The best French films of the 1950s
The top 3 according to 7 votes from people: The 400 Blows (1959) · A Man Escaped (1956) · Beauty and the Devil (1950). (Updated Jun 29, 2024.)
Les Diaboliques, The Wages of Fear, A Man Escaped, Mon Oncle and The 400 Blows: the French productions of the 1950s rated highest by AlloCiné viewers.
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Top 15
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1
The 400 Blows (1959)
François Truffaut. Antoine Doinel, a founding film of the New Wave.
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2
A Man Escaped (1956)
Robert Bresson. A Resistance fighter's escape from Montluc prison.
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3
Beauty and the Devil (1950)
René Clair. Michel Simon and Gérard Philipe in a Faust story.
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4
The Wages of Fear (1953)
Henri-Georges Clouzot. Yves Montand and trucks of nitroglycerine. Palme d'Or.
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5
Deadlier Than the Male (1956)
Julien Duvivier. Jean Gabin as a restaurant owner at Les Halles.
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6
Manon of the Spring (1952)
Marcel Pagnol. Jacqueline Pagnol as a shepherdess in the hills.
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Les Diaboliques (1955)
Henri-Georges Clouzot. Simone Signoret and Véra Clouzot, a boarding school and a corpse.
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8
Orpheus (1950)
Jean Cocteau. Jean Marais passes through mirrors.
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9
Poison (1951)
Sacha Guitry. Michel Simon wants to get rid of his wife.
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10
The Earrings of Madame de… (1953)
Max Ophuls. Danielle Darrieux and a pair of earrings.
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11
La Traversée de Paris (1956)
Claude Autant-Lara. Bourvil and Gabin carry a pig across occupied Paris.
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12
Mon Oncle (1958)
Jacques Tati. Monsieur Hulot and the Arpels' modern villa.
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13
Topaze (1951)
Marcel Pagnol. Fernandel as a schoolteacher turned wheeler-dealer.
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14
Knock (1951)
Guy Lefranc. Louis Jouvet as a doctor who makes everyone ill.
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15
Le Plaisir (1952)
Max Ophuls. Three tales by Maupassant.
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Comments (1)
Le Salaire de la peur, j'ai les mains moites rien que d'y repenser. Et Mon oncle, quel bonheur.