The best French films of the 1930s
The top 3 according to 7 votes from people: They Were Five (1936) · La Grande Illusion (1937) · The End of the Day (1939). (Updated Nov 4, 2023.)
La Grande Illusion, The Rules of the Game, Port of Shadows, Daybreak and Pagnol's Marseille trilogy: the French productions of the 1930s rated highest by AlloCiné viewers.
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Top 15
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1
They Were Five (1936)
Julien Duvivier. Five unemployed men win the lottery and open a riverside café. Jean Gabin.
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2
La Grande Illusion (1937)
Jean Renoir. French officers held prisoner in 1916.
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3
The End of the Day (1939)
Julien Duvivier. A retirement home for old actors.
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4
The Story of a Cheat (1936)
Sacha Guitry. A cardsharp narrates his life in voice-over.
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5
The Rules of the Game (1939)
Jean Renoir. A shooting party at a château on the eve of war.
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6
Les Misérables (1934)
Raymond Bernard. Harry Baur as Jean Valjean, in three parts.
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7
Marius (1931)
Alexander Korda, from Marcel Pagnol. Raimu and Pierre Fresnay at the Old Port.
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8
César (1936)
Marcel Pagnol. The last part of the trilogy.
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9
A Day in the Country (1936)
Jean Renoir. A Sunday by the river, from Maupassant.
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10
Harvest (1937)
Marcel Pagnol, from Jean Giono. An abandoned village comes back to life.
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11
Daybreak (1939)
Marcel Carné. Jean Gabin barricaded in on the night of a crime.
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12
Wooden Crosses (1932)
Raymond Bernard. The trenches of 1914-1918.
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13
Hôtel du Nord (1938)
Marcel Carné. Arletty and her 'Atmosphère!' line.
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14
Fanny (1932)
Marc Allégret. Second part of the Marseille trilogy.
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15
Port of Shadows (1938)
Marcel Carné. Jean Gabin and Michèle Morgan in Le Havre.
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