luguet , Annie Vernay
Mystery
[6]
Ils Etaient cinq Permissionnaires
Pierre Caron
Armand Bernard , Ginette Leclerc
[7]
L'An quarante
Fernand Rivers
Josseline Gael , Marcelle Praince
[8]
L’empreinte du dieu
Léonide Moguy
Pierre Blanchar , Annie Ducaux
[9]
La Comedie du Bonheur
Marcel l'Herbier
Michel Simon , Ramon Novarro
Comedy
[10]
Love Cavalcade
Raymond Bernard
Simone Simon , Claude Dauphin , Michel Simon
Drama
M-Z
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
The Man from Niger
Jacques de Baroncelli
Victor Francen , Harry Baur , Annie Ducaux
Drama
The Man Who Seeks the Truth
Alexander Esway
Raimu , Yvette Lebon , Jacqueline Delubac
Comedy
The Marvelous Night
Jean-Paul Paulin
Fernandel , Charles Vanel , Janine Darcey
Comedy
Miquette
Jean Boyer
Lilian Harvey , Lucien Baroux , André Lefaur
Comedy
The Mondesir Heir
Albert Valentin
Fernandel , Elvire Popesco , Jules Berry
Comedy
Monsieur Hector
Maurice Cammage
Fernandel , Denise Grey , Raymond Rognoni
Comedy
Musicians of the Sky
Georges Lacombe
Michèle Morgan , Michel Simon , René Lefèvre
Drama
Narcisse
Ayres d'Aguiar
Rellys , Paul Azaïs , Monique Rolland
Comedy
Nightclub Hostess
Albert Valentin
Michèle Morgan , Gilbert Gil , Gisèle Préville
Drama
Night in December
Curtis Bernhardt
Pierre Blanchar , Renée Saint-Cyr , Jean Tissier
Drama
Paradise Lost
Abel Gance
Fernand Gravey , Elvire Popesco , Micheline Presle
War drama
Paris-New York
Yves Mirande
Gaby Morlay , Michel Simon , Claude Dauphin
Comedy
President Haudecoeur
Jean Dréville
Harry Baur , Betty Stockfeld , Marguerite Deval
Comedy
Radio Surprises
Marcel Aboulker
Marguerite Moreno , Armand Bernard , Grégoire Aslan
Revue
Sarajevo
Max Ophüls
Edwige Feuillère , John Lodge , Aimé Clariond
Historical
Serenade
Jean Boyer
Lilian Harvey , Louis Jouvet , Bernard Lancret
Historical
Sing Anyway
Pierre Caron
Annie Vernay , Paul Cambo , Noël Roquevert
Comedy
Soyez les Bienvenus
Jacques de Baroncelli
Gabrielle Dorziat , Simone Berriau
Comedy
[11]
They Were Twelve Women
Georges Lacombe
Gaby Morlay , Françoise Rosay , Micheline Presle
Comedy
Threats
Edmond T. Gréville
Mireille Balin , Ginette Leclerc , Erich von Stroheim
Drama
Thunder Over Paris
Dominique Bernard-Deschamps
Arletty , Marcel Dalio , Erich von Stroheim
Drama
Tobias Is an Angel
Yves Allégret
Pierre Brasseur , Janine Darcey , Pauline Carton
Comedy
Two Women
Léonide Moguy
Pierre Blanchar , Annie Ducaux , Ginette Leclerc
Drama
Un chapeau de paille d'Italie
Maurice Cammage
Fernandel , Fernand Charpin
Comedy
[12]
Vingt-Quatre Heures de Perm
Maurice Cloche
Jorge Rigaud , Blanchette Brunoy
[13]
Volpone
Maurice Tourneur
Harry Baur , Louis Jouvet
Drama
[14]
The Well-Digger's Daughter
Marcel Pagnol
Raimu , Fernandel , Josette Day
Romantic Comedy
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