The best French films of the 1940s
The top 3 according to 39 votes from people: Quai des Orfèvres (1947) · Le Corbeau (1943) · Who Killed Santa Claus? (1941). (Updated Jun 5, 2024.)
Children of Paradise, Le Corbeau, Quai des Orfèvres, Beauty and the Beast and Jour de fête: the French productions of the 1940s rated highest by AlloCiné viewers.
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Top 15
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1
Quai des Orfèvres (1947)
Henri-Georges Clouzot. Louis Jouvet investigates in the music-hall world.
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2
Le Corbeau (1943)
Henri-Georges Clouzot. Poison-pen letters in a small town.
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3
Who Killed Santa Claus? (1941)
Christian-Jaque. A Savoy village on Christmas night.
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4
Children of Paradise (1945)
Marcel Carné and Jacques Prévert. Arletty and the Boulevard du Crime.
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5
The Well-Digger's Daughter (1940)
Marcel Pagnol. Raimu, Fernandel and Josette Day in Provence.
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6
Devil in the Flesh (1947)
Claude Autant-Lara. Gérard Philipe, from Radiguet.
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7
The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942)
Henri-Georges Clouzot. A boarding house and a serial killer.
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8
It Happened at the Inn (1943)
Jacques Becker. A peasant family and a hidden treasure.
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9
Jour de fête (1949)
Jacques Tati. François the postman and his 'American-style' round.
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10
Le Silence de la mer (1949)
Jean-Pierre Melville. A German officer billeted with an uncle and his niece.
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11
Panic (1946)
Julien Duvivier. Michel Simon as a lonely neighbour accused of murder.
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12
Beauty and the Beast (1946)
Jean Cocteau. Jean Marais and Josette Day.
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13
Carnival of Sinners (1943)
Maurice Tourneur. A pact with the devil and a severed hand.
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14
Gates of the Night (1946)
Marcel Carné. Yves Montand and 'Autumn Leaves'.
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15
Stormy Waters (1941)
Jean Grémillon. Jean Gabin as a tugboat captain, and Michèle Morgan.
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